Colonia San Rafael Ticomán

Colonia San Rafael Ticomán is a neighborhood in Mexico City, Central Mexico. Colonia San Rafael Ticomán is situated nearby to the neighborhood Zacatenco Lindavista, as well as near Colonia Acueducto.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe and Tepeyac.

Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Church

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The Basilica of Santa María de Guadalupe, officially called Insigne y Nacional Basílica de Santa María de Guadalupe is a basilica of the Catholic Church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary in her invocation of Our Lady of Guadalupe, located at the foot of the Hill of Tepeyac in the Gustavo A. Madero borough of Mexico City. Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe is situated 3 km south of Colonia San Rafael Ticomán.

Tepeyac

Peak

Photo: Eneas De Troya, CC BY 2.0.

Tepeyac or the Hill of Tepeyac, historically known by the names Tepeyacac and Tepeaquilla, is located inside Gustavo A. Madero, the northernmost Alcaldía or borough of Mexico City. Tepeyac is situated 3 km south of Colonia San Rafael Ticomán.

Estadio Wilfrido Massieu

Stadium

Photo: Aaha, Public domain.

Estadio Wilfrido Massieu is an outdoor stadium located north of Mexico City, within the "Adolfo Lopez Mateos" campus of the National Polytechnic Institute.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Villa de Guadalupe and Guadalupe Tepeyac.

La Villa de Guadalupe

Photo: ProtoplasmaKid, CC BY-SA 4.0.

La Villa de Guadalupe is in the northern part of Mexico City, part of the delegación of Gustavo A. Madero. It is home to the Basílica de Guadalupe complex at the base of Tepeyac Hill, perhaps Roman Catholicism's holiest site in Latin America.