Barranca del Muerto station
Metro · 7 Line 7
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The story behind the icon
The station silhouette is two eagles in flight.
It is called that because many years ago there was a ravine as wide as the avenue now is and more than 15 metres deep. Its origin dates from prehistoric times: it is known that in the Sierra del Ajusco the volcano called Xitle caused a series of movements of the earth, and one of them caused a fracture, that is to say, the ground opened along a great stretch, giving rise to a ravine. Possession of Mixcoac was coveted by the followers of Carranza and of Zapata, and at times there were clashes that left countless dead, many of whom were thrown to the bottom of the ravine. Because of that, legends, fantasies and tales abounded in which the souls in torment of some of the dead terrified the neighbours. From there comes the name of the Ravine of the Dead Man.