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El Tepeyac National Park

Ubicación Av. de Las Torres, Amp. Gabriel Hernández, Gustavo A. Madero, 07080 CDMX

Overlooks

Plaza Luis Cabrera

Ubicación Orizaba S/N, Col. Roma Nte., Alc. Cuauhtémoc, 06700 CDMX

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Utopia Libertad

Ubicación Río Nilo, Col. Lomas de San Lorenzo, Alc. Iztapalapa, 09780 CDMX

Ciudad de México, tres veces mundialista

Las Américas Park (Plaza de las Naciones Unidas)

Ubicación Caleta s/n, Col. Narvarte.

Parks Parks

Parque Miraflores

Ubicación C. 17 87_2, San Pedro de los Pinos, Benito Juárez, 03800 CDMX

Parks Parks

Hermitage of Secrets: Ermita Del Secreto

Ubicación Del Secreto 16, Chimalistac, Álvaro Obregón, 01070 CDMX

Temples Temples

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.