Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #11 in Mexico City, Mexico

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 6.7 km
Ascend 63 m
Descend 207 m

Explore Mexico City in Mexico with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in Mexico CityIndividual Sights in Mexico City

Sight 1: Six Flags Mexico

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Six Flags México is a amusement park located in the Tlalpan forest and borough, on the southern edge of Mexico City, Mexico. It is owned and operated by Six Flags, and is the most visited theme park in Latin America with 2.8 million annual visitors. It was previously known as Reino Aventura when it was Mexican-owned and featured the orca whale Keiko as its principal attraction.

Wikipedia: Six Flags México (EN), Website

1916 meters / 23 minutes

Sight 2: El Sol Bípedo

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The Bípedo Sun is a monumental sculpture conducted by the Hungarian artist Pierre Szekely as part of the friendship route, a set of 19 sculptures made by artists of various nationalities to commemorate the 1968 Olympic Games. The work is installed at the intersection of the peripheral ring with boulevard de la Luz, south of Mexico City. It was the fifth station of the route and represented Hungary in the exhibition.

Wikipedia: El Sol Bípedo (ES), Website

1484 meters / 18 minutes

Sight 3: Torre de los Vientos

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Torre de los Vientos is a monumental sculpture made by Uruguayan artist Gonzalo Fonseca as part of the Friendship Route, a set of 19 sculptures made by artists of various nationalities to commemorate the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico. The work was installed at the intersection of the Peripheral Ring Road and Zacatépetl Street, next to the Perisur Shopping Center, south of Mexico City. It was the sixth station on the route and represented Uruguay at the exhibition.

Wikipedia: Torre de los Vientos (escultura) (ES), Website

1879 meters / 23 minutes

Sight 4: Rueda Mágica

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Magic wheel is a monumental sculpture conducted by the American artist Todd Williams as part of the Route of Friendship, a set of 19 sculptures made by artists of various nationalities to commemorate the 1968 Olympic Games. The work was installed on the tracks of Heating of the Olympic Village of Mexico City. It was the ninth station of the route and represented the United States at the exhibition.

Wikipedia: Rueda Mágica (ES), Website

1081 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 5: Museo de Sitio Cuicuilco

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Cuicuilco is an important archaeological site located on the southern shore of Lake Texcoco in the southeastern Valley of Mexico, in what is today the borough of Tlalpan in Mexico City.

Wikipedia: Cuicuilco (EN)

365 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Disco Solar

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Disco Solar is a monumental sculpture made by Belgian artist Jacques Moeschal as part of the Friendship Route, a set of 19 sculptures made by artists of various nationalities to commemorate the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico. The work was installed in the Archaeological Zone of Cuicuilco, south of Mexico City. It was the eighth station on the route and represented Belgium at the exhibition.

Wikipedia: Disco Solar (escultura) (ES), Website

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