Viveros de Coyoacán

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.

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Type: Nursery
Description: parque nacional de la ciudad de México
Also known as: “Viveros de Coyoacan”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Frida Kahlo Museum and Viveros/Derechos Humanos metro station.

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. Frida Kahlo Museum is situated 1 km east of Viveros de Coyoacán.

Viveros/Derechos Humanos metro station

Metro station

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Viveros / Derechos Humanos is a metro station along Line 3 of the Mexico City Metro. It is located between the Álvaro Obregón and Coyoacán boroughs of Mexico City. Viveros/Derechos Humanos metro station is situated 320 metres west of Viveros de Coyoacán.

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.