Parks Archives - Page 8 of 17

Utopia Quetzalcoatl

Ubicación Manuel Cañas 2864, Col. Desarrollo Urbano Quetzalcóatl, Alc. Iztapalapa, 09700 CDMX

Parks Parks

Plaza la Aguilita / Plaza Juan José Baz

Ubicación Pl. Juan José Baz 7, Centro Histórico, Alc. Cuauhtémoc, 06990 CDMX

Parks Parks

Chichinautzin Biological Corridor

Ubicación Milpa Alta

Overlooks

Santo Niño de la Paz

Ubicación Praga 11, Juárez, Cuauhtémoc, 06600 CDMX

Public Art/Monuments

Ferrocaril Park, La Magdalena Contreras

Ubicación Ferrocarril de Cuernavaca, Esquina Álvaro Obregón, Col. Barranca Seca, Alc. Magdalena Contreras, 10910 CDMX

Parks Parks

Parque Lineal Gran Canal

Ubicación Col. Ampliación Venustiano Carranza, Alc. Venustiano Carranza, 15339 CDMX

Parks Parks

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.