Colonia Insurgentes Mixcoac

Insurgentes Mixcoac
Neighborhood of Mexico City
Augusto Rodin street with Universidad Panamericana to the right
Location of Colonia Insurgentes Mixcoac (in red) within Benito Juárez borough
Country	Mexico
City	Mexico City
Borough	Benito Juárez
Postal code	03920

Colonia Insurgentes Mixcoac, or simply Insurgentes Mixcoac, is a neighborhood located in Benito Juárez, Mexico City.

Location

Colonia Insurgentes Mixcoac is located in the Benito Juárez borough in southern Mexico City.

The neighborhood is bordered by:^[1][2]

• Empresa street on the north, across which is Colonia Extremadura Insurgentes and Colonia San Juan
• Av. Revolución on the west, across which is Mixcoac
• Av. Río Mixcoac on the south, across which is San José Insurgentes
• Avenida de los Insurgentes Sur on the east, across which is Colonia del Valle Sur and Colonia Actipan

Trivia

The Augusto Rodin street was used as a location in the 1982 Costa-Gavras film Missing, that was shot through different locations of Mexico City, used to depict the post-1973 coup d'état Chile.

Education

Insurgentes Mixcoac is home to two private universities: Simón Bolívar University and Universidad Panamericana, the latter, alma mater to the current president of Mexico Enrique Peña Nieto.

The neighborhood also has a secondary school: Escuela Secundaria Diurna No. 10 Leopoldo Ayala (Secondary School No. 10 Leopoldo Ayala).

Transportation

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