Cerro de la Estrella Archaeological Site, Mexico City

Name: Cerro de la Estrella Archaeological Site
Address: Carretera Escénica al Cerro de la Estrella Km. 2 s/n, Mexico City, 09856, Mexico

#159 among attractions in Mexico City

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Cerro de la Estrella Archaeological Site

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Cerro de la Estrella is a Mesoamerican archaeological site located in southeastern Central Mexico's Valley of Mexico, in the Iztapalapa alcaldía of Mexico City at an elevation of 2460 meters above sea level, hence its Summit is 224 m over the Valley of Mexico level. At the southeast edge of what was the Great Texcoco Lake. ()

Elevation: 7976 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 19°20'38"N, 99°5'26"W

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Carretera Escénica al Cerro de la Estrella Km. 2 s/nMexico City 09856 Mexico

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Cerro de la Estrella Archaeological Site – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Museo Diego Rivera-Anahuacalli, Foro Sol, Museo Nacional de las Intervenciones, Lake Xochimilco.

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National park
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Park
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