 In 2002 it received the Coming Up Taller Award from the United States.FARO Oriente is located on the corner of Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza, and Pinos, between the Peñon Viejo and Acatitla Metro stations in the eastern Iztapalapa borough of Mexico City, which is one of the most populated, poor and violent.The site covers 25,000m2 in a location called El Salado, referring to a former reservoir that was used to regulate the old Texcoco Lake .