Viveros de Coyoacán

Viveros de Coyoacán is a neighborhood in Mexico City, Central Mexico and has an elevation of 2,263 metres. Viveros de Coyoacán is situated nearby to the village Axotla, as well as near the quarter Xoco.

Type: Neighborhood
Also known as: “Colonia Viveros de Coyoacán” and “Viveros de Coyoacan”
Postal code: 04110

Places of Interest

Highlights include Frida Kahlo Museum and Viveros de Coyoacán.

Frida Kahlo Museum

Museum

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The Frida Kahlo Museum, also known as The Blue House for the structure's cobalt-blue walls, is a historic house museum and art museum dedicated to the life and work of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo.

Viveros de Coyoacán

Park

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Viveros de Coyoacán is a combination tree nursery and public park which covers 38.9 hectares in the Coyoacán borough of Mexico City. The nursery was founded by Miguel Angel de Quevedo in the early 20th century as a way to provide seedlings for the reforestation of Mexico's badly damaged forests, especially around Mexico City.

Coyoacán metro station

Metro station

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Coyoacán metro station is a station of the Mexico City Metro in the city's borough of Benito Juárez. It is an underground railway stop with two side platforms serving Line 3, between Zapata and Viveros/Derechos Humanos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Xoco and Coyoacán.

Xoco

Quarter

Xoco is a neighborhood of Mexico City in Benito Juárez borough. Xoco was originally a village dating to before the Spanish conquest. Now it is an important commercial hot spot that lies just across the northern edge of Coyoacán.

Coyoacán

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This relatively large area in the southwest of Mexico City has always been a counterculture hotbed. This is where Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera lived, a few blocks away from Leon Trotsky, and the tranquil residential area, with parks, squares, and cobblestone streets, is now a favourite spot for the bohemia set.