San Miguel Chapultepec
District of
Ciudad de México - Mexico

Chapultepec

Chapultepec Park, more commonly called the "Bosque de Chapultepec" (Chapultepec Forest) in Mexico City, is one of the largest city parks in the Western Hemisphere, measuring in total just over 686 hectares (1,695 acres) (South Mountain Park, for example, contains 16,094 acres within the city of Phoenix, AZ, USA). Centered on a rock formation called Chapultepec Hill, one of the park's main functions is to be an ecological space in the vast megalopolis.

Located at 19.4131, -99.1978 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.817 miles away.
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Parks in Mexico City, Visitor attractions in Mexico City, Urban public parks, Archaeological sites in Mexico City

Battle of Chapultepec

The Battle of Chapultepec, in September 1847, was a United States victory over Mexican forces holding Chapultepec Castle west of Mexico City during the Mexican-American War.

Located at 19.421, -99.182 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.816 miles away.
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1847 in Mexico, Battles of the Mexican–American War, Mexican-American War forts, Battles of the Texas Ranger Division, History of Mexico City, Mexico City Campaign, United States Marine Corps in the 18th and 19th centuries

Miguel Hidalgo, D.F

Miguel Hidalgo is one of the 16 delegaciones (boroughs) into which Federal District of Mexico City is divided. It was created in 1970, joining the historic areas of Tacuba, Chapultepec and Tacubaya along with a number of notable neighborhoods such as Polanco and Lomas de Chapultepec. With landmarks such as Chapultepec Park and the Museo Nacional de Antropología, it is the second most visited borough in Mexico City after Cuauhtémoc, D.F. where the historic center of Mexico City is located.

Located at 19.4067, -99.1911 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.817 miles away.
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Boroughs of the Mexican Federal District

Battle of Molino del Rey

The Battle of Molino del Rey was one of the bloodiest engagements of the Mexican-American War. It was fought in September 1847 between Mexican forces under General Antonio Léon against an American force under General Winfield Scott at a hill called El Molino del Rey near Mexico City.

Located at 19.419, -99.191 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.817 miles away.
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1847 in Mexico, History of Mexico City, Battles of the Mexican–American War, Mexican-American War forts, Mexico City Campaign

Metro Juanacatlán

Juanacatlán is a metro station on the Mexico City Metro. It is located in Mexico City's Miguel Hidalgo borough and lies along Line 1 of the Metro. Its logo depicts a butterfly, and its name comes from the Nahuatl word Xonacatlan, which means "place of onions" (sometimes mistakenly read as meaning "place of butterflies"). It is named for Juanacatlán in the state of Jalisco. The station was opened on 11 April 1970.

Located at 19.4129, -99.1822 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.816 miles away.
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Mexico City metro stations, Railway stations opened in 1970

Metro Chapultepec

Chapultepec is a station on the Mexico City Metro. It is located in the Cuauhtémoc borough in the centre of Mexico City. The station logo depicts a grasshopper (chapulín). The station's name comes from the Bosque de Chapultepec, a large nearby park that contains a hill with the same name. Chapultepec means "grasshopper hill" in Nahuatl. The station was opened on 5 September 1969 with service eastward to Sevilla, when Chapultepec served as the western terminus of Line 1.

Located at 19.4208, -99.1763 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.816 miles away.
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Mexico City metro stations, Railway stations opened in 1969

Metro Tacubaya

Metro Tacubaya is a station on Lines 1, 7 and 9 of the Mexico City Metro system. It is located in the Miguel Hidalgo borough of Mexico City, west of the city centre. The station logo represents a water bowl while the name, taken from the surrounding neighbourhood, means "where water joins" in Nahuatl. An Aztec settlement was built on the area, which back then was at the edge of Lake Texcoco. Metro Tacubaya is one of the network's busiest stations.

Located at 19.4034, -99.1871 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.816 miles away.
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Mexico City metro stations, Railway stations opened in 1970

Los Pinos

Los Pinos (from Spanish, The Pines) is the official residence and office of the President of Mexico. Located in the Bosque de Chapultepec (Chapultepec Forest) in central Mexico City, it became the presidential seat in 1934, when Gen. Lázaro Cárdenas became the first president to live here. The term Los Pinos has become a metonym for the Presidency of Mexico.

