Cerro del Chiquihuite
| Cerro del Chiquihuite | |
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Cerro del Chiquihuite in 2007
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,730 m (8,960 ft) |
| Coordinates | 19°31′58″N 99°07′50″W / 19.53278°N 99.13056°WCoordinates: 19°31′58″N 99°07′50″W / 19.53278°N 99.13056°W |
| Naming | |
| Translation | Chiquihuite Hill (Spanish) |
| Geography | |
| Location | Mexico City; Tlalnepantla de Baz, State of Mexico |
Cerro del Chiquihuite (Chiquihuite Hill) is a hill located in the north of Mexico City, in the borough of Gustavo A. Madero and bordering the municipality of Tlalnepantla de Baz in the State of Mexico. The hill has a height of 2,730 metres (8,960 ft) above sea level.
It was used as a filming location for the 1993 Mexican film Lolo.
Historically the mountain has housed several springs, but most of these have dried up. For instance, in the borough of Lázaro Cárdenas, only the largest of these, known as "El Pocito", still flows.
The mountain is rather heavily developed and is prone to landslides; in 1987, 15 people were killed by mudslides off Cerro del Chiquihuite and La Presa hills after heavy rains hit Mexico City.
On December 27, 2002, armed guards hired by Televisión Azteca stormed and took over the transmitter facilities of XHTVM-TV channel 40, which are located on the mountain. The takeover, which stemmed from a contractual and legal dispute over a 1998 contract between XHTVM's owners and Azteca, led to a series of events, negotiations and public debate known as the chiquihuitazo, after the mountain, that resulted in XHTVM's owners rebuffing Azteca's forceful attempt to retake the station.
The chiquihuitazo resulted in a song, "No Te Metas con mi Chiquihuite" (Don't Mess with My Chiquihuite), produced by a program that aired on Canal 40 at the time.
A road leads to the top of the mountain, where transmitters are located for nine FM radio stations and eleven television stations, as well as other telecommunications equipment.
Five stations owned by Grupo Radio Centro maintain backup facilities on Cerro del Chiquihuite. They were relocated to a new facility at Villa Alpina, Naucalpan, State of Mexico, in August 2012.
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