Torre Latinoamericana: Mexico City's Historic Skyscraper (Not Torres de Satélite)

Correction: "Torres de Satélite" (Satellite Towers) are five sculptural towers in Ciudad Satélite (suburb), not a skyscraper. The iconic CDMX skyscraper is Torre Latinoamericana.

Torre Latinoamericana

• Height: 183 m (600 ft) — 44 stories
• Location: Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas, Centro Histórico
• Built: 1956 (Latin America's tallest 1956–1972)
• Engineering: Floating foundation (box caissons) on Lake Texcoco clay — survived 1985 & 2017 quakes undamaged.
• Use: Offices, observation deck (44th), museum (Bicentenario), restaurant.

Torres de Satélite (The Actual "Torres de Satélite")

• Five concrete prisms (30–52 m tall), painted red/blue/yellow/white.
• Architect: Luis Barragán + Mathias Goeritz (1957).
• Location: Periférico Norte, Ciudad Satélite, Naucalpan (metro area).
• Purpose: Landmark/entry sculpture for planned suburb. No interior occupancy.
• Cultural icon: Symbol of mid-century Mexican modernism.

Which Did You Mean?

If skyscraper dimensions: Torre Latinoamericana (183 m, 44 fl).
If monumental sculpture: Torres de Satélite (5 towers, 30–52 m, Barragán/Goeritz).