Entrance #4 to Vivero Coyoacan

Entrance #4 to Vivero Coyoacan is in Mexico City, Central Mexico, and is located on Melchor Ocampo. Entrance #4 to Vivero Coyoacan is situated nearby to the government office INDAABIN, as well as near the health club Sukhavati Yoga.

Opening hours: 6:00 AM—6:00 PM
Type: Tourist attraction
Also known as: “Puerta Melchor Ocampo”
Address: Melchor Ocampo

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Frida Kahlo Museum and Viveros de Coyoacán.

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 670 metres east of Entrance #4 to Vivero Coyoacan.

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 430 metres west of Entrance #4 to Vivero Coyoacan.

Leon Trotsky House Museum

Museum

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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. Leon Trotsky House Museum is situated 1 km northeast of Entrance #4 to Vivero Coyoacan.

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.