Unidad Habitacional El Coyol

Unidad Habitacional El Coyol is a neighborhood in Mexico City, Central Mexico. Unidad Habitacional El Coyol is situated nearby to the neighborhood Plaza Oriente, as well as near Campamento La Esmeralda.

Type: Neighborhood
Also known as: “El Coyol”
Postal code: 07420

Places of Interest

Highlights include Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe and Tepeyac.

Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Church

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The Basilica of Santa María de Guadalupe, officially called Insigne y Nacional Basílica de Santa María de Guadalupe is a basilica of the Catholic Church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary in her invocation of Our Lady of Guadalupe, located at the foot of the Hill of Tepeyac in the Gustavo A. Madero borough of Mexico City. Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe is situated 3 km west of Unidad Habitacional El Coyol.

Tepeyac

Peak

Photo: Eneas De Troya, CC BY 2.0.

Tepeyac or the Hill of Tepeyac, historically known by the names Tepeyacac and Tepeaquilla, is located inside Gustavo A. Madero, the northernmost Alcaldía or borough of Mexico City. Tepeyac is situated 2½ km west of Unidad Habitacional El Coyol.

Mexico City Mexico Temple

Church

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The Mexico City Mexico Temple is the 28th constructed and 26th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The intent to build the temple was announced on April 3, 1967, by church president Spencer W.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Juan de Aragón and La Villa de Guadalupe.

San Juan de Aragón

Quarter

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San Juan de Aragón is a quarter.

La Villa de Guadalupe

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La Villa de Guadalupe is in the northern part of Mexico City, part of the delegación of Gustavo A. Madero. It is home to the Basílica de Guadalupe complex at the base of Tepeyac Hill, perhaps Roman Catholicism's holiest site in Latin America.