Colonia del Carmen

Colonia del Carmen is a neighborhood in , and has an elevation of 2,253 metres. Colonia del Carmen is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near the neighborhood .
  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Also known as: “Colonia Del Carmen”
  • Postal code: 04100

Places of Interest

Highlights include Frida Kahlo Museum and Leon Trotsky House Museum.

Museum
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The , 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.

Museum
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The , Trotsky Museum, or Trotsky House Museum, is a museum honoring Leon Trotsky and an organization that works to promote political asylum, located in the neighborhood of .

Museum
Photo: AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Museo Nacional de las Culturas Populares is a museum in 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.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
This relatively large area in the southwest of 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.

Quarter
is a neighborhood of Mexico City in . 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 .

Quarter
Photo: Adolphe Jean-Baptiste Bayot, Public domain.
is a neighbourhood of . It is a part of the borough of . It is centred on the former Franciscan monastery at. The name "Churubusco" is the interpretation the invaders gave to the original Nahuatl name Huitzilopochco – meaning "place of Huitzilopochtli".

Colonia del Carmen

Latitude
19.35429° or 19° 21′ 15″ north
Longitude
-99.1618° or 99° 9′ 43″ west
Elevation
2,253 metres (7,392 feet)
Open location code
76F29R3Q+P7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9041880781
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
11562310
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