Plaza Roja

Plaza Roja is a square in Azcapotzalco, Mexico City. Plaza Roja is situated nearby to the university Centro de Estudios Científicos y Tecnológicos No. 6 ‘Miguel Othón de Mendizábal’, as well as near the garden Jardín de Ecología.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Centro de Estudios Científicos y Tecnológicos No. 6 ‘Miguel Othón de Mendizábal’ and Multiforo Cultural Alicia.

Centro de Estudios Científicos y Tecnológicos No. 6 ‘Miguel Othón de Mendizábal’

University

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Centro de Estudios Científicos y Tecnológicos No. 6 ‘Miguel Othón de Mendizábal’ is an university.

Multiforo Cultural Alicia

Theater building

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Multiforo Cultural Alicia is a theater building, which is situated 1½ km south of Plaza Roja.

Museo de Geología de la UNAM

Museum

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Museo de Geología de la UNAM is a museum, which is situated 2 km south of Plaza Roja.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colonia Santa María Insurgentes and Tlatelolco.

Colonia Santa María Insurgentes

Neighborhood

Colonia Santa María Insurgentes is a colonia in the Cuauhtémoc borough north east of the Mexico City's historic center. The colonia's borders are formed by the following roads: Calzada de San Simon to the south, Jacarandas to the north, Avenida de los Insurgentes Norte to the east and Jacarandas to the west.

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 3 km southeast of Plaza Roja.