Plaza Civica y Recreativa Progresista

Plaza Civica y Recreativa Progresista is a park in Mexico City, Central Mexico. Plaza Civica y Recreativa Progresista is situated nearby to the community center PILARES Rita Guerrero, as well as near the park Parque Lineal Gran Canal.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palacio de Lecumberri and Ricardo Flores Magón metro station.

Palacio de Lecumberri

Public building

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The Palacio de Lecumberri is a large building, formerly a prison, in the northeast of Mexico City, Mexico, which now houses the General National Archive. Palacio de Lecumberri is situated 570 metres west of Plaza Civica y Recreativa Progresista.

Ricardo Flores Magón metro station

Metro station

Photo: Thelmadatter, Public domain.

Ricardo Flores Magón is an elevated station on Line B of the Mexico City Metro system. The logo for the station shows a portrait of Ricardo Flores Magón. The station was opened on 15 December 1999. Ricardo Flores Magón metro station is situated 420 metres east of Plaza Civica y Recreativa Progresista.

San Lázaro metro station

Metro station

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San Lázaro is a station on the Mexico City Metro. It is located in the Venustiano Carranza borough of Mexico City. It lies along Lines 1 and B. The station was opened on 5 September 1969. San Lázaro metro station is situated 1 km southwest of Plaza Civica y Recreativa Progresista.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Centro and Tlatelolco.

Centro

Photo: Uwebart, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The old city center or Centro Histórico of Mexico City, centered on the Plaza de la Constitución, has been the heart of the nation since Aztec times. Its colonial and European architecture and narrow cobblestone streets set it apart from the rest of Mexico City.

Tlatelolco

Quarter

Photo: Diego Rivera, Public domain.

Tlatelolco was a pre-Columbian altepetl, or city-state, in the Valley of Mexico. Its inhabitants, known as the Tlatelolca, were part of the Mexica, a Nahuatl-speaking people who arrived in what is now central Mexico in the 13th century. Tlatelolco is situated 3½ km northwest of Plaza Civica y Recreativa Progresista.