Parks Archives - Page 11 of 17

Avenida Fénix, Gran Canal Linear Park

Ubicación Colonia 5o Tramo 20 de Noviembre, Alc. Venustiano Carranza, 15420 CDMX

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Parque Vía

Ubicación Parque Vía s/n, Col. San Rafael.

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Parque Francisco Zarco

Ubicación Jorge Carreño Alvarado, Col Periodista, Benito Juárez, 03620 CDMX

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Tlaloc Monolith

Ubicación Av. Grutas 770, Polanco, Bosque de Chapultepec I Secc, Miguel Hidalgo, 11100 CDMX

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Parque Jesús Reyes Heroles

Ubicación Roma 39, Colonia Juárez, Alc. Cuauhtémoc, 06600 CDMX

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Embarcadero Caltongo

Ubicación Av. Nuevo León 113, Barrio Caltongo, Alc. Xochimilco, 16090 CDMX

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Mexico City's Parks and Public Plazas start with the Zócalo and extend in a hundred directions. The already massive Bosque de Chapultepec is dwarfed by a good handful of mountainous national parks.

These are flanked by dozens of public parks and city squares, of which the Alameda Central is just the most ornate. There are public spaces of every level of charm, naturalism, and even small town curious-ness.

You'll find sculptures and monuments, churches and cathedrals, and of course, the neighborhood centers - a thousand axes around which the capital turns.

But even some of old Tenochtitlan's canals (rios) and causeways (calzadas) are getting in on the act. As the city evolves, reclaiming green and public spaces has increasingly meant reclaiming natural waterways that haven't flowed freely for generations.

The Canal Nacional is just one such project. Others are simply lining more streets and through ways with more trees so they seem more like parks.

Here's a whole list of new—and re-newed—Mexico City parks, as of 2022.

Some others are squares almost forgotten in the mist of the past. These often serve as important neighborhood meeting points. For international visitors, they're a fascinating glimpse at Mexico City public, vibrant, and welcoming personality.