Juan Pablo II

Juan Pablo II is a memorial in Mexico City, Central Mexico. Juan Pablo II is situated nearby to the government office FONATUR, as well as near the movie theater Autocinema Coyote.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Viveros de Coyoacán and Barranca del Muerto metro station.

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. Viveros de Coyoacán is situated 1¼ km southeast of Juan Pablo II.

Barranca del Muerto metro station

Metro station

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Barranca del Muerto is the southern terminus of Line 7 of the Mexico City Metro. It is located in the Álvaro Obregón borough. In 2019, the station had an average ridership of 45,703 passengers per day, making it the busiest station in Line 7. Barranca del Muerto metro station is situated 640 metres northwest of Juan Pablo II.

Alfredo Guati Rojo National Watercolor Museum

Museum

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The Alfredo Guati Rojo National Watercolor Museum was the first museum in the world dedicated specifically to watercolor painting. It is located in the Coyoacán borough of Mexico City, in a former private house which was donated to the museum by the city government. Alfredo Guati Rojo National Watercolor Museum is situated 1¼ km southeast of Juan Pablo II.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chimalistac and Xoco.

Chimalistac

Quarter

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Chimalistac is a quarter.

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.