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Pro
Beautiful city
Con
Street Sellers, lots of people
In a nutshell
Trendy but worth a visit.
Museo Diego Rivera ANAHUACALLI
malianrob Says: At first I was told that this was Diego Riveras house but it wasnt. He never lived here. He built this place because among other things he was also an art collector. He and Frida Kahlo had an extensive, important collection of precolonia art. The property is just under 4...
malianrob Says: Located in the main square of Coyoacan this church is said to be one of the prettiest in all of Mexico. From the outside it looks quite plain but once you go inside its another story. Thy say that this church had to be beautiful because this is where the Conquistador Cortes...
Plaza Hidalgo and Jardin Centenario
malianrob Says: This is the main square. There was contruction going on here but it didnt make this place not worth seeing. It was very beautiful. This is known as Coyoacans zocalo. The main square is a beautiful plaza in the center. A church (San Juan Bautista on one side, the Casa Cortes...
malianrob Says: So this used to be the house of the conquistador Hernan Cortez. It is now government offices. I think they said it was municipal government. We came here on a Sunday so this was all closed off. On top of that there was construction going on for the Independance Day...
malianrob Says: This is probably the cleanest street market I have ever seen. There were tons of good places to eat if you had the munchies. There are also beautiful flowers for sale, fruits and veggies, spices, clothing. arts and crafts. I was going to eat here but enstead we decided to go...
Take a walk to visit the colonial homes
malianrob Says: Along the Avenida Francisco Sosa you will find some of the most beautiful homes in Coyoacan. These have been retored to look as they did in the Colonial era. You can walk for a few blocks and imagine what it used to be like back in that time. The streets are cobblestone,...
malianrob Says: After having read the biography of Frida Kahlo and looking at varies pictures, this place seemed very familiar to me. I came here once on the Turibus but because of the demonstrations at the University we were side tracked and we didnt get to Coyoacan until very late....
Jim_Eliason Says: This building was built by Cortes as his seat of his spanish adminstration during the siege of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan. In 1523 he transferred the colonial government to the site of modern day Mexico City.
Jim_Eliason Says: This is the main square of Coyoacan and is the site of a popular weekend art market. Coyaocan is a popular weekend destination and the plaza is filled with restaurants and tourist shops.
El Jarocho: Local Cafe gives Satrbucks competition
malianrob Says: When in Coyoacan you have to get a cup of coffee in this place. The line wasnt very long when we got here but I heard that the line can get very long sometimes.My sister and Our friend got a coffee, I got a hot chocolate. We also got some pasteries. This place has been here...
Municipal Mercado - Higuera: Chowing-down in Coyoacan
gomexico Says: As you move about Plaza Hidalgo, and if you face the front of Parroquia de San Juan Bautista - walk along the left side of the church building to its rear and you'll see Calle Higuera intersecting parallel. About 30 feet along Higuera from the "T" intersection, on your left,...
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Written Jan 10, 2006
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The closest Metro stations serving Coyoacán are "Viveros" and "Coyoacán" on Line 3. Personally, I prefer getting here by getting off the train at the "Coyoacán" station and walking the short distance (15-20 minutes) through Coyoacán to the historic center of the colonia.
Updated Feb 17, 2005
Website: http://www.metro.df.gob.mx/red/linea3.html
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"El dia de la Candelaria" is the day of the Candle or Light, known as the Day of Purification. It is celebrated on February 2nd. That day, the Nativity scene is put away with a party given by the person who got the Baby Jesus in his/her piece of bread during the Rosca de Reyes celebration. He or she will be responsible for making a "Ropon" or christening gown for Baby Jesus. Generally, they have a Dinner with Tamales (Tamales are corn bread filled with meats in a sauce or raisins wrapped in corn husks).
Many women in Mexico bring to their local church small dolls, baby Jesus dolls, dressed in all sorts of costumes. The dolls are blessed by the local priest and the people return home with them and return year after year doing the same thing.
In Coyoacán, you can watch the day-long procession (a.m. is best) at the 16th Century Dominican-built Parroquia de San Juan Bautista on Plaza Hidalgo, adjacent to Jardin del Centenario.
This is a once-a-year event that you can combine with the Feria de Tamal and other events in the area taking place at the same time.
Updated Feb 17, 2005
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Not all "tourist traps" are bad, I guess . . . but for me central/historic Coyoacan is one big mob of tourists and I'm a bit put-off by that.
Rents are higher there, most restaurants and bars charge higher prices there than in many other parts of Mexico City, clothing and other stores charge more, etc., etc. If you wander about, and around the corners from the most popular places . . . you're likely to find reasonable prices and fewer people. However, for most tourists . . . it's a losing battle.
Count me among persons who don't like Frieda, Diego and Leon . . . but they are a draw for lots of foreign tourists.
Unique Suggestions: How to make a visit more "bearable"? Go with the flow, see what's there but don't expect too much and don't spend too much time there . . . Mexico City is a fascinating place and there are many other areas that'll likely interest you, too.
Written Mar 3, 2005
pencho15 Says: This museum designed by Diego Rivera shows the collection of prehispanical pieces this muralist gathered during his life.Diego Rivera was a great admiror of Mexico ancient cultures and he wanted to make a museum to preserve the pieces after his dead and for mexicans to know...
National museum of popular cultures
pencho15 Says: I consider this little known museum to be one of the best places to learn about the culture of my country. It was inaugurated in 1982 and since then they organize temporal exhibitions wich are showed on one of the six rooms of the museum for several months before the new one...
pencho15 Says: Do you like football?Then you would probably like to visit the Azteca stadium, one of the biggests in the world, the only place to hold two world cup final matches, and the place were both Pele and Maradona gave some of their best games.though unknown even to a lot of...
pencho15 Says: The aztec stadium is the biggest stadium in Mexico, but it has lost a lot of teams. Some years agos up to five teams played in this stadium so you got at least two matches per week, currently just the Club América has it as it's home. Two teams, Cruz Azul and Pumas moved to...
Favorite thing: For visitors arriving from Chimalistac, the best street to go to the center of Coyoacan is Calle Francisco Sosa, one of the most beautiful streets in this area. It begins in Avenida Universidad, about 300 m to the north of Glorieta.
Written Dec 1, 2005
Coyoacán, wich was once a prehispanical city, a colonial town and now due to it´s excessive growth belongs to Mexico City is a great place to visit when you come to my country. Every tourist visiting...
Until recently Coyoacan was a small village south of Mexico City but in the last 50 years it has become a southern suburb. Coyoacan is very historicaly significant as the original Colonial capital of...
Located within Mexico City itself, about 10 km south of the Zocalo area, Coyoacán is said to have been the base of operations of Hernan Cortés after the fall of the Aztecs and Tenochtitlán. The...
Coyoacan - Frida Kahlo's home town
I didnt realize that Coyoacan was so close to Mexico City. I am a big fan of Frida Kahlo and when I found out that we could do a side trip to Coyoacan I was really excited. I could wait to see Frida...
Coyoacán - Place of the Coyotes
Inhabitants of this area on the southern banks of Texcoco belonged ethnically to the Tecpanecas. They were farmers as well as lapidary artists, specialised in the cutting of volcanic rocks, which they...
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