Canadian totem
The Canadian totem is a totem pole in Chapultepec, a city park in Mexico City, Mexico. It was designed by Kwakwakaʼwakw carver Mungo Martin and gifted to Mexico by the Canadian government in the 1960s to celebrate the 150th year of Mexican independence.Photo: Gobierno CDMX, CC0.
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Description: monument in Mexico City
- Also known as: “Tótem Canadiense”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chapultepec and Los Pinos.
Chapultepec
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chapultepec is Mexico City's principal park, "the green lung of the city". This hill has been important throughout the city's history as the perch of fortresses and palaces, and the manicured forest surrounding it now holds many of Mexico's greatest cultural treasures.
Los Pinos
Museum
Photo: Drkgk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Los Pinos was the official residence and office of the President of Mexico from 1934 to 2018. Located in the Bosque de Chapultepec in central Mexico City, it became the presidential seat in 1934, when Gen. Los Pinos is situated 400 metres southwest of Canadian totem.
National Museum of Anthropology
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Museum of Anthropology is a national museum of Mexico. It is the largest and most visited museum in Mexico. Located in the area between Paseo de la Reforma and Mahatma Gandhi Street within Chapultepec Park in Mexico City, the museum contains… National Museum of Anthropology is situated 1 km north of Canadian totem.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Miguel Chapultepec and Condesa.
San Miguel Chapultepec
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
San Miguel Chapultepec is a colonia or neighborhood in Delegación Miguel Hidalgo in Mexico City. Its borders are: The colonia's streets carry the names of generals and governors of Mexico.
Condesa
Neighborhood
Photo: Keizers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Condesa or La Condesa is an area in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City, south of Zona Rosa and 4 to 5 km west of the Zócalo, the city's main square.
Polanco
Photo: Matthew Rutledge, CC BY 2.0.
Polanco refers to an area of Mexico City north of Chapultepec Park. It is one of the wealthiest neighborhoods of Mexico City and commands some of the highest real estate prices, and offers a wide range of upscale boutiques, restaurants and numerous art galleries.
Canadian totem
- Categories: monument and tourism
- Location: Mexico City, Central Mexico, Mexico, North America
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Latitude
19.41832° or 19° 25′ 6″ northLongitude
-99.18934° or 99° 11′ 22″ westOpen location code
76F2CR96+87OpenStreetMap ID
node 1985184558OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculptureWikidata ID
Q98461341
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In Other Languages
“Canadian totem” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Tótem canadiense de Chapultepec”
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