Iztapalapa, Mexico City

Name: Iztapalapa
Address: Mexico City, Mexico

#385 among attractions in Mexico City

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Iztapalapa is a borough in the Mexico City, located on the east side of the entity. The borough is named after and centered on the formerly independent municipality of Iztapalapa, which is officially called Iztapalapa de Cuitláhuac for disambiguation purposes. The rest is made up of a number of other communities which are governed by the city of Iztapalapa. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1928 (96 years ago)Area: 45.17 mi²Coordinates: 19°20'49"N, 99°4'38"W

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Iztapalapa – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Foro Sol, Lake Xochimilco, Cerro de la Estrella Archaeological Site, Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú.

4.2 miN
Music and shows, Nightlife, Arenas and stadiums
Foro Sol, Mexico City
107 min walk • Foro Sol is a sports and concert venue built in 1993 inside the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in eastern Mexico City. It is located near the Mexico City International Airport and is operated by Grupo CIE.
4.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Xochimilco, Mexico City
117 min walk • Lake Xochimilco is an ancient endorheic lake, located in the present-day Borough of Xochimilco in southern Mexico City. The lake is within the Valley of Mexico hydrological basin, in central Mexico.
0.9 miW
Archaeological site, Park
Cerro de la Estrella Archaeological Site, Mexico City
23 min walk • Cerro de la Estrella is a Mesoamerican archaeological site located in southeastern Central Mexico's Valley of Mexico, in the Iztapalapa alcaldía of Mexico City at an elevation of 2460 meters above sea level, hence its Summit is 224 m over the Valley of Mexico level. At the southeast edge of what was the Great Texcoco Lake.
3.9 miN
Sport, Sport venue
Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú, Mexico City
101 min walk • Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú is the home baseball stadium of the Red Devils of Mexico in Mexico City, inaugurated on March 23, 2019. With a capacity of 20,576 seats, it became the first stadium built in the city in the last 50 years.
3.5 miSW
Zoo with coyotes and other animals
Zoológico Los Coyotes, Mexico City
89 min walk • The Zoológico Los Coyotes is the third zoo in Mexico City, Mexico. It was opened on 2 February 1999 to complement the other zoos of the City of Mexico. It is built on a site that was previously a centre for seized animals, which it fell into disrepair.
2 miN
Shopping, Market
Central de Abasto, Mexico City
51 min walk • The Central de Abasto is Mexico City’s main wholesale market for produce and other foodstuffs run similarly to traditional public markets.
2.2 miNW
Shopping, Market
La Nueva Viga Market, Mexico City
56 min walk • La Nueva Viga Market is the largest seafood market in Mexico and the second largest in the world after the Toyosu Market in Japan. It is located in Mexico City far inland from the coast, because of historical patterns of commerce in the country. The market handles 1,500 tons of seafood daily, representing about 60% of the total market.
0.9 miW
National park
Cerro de la Estrella National Park
25 min walk • Cerro de la Estrella National Park is centered on the Cerro de la Estrella mountain which is located entirely within eastern Mexico City, in the borough of Iztapalapa.
4.2 miN
Park
Magdalena Mixhuca Sports City, Mexico City
108 min walk • The Magdalena Mixhuca Sports City is an Olympic Park which was used during the 1968 Summer Olympics. Found in the area of Mexico City known as the Magdalena Mixhuca, the park continues to serve as a venue for cultural, social, worship and sport events.
4.3 miW
Dancing, Nightlife
Jazzorca, Mexico City
111 min walk • Jazzorca is Mexico City's most prominent dedicated free jazz and experimental music venue, founded by multi-instrumentalist Germán Bringas in 1994.
3.6 miN
Neighbourhood
Iztacalco, Mexico City
93 min walk • Iztacalco is a borough in the Mexico City. It is located in the central-eastern area and it is the smallest of the city's boroughs.