Mexico City/Coyoacán, Mexico City

Name: Mexico City/Coyoacán
Address: Mexico City, Mexico

#242 among attractions in Mexico City

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Coyoacán is a borough in Mexico City. The former village is now the borough's "historic center". The name comes from Nahuatl and most likely means "place of coyotes", when the Aztecs named a pre-Hispanic village on the southern shore of Lake Texcoco dominated by the Tepanec people. Against Aztec domination, these people welcomed Hernán Cortés and the Spanish, who used the area as a headquarters during the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire and made it the first capital of New Spain between 1521 and 1523. ()

Local name: Coyoacán Established: 1928 (96 years ago)Area: 21 mi²Maximum elevation: 7940 ftCoordinates: 19°21'0"N, 99°9'42"W

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Mexico City/Coyoacán – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Frida Kahlo Museum, Alberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez, Museo Nacional de las Intervenciones, Viveros de Coyoacán.

~1880 ftN
Famous artist's home-turned-museum
Frida Kahlo Museum, Mexico City
10 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Mexico City, the Frida Kahlo Museum, also known as La Casa Azul for its cobalt-blue walls, stands as a vibrant testament to one of Mexico's most iconic artists. The museum is housed in the very building where Frida Kahlo was born, lived,...
0.8 miNE
Sport venue, Sport
Alberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez, Mexico City
20 min walk • The Alberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez is a renowned sport venue situated in the vibrant city of Mexico City, Mexico. This Olympic-size swimming pool has been a cornerstone of aquatic sports in the country since its inauguration.
0.9 miE
Museum, History museum, Specialty museum
Museo Nacional de las Intervenciones, Mexico City
23 min walk • The Museo Nacional de las Intervenciones is located in the former Monastery of San Diego Churubusco, which was built on top of an Aztec shrine. The museum is split into two sections.
0.6 miNW
Park
Viveros de Coyoacán, Mexico City
16 min walk • Viveros de Coyoacán is a combination tree nursery and public park which covers 38.9 hectares in the Coyoacán borough of Mexico City. The nursery was founded by Miguel Angel de Quevedo in the early 20th century as a way to provide seedlings for the reforestation of Mexico’s badly damaged forests, especially around Mexico City.
1.2 miN
19°22'1"N • 99°9'58"W
Plaza Universidad, Mexico City
31 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
0.5 miN
House museum tracing Trotsky's exile
Leon Trotsky Museum, Mexico City
14 min walk • The Leon Trotsky House Museum, Trotsky Museum, or Trotsky House Museum, is a museum honoring Leon Trotsky and an organization that works to promote political asylum, located in the Coyoacán neighborhood of Mexico City. Its official name is Instituto del Derecho de Asilo - Museo Casa de León Trotsky.
~240 ftE
Museum, Specialty museum, Art museum
Museo Nacional de Culturas Populares, Mexico City
2 min walk • Museo Nacional de las Culturas Populares is a museum in Mexico City dedicated to Mexico's ethnic and cultural diversity. This diversity not only includes that of its indigenous peoples, but also those of its regions and socioeconomic strata.
0.8 miN
19°21'40"N • 99°9'53"W
Cineteca Nacional, Mexico City
21 min walk • Nightlife, Cinema
1.2 miW
19°20'43"N • 99°10'47"W
Plaza Oasis Coyoacán, Mexico City
31 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
1 miW
Museum, Art museum, Specialty museum
Museo De La Acuarela, Mexico City
26 min walk • The Alfredo Guati Rojo National Watercolor Museum was the first museum in the world dedicated specifically to watercolor painting.
1.4 miSW
Archaeological site
Copilco, Mexico City
36 min walk • Copilco was an important Mesoamerican ceremonial center, southwest of Mexico City, Mexico. Copilco is located approximately four kilometers north of Cuicuilco. Both were covered by lava from several eruptions of the Xitle volcano three thousand years ago.

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Which popular attractions are close to Mexico City/Coyoacán?

Nearby attractions include Museo Nacional de Culturas Populares, Mexico City (2 min walk), Frida Kahlo Museum, Mexico City (10 min walk), Leon Trotsky Museum, Mexico City (14 min walk), Viveros de Coyoacán, Mexico City (16 min walk).

How to get to Mexico City/Coyoacán by public transport?

The nearest stations to Mexico City/Coyoacán:

Metro

Viveros-Derechos Humanos • Lines: 3 (24 min walk)
Coyoacán • Lines: 3 (26 min walk)

Train

Viveros-Derechos Humanos (24 min walk)
Coyoacán (26 min walk)

Bus

Facultad de Medicina • Lines: Pb 1, Pb 5, Pb 7, Pb 9 (42 min walk)