Located at 19.4156, -99.1914 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.817 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Mexico City, Official residences in Mexico, Presidential palaces, Visitor attractions in Mexico City

Chapultepec Castle

Chapultepec Castle (Castillo de Chapultepec in Spanish) is located on top of Chapultepec Hill. The name Chapultepec stems from the Náhuatl word chapoltepēc which means "at the grasshopper's hill". It is located in the middle of Chapultepec Park in Mexico City at a height of 2,325 meters (7,628 ft) above sea level.

Located at 19.4206, -99.1817 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.816 miles away.
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Imperial residences in Mexico, Palaces in Mexico, Landmarks in Mexico City, Buildings and structures in Mexico City, Castles in Mexico, Official residences in Mexico, Mexican monarchy, Museums in Mexico City, Royal residences in Mexico, 1785 establishments, 1785 in Mexico, Cultural Sites on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List, Nahuatl words and phrases

Aztec calendar stone

The Aztec calendar stone, Mexica sun stone, Stone of the Sun (Spanish: Piedra del Sol), or Stone of the Five Eras, is a large monolithic sculpture that was excavated in the Zócalo, the main square of Mexico City, on December 17, 1790. It was discovered while Mexico City Cathedral was being repaired. The stone is approximately 12 feet across and weighs approximately 24 tons.

Located at 19.4261, -99.1875 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.816 miles away.
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1790 archaeological discoveries, Aztec artifacts, Stones

Chapultepec Zoo

Chapultepec Zoo is a zoo located in Chapultepec Park; it is one of four zoos near Mexico City, and the best known Mexican zoo. It was founded July 6, 1923 by Mexican biologist Alfonso Luis Herrera using donations from private citizens and governmental funds from the Ministry of Agriculture and Development, and also with funds from the Society of Biological Studies.

Located at 19.4239, -99.1892 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.817 miles away.
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Zoos in Mexico

Museo Nacional de Antropología

The Museo Nacional de Antropología (MNA, or National Museum of Anthropology) is a national museum of Mexico. It is the most visited museum in Mexico.

Located at 19.426, -99.186 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.816 miles away.
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Museums in Mexico City, Anthropology museums, History museums in Mexico, Mesoamerican art museums, National museums of Mexico, Museums established in 1964, Pre-Columbian studies, 1964 establishments in Mexico, Archaeological museums in Mexico

Metro Patriotismo

Metro Patriotismo is a metro station on the Mexico City Metro. It is located in both the Cuauhtémoc and Miguel Hidalgo boroughs of Mexico City. It is part of the metro line 9. The station is named after Avenida Patriotismo which divides the two boroughs. The station has two exits on both sides of Benjamin Franklin street. The station logo is a Mexican flag.

Located at 19.4062, -99.1789 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.816 miles away.
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Mexico City metro stations, Railway stations opened in 1988

Cascabel (roller coaster)

Cascabel is a steel shuttle roller coaster that has been at Chapultepec Park in Mexico City since 1991. In 1991, Chapultepec park received the coaster from Kennywood amusement park, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where the coaster was named "Laser Loop". Chapultepec park would rename the coaster to "Cascabel" (Spanish for "rattle", in reference to a rattlesnake).

Located at 19.4164, -99.1956 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.817 miles away.
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Roller coasters in Mexico, Roller coasters introduced in 1980, Roller coasters introduced in 1994

Metro Auditorio

Metro Auditorio is a Mexico City Metro station located on line 7. It is one of the main metro gateways to the chic and business-related neighbourhood, Polanco. The entrances to the station are on Paseo de la Reforma, one of the main thoroughfares in Mexico City. Its symbol depicts the façade of the Auditorio Nacional (English: National Auditorium), which is just above the station.

Located at 19.4255, -99.192 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.817 miles away.
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Mexico City metro stations, Railway stations opened in 1985

Metro Constituyentes

Constituyentes is a station on Line 7 of the Mexico City metro on the western outskirts of the city center. It serves Chapultepec Park and numerous attractions therein, as well as the Luis Barragán House and Studio. The station opened on 23 August 1985. \t\t \t\t\tConstituyentesStationDF. JPG \t\t\t Entrance to station

Located at 19.4119, -99.1913 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.817 miles away.
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Mexico City metro stations, Railway stations opened in 1985

Museo Nacional de Historia

The Museo Nacional de Historia (MNH or National Museum of History) is a national museum of Mexico, located inside Chapultepec Castle in Mexico City. The Castle itself is found within the first section of the well known Chapultepec Park.

