Colonia Santa María la Ribera, Mexico City

Name: Colonia Santa María la Ribera
Address: Mexico City, Mexico

#278 among attractions in Mexico City

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Colonia Santa María la Ribera, Mexico City

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Colonia Santa María la Ribera is a colonia located in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City, just west of the historic center. It was created in the late 19th century for the affluent who wanted homes outside of the city limits. The colonia reached its height between 1910 and 1930. In the 1930s, the middle class moved in and a new era of construction began. The colonia began to deteriorate in the 1950s, as the city grew around it and apartment buildings were constructed. Since the 1985 Mexico City earthquake, poorer residents have moved in and economic housing has been constructed. Today, the colonia is a mix of old mansions and homes, small shops and businesses, tenements and abandoned buildings. The colonia has one major park and two museums. This area was designated as a "Barrio Mágico" by the city in 2011. ()

Local name: Santa María la Ribera Coordinates: 19°26'54"N, 99°9'29"W

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Cuauhtémoc (Santa María la Ribera)Mexico City Mexico

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Colonia Santa María la Ribera – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Plaza de la Solidaridad, Monument to Cuauhtémoc, Church of San Hipólito, Museo Universitario del Chopo.

1.2 miSE
Park
Plaza de la Solidaridad, Mexico City
30 min walk • Plaza de la Solidaridad is a poignant and historically significant public square located in the bustling heart of Mexico City, Mexico. This plaza, although not as widely recognized by tourists as some other landmarks in the city, holds a special place in the collective...
1.2 miS
Monuments and statues, Sculpture
Monument to Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City
31 min walk • The Monument to Cuauhtémoc is an 1887 monument dedicated to the last Mexica ruler of Tenochtitlan Cuauhtémoc, located at the intersection of Avenida de los Insurgentes and Paseo de la Reforma in Mexico City.
1 miSE
Church, Sacred and religious sites
Church of San Hipólito, Mexico City
27 min walk • The Church of San Hipólito is a Catholic church on Mexico City's Paseo de la Reforma. It was built in 1520 by Black Spaniard conquistador Juan Garrido following a battle between the Spanish colonists and the Aztecs.
0.5 miS
Museum, Art museum, Modern art museum
Museo Universitario del Chopo, Mexico City
12 min walk • The Museo Universitario del Chopo is located at Doctor Enrique González Martínez Street in the Colonia Santa María la Ribera of Mexico City. It has collections in contemporary art, and is part of the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
0.8 miSE
Palace, Neoclassical architecture
Palace of the Count of Buenavista, Mexico City
21 min walk • The Palace of the Count of Buenavista is a Mexican historical building located in Cuauhtémoc, precisely at 50 Puente de Alvarado Street, in the Tabacalera neighborhood.
0.8 miSE
Museum, Art museum, Specialty museum
Museo Nacional de San Carlos, Mexico City
21 min walk • The Museo Nacional de San Carlos is a Mexican national art museum devoted to European art, located in the Cuauhtémoc borough in Mexico City. The museum is housed in the Palace of the Count of Buenavista, a neoclassical building at Puente de Alvarado No. 50, Colonia Tabacalera, Mexico City.
0.9 miSE
Museum, Historical place, Cemetery
Panteón de San Fernando, Mexico City
24 min walk • The San Fernando Pantheon is one of the oldest cemeteries in Mexico City that is preserved to this day. It is one of the most representative examples of 19th century funerary architecture and art in Mexico, and it functioned between 1832 and 1872.
1.1 miS
Monuments and statues
Mother's Monument, Mexico City
29 min walk • The Mother's Monument, or Monument to the Mother, is a monument commemorating Mexican mothers, installed in Mexico City, inaugurated on May 10, 1949.
1.1 miS
Museum, Modern art museum
Museo Experimental El Eco, Mexico City
28 min walk • The Museo Experimental El Eco is a contemporary art gallery in the centre of Mexico City, Mexico. It was designed by sculptor Mathias Goeritz, a Mexican artist of German origin who worked closely with the Mexican architect Luis Barragán.
~600 ftNE
Moorish revival architecture
Morisco Kiosk, Mexico City
3 min walk • The Morisco Kiosk is a kiosk structure in Colonia Santa María la Ribera in Mexico City, Mexico. It is situated in the Alameda Park in the center of the Colonia neighborhood, at the intersection of Dr. Atl and Salvador Miron Streets, near Metro Buenavista.
1.1 miSE
Library
Centro Cultural José Martí, Mexico City
28 min walk • The Centro Cultural José Martí is a cultural center in Mexico City, Mexico.

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Which popular attractions are close to Colonia Santa María la Ribera?

Nearby attractions include Morisco Kiosk, Mexico City (3 min walk), Colonia Buenavista, Mexico City (10 min walk), Museo Universitario del Chopo, Mexico City (12 min walk), Biblioteca Vasconcelos, Mexico City (13 min walk).

How to get to Colonia Santa María la Ribera by public transport?

The nearest stations to Colonia Santa María la Ribera:

Bus

Buenavista • Lines: Mb L1 (9 min walk)
El Chopo • Lines: Mb L1 (11 min walk)

Metro

Buenavista • Lines: B (10 min walk)
San Cosme • Lines: 2 (13 min walk)

Train

Buenavista (10 min walk)
San Cosme (13 min walk)