Colonia Luis Echeverría Álvarez

Colonia Luis Echeverría Álvarez is a neighborhood in Mexico City, Central Mexico. Colonia Luis Echeverría Álvarez is situated nearby to the neighborhood Colonia San Simón Culhuacán, as well as near Colonia Fuego Nuevo.

Places of Interest

Highlights include San Andrés Tomatlán metro station and Culhuacán metro station.

San Andrés Tomatlán metro station

Metro station

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San Andrés Tomatlán is a station on Line 12 of the Mexico City Metro. The station is located between Culhuacán and Lomas Estrella. It was opened on 30 October 2012 as a part of the first stretch of Line 12 between Mixcoac and Tláhuac.

Culhuacán metro station

Metro station

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Culhuacán is a station on Line 12 of the Mexico City Metro. The station is located between Atlalilco and San Andrés Tomatlán. It was opened on 30 October 2012 as a part of the first stretch of Line 12 between Mixcoac and Tláhuac.

Comandante Miguel Félix Bravo

Fire station

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Comandante Miguel Félix Bravo is a fire station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pueblo Culhuacán and Iztapalapa.

Pueblo Culhuacán

Quarter

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Pueblo Culhuacán is an officially designated neighborhood of the Iztapalapa borough of Mexico City, which used to be a major pre-Hispanic city. Ancient Culhuacán was founded around 600 CE and the site has been continuously occupied since.

Iztapalapa

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Iztapalapa is in the eastern part of Mexico City. It is a rough and tumble area that is the most populous borough in the city, as well as the poorest, and most crime-ridden.