Mercado 23 Tepito

Mercado 23 Tepito is a marketplace in Mexico City, Central Mexico. Mercado 23 Tepito is situated nearby to the marketplace Mercado 36 Tepito, as well as near Mercado 14 Tepito.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral and Tepito.

Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral

Church

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The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven, also commonly called the Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral, is the cathedral church of the Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico. Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral is situated 1½ km south of Mercado 23 Tepito.

Tepito

City block

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Tepito is a barrio located in Colonia Morelos in Cuauhtémoc, a borough of Mexico City bordered by Avenida del Trabajo, Paseo de la Reforma, Eje 1 and Eje 2. Tepito is situated 220 metres southeast of Mercado 23 Tepito.

Palacio de Bellas Artes

Theater building

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The Palacio de Bellas Artes is a prominent cultural center in Mexico City. It hosts performing arts events, literature events and plastic arts galleries and exhibitions. Palacio de Bellas Artes is situated 2 km southwest of Mercado 23 Tepito.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tlatelolco and Centro.

Tlatelolco

Quarter

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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.

Centro

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The old city center or Centro Histórico of Mexico City, centered on the Plaza de la Constitución, has been the heart of the nation since Aztec times. Its colonial and European architecture and narrow cobblestone streets set it apart from the rest of Mexico City.