Iglesia del Carmen Alto

Iglesia del Carmen Alto is a church in Oaxaca, Oaxaca. Iglesia del Carmen Alto is situated near the government office Dirección del Registro Civil, as well as near the museum Casa de Juárez.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Church of Santo Domingo de Guzmán and Oaxaca Cathedral.

Church of Santo Domingo de Guzmán

Church

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The Church and Convent of Santo Domingo de Guzmán in the city of Oaxaca de Juárez is an example of New Spanish Baroque architecture. The first construction projects for the building date back to 1551, when the Antequera de Oaxaca's City Council ceded a total of twenty-four lots to the Dominican Order for the construction of a convent in the city. Church of Santo Domingo de Guzmán is situated 210 metres southeast of Iglesia del Carmen Alto.

Oaxaca Cathedral

Church

Photo: Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, located in the city of Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca, Mexico, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca. Oaxaca Cathedral is situated 640 metres south of Iglesia del Carmen Alto.

Teatro Macedonio Alcalá

Theater building

Photo: Nsaum75, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Teatro Macedonio Alcalá is a theater building, which is situated 650 metres south of Iglesia del Carmen Alto.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Benito Juarez National Park and Atzompa.

Benito Juarez National Park

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Benito Juarez National Park is a large mountainous park in Oaxaca, Mexico. The park is very natural with few improvements yet is just 8 minutes by taxi from downtown Oaxaca.

Atzompa

Photo: AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Atzompa is an archaeological zone in central Oaxaca. Perched on a hilltop, the ruins afford a commanding view of the countryside with distant vistas of Monte Albán and Oaxaca.

Cuilapan de Guerrero

Town

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Cuilapan de Guerrero is a town and municipality located in the central valley region of Oaxaca in southern Mexico. It is 10 kilometres to the south of the capital city of Oaxaca on the road leading to Villa de Zaachila, and is in the Centro District in the Valles Centrales region. Cuilapan de Guerrero is situated 10 km southwest of Iglesia del Carmen Alto.

Iglesia del Carmen Alto

Type: Church
Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Pacific Coast, Mexico, North America
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Latitude

17.0672° or 17° 4′ 2″ north

Longitude

-96.72411° or 96° 43′ 27″ west

Open location code

7695378G+V9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 156033532

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Dirección del Registro Civil and Registro civil.

Nearby Places

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