Photos: Enrique Abe, SEDEMA
The Fountain of the Frogs has been a favorite in Chapultepec for more than a hundred years. La fuente de las ranas is actually an exact replica of a 1914 fountain in Seville in Spain. That one, in the Parque María Luisa, was designed by ceramicist, Manuel García-Montalván. He made the Chapultepec version and another in Tenerife to the exact same specifications. The original in Seville was nearly destroyed during the Spanish Civil War and it’s been restored numerous times. The shop, Cerámicas Montalván, only finally closed its doors in 2012.
The Mexican ambassador to Spain, Miguel Alessio Robles, requested the fountain in 1921. It was installed in that year, closer to the main entrance of Chapultepec Forest.
Nearest at 0.08 kms.
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One of Chapultepec's more sublime historic homes is a cultural center, too.
A walkway honoring great Mexican poets in Chapultepec . . .
A sculptural monument outside the Casa del Lago in Chapultepec Park . . .
One of the important entranceways to Los Pinos, and thus to the rest of Chapultepec.
A center for the protection of amphibians across the Valley of Mexico.
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