San Pedro de los Pinos is a neighborhood located in center-west of Mexico City. Before being urbanized during the first half of the 20th century, the colonia was part of a vast farming area belonging to several ranches and haciendas.
The neighborhood is bordered by: [1] [2]. San Pedro de los Pinos is a mixed neighborhood with both residential and commercial buildings. Most of the residential buildings date back to the first half of the 20th century, though new apartment buildings are being built in the zone.
The colonia has two public parks: Parque Pombo and Parque Miraflores. In the southern part of San Pedro de los Pinos there is an archaeological site dating to the Mesoamerican postclassic period, known simply as Mixcoac archaeological zone. The area was already populated since pre-Columbian era as shown by the Mixcoac archaeological site. The soil here was very fertile, thus, having plenty of groves, mainly pines.
Hence the name San Pedro de los Pinos. Although not in the neighborhood proper, San Antonio metro station is within walking distance. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Neighborhood of Mexico City. Simon Bolivar University. Mexico City municipalities , areas, neighborhoods , towns and villages. Bosques de las Lomas Santa Fe. Lindavista Villa de Guadalupe. Milpa Alta San Pedro Atocpan. Hidden categories: Articles with Spanish-language sources es CS1 Spanish-language sources es Articles with short description Pages using infobox settlement with bad settlement type.
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