Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #9 in Mexico City, Mexico

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Number of sights 12 sights
Distance 6.7 km
Ascend 143 m
Descend 147 m

Experience Mexico City in Mexico in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in Mexico CityIndividual Sights in Mexico City

Sight 1: Monumento a Cuauhtémoc

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The Monument to Cuauhtémoc is an 1887 monument dedicated to the last Mexica ruler (tlatoani) of Tenochtitlan Cuauhtémoc, located at the intersection of Avenida de los Insurgentes and Paseo de la Reforma in Mexico City. It is the work of Francisco Jiménez and Miguel Noreña in the "neoindigenismo", and was proposed to promote the new government of Porfirio Díaz.

Wikipedia: Monument to Cuauhtémoc (EN)

461 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 2: How Doth the Little Crocodile

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How Doth the Little Crocodile is both a painting and an outdoor bronze sculpture by British-born Mexican surrealist artist Leonora Carrington.

Wikipedia: How Doth the Little Crocodile (Carrington) (EN)

701 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 3: El Sereno

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El Sereno is a statue installed at Glorieta de los Insurgentes, a roundabout in Avenida de los Insurgentes, in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City. The statue was designed by Víctor Manuel Villareal and was placed in 1992. The statue features a watchman, formerly a law enforcement position. When it was unveiled, El Sereno had a lamp and a plaque that were removed at some point.

Wikipedia: El Sereno (sculpture) (EN)

30 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 4: Glorieta de los Insurgentes

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Glorieta de Insurgentes is a large roundabout in Mexico City formed at the intersection of Avenida Chapultepec and Avenida de los Insurgentes. Oaxaca Avenue connects to it heading southwest to Fuente de Cibeles. The smaller street Génova connects to Zona Rosa. Jalapa connects via one-way traffic from Colonia Roma.

Wikipedia: Glorieta de los Insurgentes (EN)

687 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 5: Fuente de Cibeles

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The Fountain of Cybele in Mexico City is a bronze statue installed in Colonia Roma in 1980, and refurbished in 2011. A symbol of brotherhood between the Spanish and Mexican communities, it is a replica of the fountain located in the Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid that was built by architect Ventura Rodríguez between 1777 and 1792. The Mexican version is located at a traffic circle in Plaza Villa de Madrid, where Oaxaca, Durango, Medellín and El Oro streets converge in Colonia Roma. The plaza and statue are considered emblematic sights of Mexico City.

Wikipedia: Fuente de Cibeles (Mexico City) (EN)

351 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Acueducto de Chapultepec

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The Chapultepec aqueduct was built to provide potable water to Tenochtitlan, now known as Mexico City. Tenochtitlan was the capital of the Triple Aztec Alliance empire. This fresh water was transported from the Chapultepec springs. Two aqueducts following the same route from the springs were built by the Aztecs during the 15th century, the first destroyed by flooding and the second by the Spanish. After the Spanish conquest a colonial aqueduct was built, the ruins of which are located near Metro Sevilla.

Wikipedia: Chapultepec aqueduct (EN)

413 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 7: Parish of the Holy Child of Peace

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The Parish of the Holy Child of Peace is a historic church located near Paseo de la Reforma and Zona Rosa in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City, Mexico. It is also known as Praga Parish because it is found on Praga 11 Street. The church is known for its German neogothic architecture and was recognized as a temple by the Secretariat of the Interior in 1931.

Wikipedia: Parish of the Holy Child of Peace (EN), Website

342 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 8: Fuente de la Diana Cazadora

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The Huntress Diana Fountain, known as the Fuente de la Diana Cazadora in Spanish, stands as a monumental sculptural landmark situated within the roundabout at the intersection of Paseo de la Reforma and Río Misisipí and Sevilla streets. Positioned on the border of the Colonia Cuauhtémoc and Colonia Juárez neighborhoods in Mexico City, this fountain serves as a focal point within the urban fabric of the metropolis. Designed by the Italian architect and sculptor Enrique Alciati, the fountain was unveiled in 1942 and has since become an enduring symbol of Mexico City's cultural heritage and urban landscape. The centerpiece of the fountain is a striking bronze statue depicting Diana, the Roman goddess of the hunt, poised atop a stone pedestal adorned with decorative reliefs and motifs.

Wikipedia: Diana the Huntress Fountain (EN)

648 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 9: Estela de Luz

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The Estela de Luz is a monument in Mexico City built in 2011 to commemorate the bicentenary of Mexico's independence from Spanish rule. Its design was the winning entry in an invited competition to seek the best combination of Mexico's past and future; the design uses quartz and electric lighting to achieve this effect. The Estela de Luz is mainly used for cultural events. Below it, the Centro de Cultura Digital cultural complex was built.

Wikipedia: Estela de Luz (EN)

974 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 10: Obelisco a los Niños Héroes

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The Obelisco a los Niños Héroes is a monument installed in Chapultepec, Mexico City. The cenotaph was created in 1881 by architect Ramón Rodríguez Arangoity, one of the cadets captured in the Battle of Chapultepec. The marble cenotaph was a typical nineteenth-century monument. This one lists the names of the six cadets, the Niños Héroes, killed in the fierce fighting in the Mexican–American War as military cadets defended as well as the 40 who survived the attack. For his own political purposes, General Porfirio Díaz inaugurated the monument with a military and civilian audience of dignitaries. Subsequently, the obelisk became an annual site of remembrance for the Association of the Military College, a group of veterans who had been cadets. This modest-sized monument was superseded in 1952 by the massive Monumento a los Niños Héroes.

Wikipedia: Obelisco a los Niños Héroes (EN)

1676 meters / 20 minutes

Sight 11: Parque España

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Parque España may refer to:Parque de España Parque España Shima Spain Village

Wikipedia: Parque España (EN)

465 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 12: Parque México

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The Parque México, officially Parque San Martín, is a large urban park located in Colonia Hipódromo in the Condesa area of Mexico City. It is recognized by its Art Deco architecture and decor as well as being one of the larger green areas in the city. In 1927, when the surrounding neighborhood of Colonia Hipódromo was being built, the park was developed on the former site of the horse race track of the Jockey Club de México. Today, Parque México is not only the center of Colonia Hipódromo, it is also the cultural center of the entire La Condesa section of the city.

Wikipedia: Parque México (EN)

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