Cancha de Básquetbol ‘Encarnación Ortiz’

Cancha de Básquetbol ‘Encarnación Ortiz’ is a pitch in Mexico City, Central Mexico. Cancha de Básquetbol ‘Encarnación Ortiz’ is situated nearby to the sports venue Módulo Deportivo BF, as well as near the movie theater Multicinemas La Raza.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Biblioteca Vasconcelos and Monumento a la Raza.

Biblioteca Vasconcelos

Library

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Biblioteca Vasconcelos, also known as the Megabiblioteca by the press, is a library in the Buenavista neighborhood of Mexico City. It is dedicated to José Vasconcelos, the philosopher and former president of the National Library of Mexico. Biblioteca Vasconcelos is situated 2 km south of Cancha de Básquetbol ‘Encarnación Ortiz’.

Monumento a la Raza

Monument

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The Monumento a la Raza is a 50-meter high pyramid in northern Mexico City. It stands at the intersection of Avenida de los Insurgentes, Circuito Interior and Calzada Vallejo, within the Cuauhtémoc borough. Monumento a la Raza is situated 630 metres east of Cancha de Básquetbol ‘Encarnación Ortiz’.

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, which is situated 1 km northwest of Cancha de Básquetbol ‘Encarnación Ortiz’.

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.