Chapultepec

In the east of Ciudad de México you’ll find Chapultepec, the hill of the grasshoppers. It is a large garden and an important recreation zone for the people living in this vast capital city. It was a settlement area of the early cultures of the Toltecs and Aztecs. Today it contains a lake with many restaurants, a zoological garden, a botanical garden, a castle and lots of museums – including the famous Museo Nacional de Antropologia.

If you’re searching for a place to hang out and relax, the Chapultepec is your place to be. Numerous food and souvenir stands offer everything you need, restaurants and bars are available in many places. It feels like a continuous folk festival, especially on weekends. You will find playgrounds and if you like you can do some boating on the lake. The castle itself was once a military academy and during the Mexican-American war young soldiers tried to defend it against the US army. The Monumento a los Niños Heroes (and an annual public holiday) commemorates them.

Chapultepec
Ciudad de México
Mexico