Alfa Planetarium
Alfa Planetarium was a planetarium located in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. This institution was created by ALFA in 1978 to promote science and technology in Latin America.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cerro de Chipinque.
Cerro de Chipinque
Peak
The Cerro de Chipinque is a mountain in the San Pedro Garza García, Monterrey and Santa Catarina municipalities; state of Nuevo León, Mexico. The mountain is part of the Sierra Madre Oriental range and the Cumbres de Monterrey National Park. Cerro de Chipinque is situated 3½ km south of Alfa Planetarium.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cerro del Obispado and Western suburbs.
Cerro del Obispado
Locality
The Cerro del Obispado is a famous landmark in the city of Monterrey, Mexico, named after the building constructed in the middle of the slope by the end of the 18th century. Cerro del Obispado is situated 4½ km north of Alfa Planetarium.
Western suburbs
The Western suburbs of Monterrey consist of two municipalities - San Pedro Garza Garcia and Santa Catarina. San Pedro Garza Garcia is the wealthiest part of Monterrey, consisting of elegant neighborhoods, glitzy upscale shopping centers, towering high rise buildings and myriad restaurants and international hotels.Centro
Centro is the central downtown area of Monterrey. It includes popular tourist areas like the Macroplaza and Barrio Antiguo. For the purposes of this district article, it is bounded by Ruiz Cortines on the north, Churubusco on the east, Carranza on the west, and the Santa Catarina River to the south.Alfa Planetarium
- Type: Museum
- Description: zoo in Monterrey, Mexico
- Categories: planetarium, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León, Northern Mexico, Mexico, North America
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Latitude
25.63656° or 25° 38′ 12″ north
Longitude
-100.35835° or 100° 21′ 30″ west
Open location code
75QXJJPR+JM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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Satellite Map
Discover Alfa Planetarium from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Alfa Planetarium” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قبة ألفا السماوية”
- Russian: “Планетарий Альфа”
- Spanish: “Planetario Alfa”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include IMAX Planetario Alfa and Central Bike Park.
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