Santa Cecilia Acatitlan, Mexico City

Name: Santa Cecilia Acatitlan
Address: Callejon del Tepozteco s/n, Mexico City, Mexico

#92 among attractions in Mexico City

Museum, Archaeological museum, Ruins

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Acatitlan is an archeological zone of the early Aztec culture located in the town of Santa Cecilia, in the municipality of Tlalnepantla de Baz in Mexico State, about 10 km northwest of Mexico City. In pre-Hispanic times it was located on the northwest shore of the great Lake Texcoco. ()

Local name: Santa Cecilia Acatitlán Coordinates: 19°33'9"N, 99°10'24"W

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Callejon del Tepozteco s/nMexico City Mexico

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Santa Cecilia Acatitlan – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Planetario Luis Enrique Erro, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Tenayuca, Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

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