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Six Flags México
Mexico City's premier amusement park with world-class coasters and seasonal events in the south of the city.
4 km · about 10 min drive
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Magdalena Contreras
Mexico City, Mexico · North America
About Magdalena Contreras
Magdalena Contreras works well as a base: 10 minutes from Coyoacán, 10km from Chapultepec Castle.
Magdalena Contreras is in Mexico City, Mexico, with about 240,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Coyoacán, about 5 km away.
La Magdalena Contreras (Spanish pronunciation: [maɣðaˈlena konˈtɾeɾas] ) is a borough (demarcación territorial) in Mexico City. As of the 2010 census, it has a population of 239,086 inhabitants and is the third-least populous of Mexico City's boroughs. It lies at an elevation of 2,365 m (7,759 ft) above sea level. ItRead more
is named after two historically important communities—La Magdalena Atlitic and Colonia Contreras. The northern end of the borough is urbanized. The rest of Magdalena Contreras, with its mountains and ravines, is designated as a conservation zone. However, urban sprawl has put pressure on these conservation areas. In an effort to preserve the area's forests and natural resources, the borough government has started promoting ecotourism.
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What is there to see near Magdalena Contreras?
Within an hour or so of Magdalena Contreras: Six Flags México (4 km), Museo Frida Kahlo (Casa Azul) (6 km), Chapultepec Castle (10 km), Museo Nacional de Antropología (11 km).
Are there any good drives near Magdalena Contreras?
The nearest famous roads are Paso de Cortés.
Where is Magdalena Contreras?
Magdalena Contreras is in Mexico City, Mexico, about 5 km from Coyoacán.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 238,431
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- Mexico
- Region
- Mexico City
- Timezone
- America/Mexico_City
- Coordinates
- 19.3321, -99.2112
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Essential numbers in Mexico
Green Angels (free tourist roadside assistance on federal highways): 078.
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Worth the detour from Magdalena Contreras
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
Museo Frida Kahlo (Casa Azul)
The vibrant blue house where Frida Kahlo was born, lived, and died, filled with her art, personal objects, and Diego Rivera's collection.
6 km · about 10 min drive
castle
Chapultepec Castle
A hilltop royal castle built in 1785, the only royal castle in the Americas, now housing the National Museum of History.
10 km · about 20 min drive
museum
Museo Nacional de Antropología
The world's greatest museum of pre-Columbian art and archaeology, home to the Aztec Sun Stone and stunning Maya artifacts.
11 km · about 20 min drive
restaurant
Pujol
Enrique Olvera's Polanco restaurant, where the signature mole madre is a black mole reheated for thousands of days and served as a single ring beside a fresh one. Two Michelin stars; book months ahead.
11 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Zócalo (Plaza de la Constitución)
One of the largest public plazas in the world and the historic heart of Mexico City, surrounded by the National Palace and Metropolitan Cathedral.
14 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Xochimilco Floating Gardens
A network of ancient Aztec canals and artificial islands where colorful trajinera boats glide past floating gardens and mariachi bands.
14 km · about 25 min drive
cathedral
Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral
The largest cathedral in the Americas, built over three centuries on the north side of the Zócalo in central Mexico City.
14 km · about 25 min drive
Driving roads near Magdalena Contreras
- 66 kmPaso de CortésThe 3,600-m saddle between the volcanoes Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl, reached by a paved mountain road from Amecameca: the route Cortés marched into the Valley of Mexico in 1519.
When to drive here
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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