El Opeño

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El Opeño is a Mesoamerican archaeological site located in the municipality of Jacona in the state of Michoacán, Mexico. It is home to a prehispanic site, mainly known from the ceramic material found in the funerary complexes of the site, which have been dated to the Late Preclassic period. The importance of this site in mesoamerican archaeology is due to its antiquity and the ample diffusion of its style, contemporary to other native culture developments such as the Capacha culture and earlier than the Chupicuaro. El Opeño tombs, the oldest in Mesoamerica, have been dated to around 1600 BCE - a similar period as Olmec culture development. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 19°56'3"N, 102°18'25"W

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El Opeño – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Jacona, Zamora de Hidalgo Cathedral, Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Torre MAPFRE.

1.5 miN
Park
Jacona, Zamora de Hidalgo
39 min walk • Jacona de Plancarte is a city and the municipal seat of the Municipality of Jacona in the state of Michoacán. Located in the northwest of the state, on the northern slope of the Sierra de Patamban, part of the Volcanic Belt, at 1,600 meters altitude.
3.7 miN
Church
Zamora de Hidalgo Cathedral, Zamora de Hidalgo
95 min walk • The Immaculate Conception Cathedral Also Zamora de Hidalgo Cathedral It is a Catholic religious building built in the first half of the 19th century, by the famous Celayan architect Eduardo Tresguerras.
3.8 miNE
Historical place, Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Zamora de Hidalgo
97 min walk • The Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe is a gothic revival Catholic cathedral located in Zamora, Michoacán, Mexico. The towers reach a height of 107.5 meters, making it the tallest church building in Mexico.
3.8 miNE
Skyscraper
Torre MAPFRE, Zamora de Hidalgo
97 min walk • Torre MAPFRE is a 124-meter, 27-story office building at Paseo de la Reforma 243 in Mexico City, at the Glorieta de La Palma at the intersection of Río Rhin avenue in the Colonia Cuauhtémoc neighborhood. It is the tenth tallest tower on the emblematic boulevard.
6.1 miNE
Sport, Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums
Estadio Zamora, Zamora de Hidalgo
156 min walk • The Estadio Zamora is a multi-use stadium in Zamora, Michoacán, Mexico. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium for Real Zamora. The stadium has a capacity of 7,200 people.
3.8 miNE
Skyscraper
The St. Regis Mexico City, Zamora de Hidalgo
97 min walk • Freedom Tower is a skyscraper located in front of the Diana Fountain roundabout at Paseo de la Reforma 439, Colonia, Cuauhtémoc, Delegación Cuauhtémoc in Mexico City. Its construction began in November 2004 and completed in January 2008. The tower started operating in June of that same year.

El Opeño

Facts and practical information

El Opeño – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Jacona, Zamora de Hidalgo

Zamora de Hidalgo Cathedral, Zamora de Hidalgo

Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Zamora de Hidalgo

Torre MAPFRE, Zamora de Hidalgo

Estadio Zamora, Zamora de Hidalgo

The St. Regis Mexico City, Zamora de Hidalgo