Colonia Ampliación La Candelaria

Places of Interest

Anahuacalli Museum

Museum

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The Diego Rivera Anahuacalli Museum is a museum and arts center in Mexico City, located in the San Pablo de Tepetlapa neighborhood of Coyoacán, 10 minutes by car from the Frida Kahlo Museum, as well as from the tourist neighborhood of this district.

South Central Terminal

Bus station

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Terminal Central de Autobuses del Sur is the southern intercity bus station in Mexico City.

Tasqueña metro station

Metro station

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Tasqueña is a station on Line 2 of the Mexico City Metro system. It is located in the Campestre Churubusco neighborhood, within the Coyoacán borough of Mexico City, directly south of the city centre on Avenida Tasqueña and Canal de Miramontes.

Places in the Area

Colonia de La Candelaria

Quarter

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Colonia de La Candelaria is a quarter.

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.

Churubusco

Quarter

Photo: Adolphe Jean-Baptiste Bayot, Public domain.

Churubusco is a neighbourhood of Mexico City. It is a part of the borough of Coyoacán. It is centred on the former Franciscan monastery at. The name "Churubusco" is the interpretation the Spanish invaders gave to the original Nahuatl name Huitzilopochco – meaning "place of Huitzilopochtli". Churubusco is situated 3 km north of Colonia Ampliación La Candelaria.

Colonia Ampliación La Candelaria

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Localities in the Area

Notable Places Nearby

Curious Neighborhoods to Discover

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