Colonia La Cuchilla

Colonia La Cuchilla is a neighborhood in Mexico City, Central Mexico. Colonia La Cuchilla is situated nearby to the neighborhood Colonia FOVISSSTE Cuchilla, as well as near Colonia San Miguel 2a. Sección.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mexico City Mexico Temple and Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

Mexico City Mexico Temple

Church

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The Mexico City Mexico Temple is the 28th constructed and 26th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The intent to build the temple was announced on April 3, 1967, by church president Spencer W.

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 3½ km northwest of Colonia La Cuchilla.

Tepeyac

Peak

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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 3½ km northwest of Colonia La Cuchilla.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Juan de Aragón and La Villa de Guadalupe.

San Juan de Aragón

Quarter

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San Juan de Aragón is a quarter.

La Villa de Guadalupe

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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.