Colonia del Carmen
Colonia del Carmen is a neighborhood in Mexico City, Central Mexico and has an elevation of 2,253 metres. Colonia del Carmen is situated nearby to the suburb Coyoacán, as well as near the neighborhood Colonia General Pedro María Anaya.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Neighborhood
- Also known as: “Colonia Del Carmen”
- Postal code: 04100
Places of Interest
Highlights include Frida Kahlo Museum and Leon Trotsky House Museum.
Frida Kahlo Museum
Museum
Photo: Nachtwächter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Frida Kahlo Museum, also known as the 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.
Leon Trotsky House Museum
Museum
Photo: Tonatiuh101, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Leon Trotsky House Museum, Trotsky Museum, or Trotsky House Museum, is a museum honoring Leon Trotsky and an organization that works to promote political asylum, located in the Coyoacán neighborhood of Mexico City.
Museo Nacional de Culturas Populares
Museum
Photo: AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Museo Nacional de las Culturas Populares is a museum in Mexico City dedicated to Mexico's ethnic and cultural diversity. This diversity not only includes that of its indigenous peoples, but also those of its regions and socioeconomic strata.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coyoacán and Xoco.
Coyoacán
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.
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.
Churubusco
Quarter
Photo: Adolphe Jean-Baptiste Bayot, Public domain.
Churubusco is a neighbourhood of Mexico City. It is a part of the borough of Coyoacán. It is centred on the former Franciscan monastery at. The name "Churubusco" is the interpretation the Spanish invaders gave to the original Nahuatl name Huitzilopochco – meaning "place of Huitzilopochtli".
Colonia del Carmen
- Category: locality
- Location: Mexico City, Central Mexico, Mexico, North America
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Latitude
19.35429° or 19° 21′ 15″ northLongitude
-99.1618° or 99° 9′ 43″ westElevation
2,253 metres (7,392 feet)Open location code
76F29R3Q+P7OpenStreetMap ID
node 9041880781OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
11562310
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In Other Languages
“Colonia del Carmen” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Colonia del Carmen”
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