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Xochimilco Floating Gardens
A network of ancient Aztec canals and artificial islands where colorful trajinera boats glide past floating gardens and mariachi bands.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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Milpa Alta
Mexico City, Mexico · North America
About Milpa Alta
Milpa Alta works well as a base: 10 minutes from San Antonio Tecómitl, 30km from Chapultepec Castle.
Milpa Alta is in Mexico City, Mexico, with about 18,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is San Antonio Tecómitl, about 5 km away.
Milpa Alta is a borough (demarcación territorial) in Mexico City. It lies in the southeast corner of the nation's capital, bordering the State of Mexico and Morelos. It is the least populated, second largest and most rural of all the boroughs. It is also one of the most traditional areas of the city, with over 700Read more
religious and secular festivals during the year and an economy based on agriculture and food processing, especially the production of nopal cactus, barbacoa and mole sauce.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Milpa Alta?
Within an hour or so of Milpa Alta: Xochimilco Floating Gardens (11 km), Museo Frida Kahlo (Casa Azul) (23 km), Six Flags México (23 km), Tepoztlán (24 km).
Are there any good drives near Milpa Alta?
The nearest famous roads are Paso de Cortés.
Where is Milpa Alta?
Milpa Alta is in Mexico City, Mexico, about 5 km from San Antonio Tecómitl.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 18,274
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- Mexico
- Region
- Mexico City
- Timezone
- America/Mexico_City
- Coordinates
- 19.1925, -99.0232
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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 Milpa Alta
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.
23 km · about 25 min drive
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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.
23 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Tepoztlán
A Morelos town under sheer volcanic cliffs, with a hilltop 13th-century pyramid to the pulque god reached by a steep hour's climb, a fortress-like Dominican convent, and a market known for exotic ice creams.
24 km · about 30 min drive
racetrack
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
The Mexico City circuit hosting the Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix, built around the Foro Sol stadium section.
25 km · about 30 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.
29 km · about 35 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.
29 km · about 35 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.
30 km · about 35 min drive
Driving roads near Milpa Alta
- 42 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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