Located at 19.4206, -99.1816 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.816 miles away.
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History museums in Mexico, Museums in Mexico City, National museums of Mexico

Montaña Infinitum

Montaña Infinitum is a roller coaster at La Feria Chapultepec Magico in Mexico City, Mexico. It was the World's first roller coaster with 3 vertical loops. Manufactured by Anton Schwarzkopf, it was originally purchased by showman Rudolf Barth in 1984 who operated it as "Dreier Looping" for 12 years on the German fair circuit.

Located at 19.4164, -99.1956 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.817 miles away.
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Roller coasters in Mexico, Roller coasters introduced in 2007

Montaña Rusa

Montaña Rusa is a roller coaster at La Feria Chapultepec Magico in Mexico City, Mexico. In 1993, it was renamed Serpiente de Fuego but later it was changed back to Montaña Rusa.

Located at 19.4164, -99.1956 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.817 miles away.
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Roller coasters in Mexico, Roller coasters introduced in 1964

La Feria Chapultepec Mágico

La Feria Chapultepec Mágico is an amusement park in Mexico City, Mexico. Located in Chapultepec Park, it opened in 1964 as Juegos Mecánicos de Chapultepec and was operated by the Mexican government. In 1992 Grupo CIE bought it and changed the name to the current one.

Located at 19.4164, -99.1956 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.817 miles away.
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Amusement parks in Mexico City

Luis Barragán House and Studio

The Luis Barragán House and Studio, located in the west of Mexico City, was the residence of architect Luis Barragán in the years following the Second World War. Built in 1947, the house reflects Barragán's design style during this period and remained his residents until his death in 1988. Today it is a museum, run by Barragan’s home state of Jalisco and the Arquitectura Tapatía Luis Barragán Foundation, with tours available only by appointment.

Located at 19.4108, -99.1922 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.817 miles away.
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World Heritage Sites in Mexico, Buildings and structures in Mexico City, Gardens in Mexico, Modernist architecture, Historic house museums in Mexico, Museums in Mexico City

Galería de Arte Mexicano

The Galería de Arte Mexicano (GAM) was founded by Carolina and Inés Amor at march 7, in Mexico City and has been the first gallery of Mexican art. The gallery building was the first building in Mexico of Andrés Casillas de Alba. The intention of the GAM is to establish national artists as well as the promotion of young artists. The collection of the GAM includes items of modern, Mexican and contemporary art. In 1940 the gallery had its first exhibition of Surrealist art.

Located at 19.4131, -99.1869 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.816 miles away.
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Modern art museums, Museums in Mexico City, Mexican art, Contemporary art galleries in Mexico, 1940 establishments in Mexico

Colonia Hipódromo Condesa

Colonia Hipódromo Condesa is a colonia or neighborhood located west of the historic center of Mexico City. The colonia is part of the “La Condesa” area of the city, which also includes Colonia Condesa and Colonia Hipódromo. This colonia is better known popularly as part of La Condesa, as it shares much of the same architectural styles.

Located at 19.4091, -99.1798 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.816 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Mexico City, Art Deco

Michoacán Market, Mexico City

The Michoacán Market is a “mercado público" or traditional retail food market located in one of the more prestigious areas of Mexico City, La Condesa. It is located between Michoacán, Vicente Suárez and Tamaulipas streets where three colonias (official neighborhoods) intersect. It is the only mercado that provides service to three, Colonia Condesa, Colonia Hipódromo and Colonia Hipódromo Condesa . The Michoacán Market is considered to be “the heart of La Condesa.

Located at 19.4114, -99.1745 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.816 miles away.
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Retail markets in Mexico City

Nexos

Nexos is one of the leading cultural and political magazines in Mexico. It was founded in 1978. Since then, it has had a number of leading intellectuals among its writers and contrinutors such as José Woldenberg, Héctor Aguilar Camín and Wendy Guerra.

Located at 19.4125, -99.1782 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6.816 miles away.
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Cultural magazines, Political magazines, Mexican magazines