Why visit Tlalpan
Townapedia lists 59 museums and landmarks, 54 parks and trails, 245 places to eat, 18 places to stay and 39 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Aztlán Parque Urbano, Bridge of the Lions, Alfredo Guati Rojo National Watercolor Museum and Anahuacalli Museum.
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About Tlalpan
Tlalpan (Classical Nahuatl: Tlālpan [ˈtɬaːlpan̥] , 'place on the earth') is a borough (demarcación territorial) in Mexico City. It is the largest borough, with over 80% under conservation as forest and other ecologically sensitive area. The rest, almost all of it on the northern edge, has been urban since the mid-20th century. When it was created in 1928, it was named after the most important settlement of the area, Tlalpan, which is referred to as "Tlalpan center" (Tlalpan centro) to distinguish it from the borough.
From the Wikipedia article Tlalpan (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Tlalpan on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do39
Aztlán Parque Urbano
Monument and historic site · 13.9 km
Amusement park in Mexico City
Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica
School · 7.1 km
Film school in Mexico City
Centro de Relaciones Internacionales
School · 3.1 km
Research institute and school belonging to Mexico's Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México
School · 6.8 km
Private research university in Mexico
La Feria Chapultepec Mágico
Monument and historic site · 13.9 km
Former amusement park in Mexico City, Mexico
National Autonomous University of Mexico
School · 4.6 km
Public research university in Mexico
Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros
Cinema and theater · 11.0 km
Building in Mexico City, Mexico
Reino Aventura
Monument and historic site · 4.9 km
Former Mexican amusement park (1982–2000)
Sala Silvestre Revueltas
Cinema and theater · 1.9 km
5141 Lateral Periferico, Ciudad de México
27 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks59
Alfredo Guati Rojo National Watercolor Museum
Museum · 6.1 km
Art Museum in Mexico City
Angel of Independence
Monument and historic site · 14.7 km
Monument in Mexico City
Archivo Diseño y Arquitectura
Museum · 7.6 km
Architecture and design museum in Mexico
Canadian totem
Monument and historic site · 14.0 km
Monument in Mexico City
Casa del Poeta López Velarde
Museum · 13.8 km
Building in Coahuila y Tejas, Mexico
Centro Cultural Border
Museum · 13.6 km
Cultural space in Colonia Roma, Mexico City, Mexico
Chapultepec aqueduct
Monument and historic site · 14.2 km
Monument in Mexico City, Mexico
Complejo Cultural Los Pinos
Museum · 13.7 km
Mexico City cultural complex
Copilco
Monument and historic site · 4.7 km
Archaeological site in Mexico City, Mexico
Cuahilama
Monument and historic site · 11.3 km
Archaeological site in Mexico City, Mexico
47 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds54
Cumbres del Ajusco National Park
Park · 13.3 km
National park in Mexico
Desierto de los Leones National Park
Park · 15.3 km
National park in Mexico
Fuentes Brotantes de Tlalpan National Park
Park · 2.6 km
National park in Mexico
Parque México
Park · 13.0 km
Large urban park located in Colonia Hipódromo in the Condesa area of Mexico City
Viveros de Coyoacán
Park · 6.7 km
Parque nacional de la ciudad de México
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42 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes245
El Remolkito del Sirloin
Restaurant · Mexican · 1.0 km
5480 Lateral Periférico
Mo-Su 13:00-21:00
Mesón de Sancho
Restaurant · Breakfast, Coffee Shop, Mexican · 0.6 km
Boulevard Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00
Santo Gallo
Restaurant · Chicken · 2.1 km
3693 Avenida Insurgentes Sur, Tlalpan
Mo-Su 10:00-22:00
Starbucks / Sushi Itto
Restaurant · Japanese · 1.8 km
4184 Calzada Insurgentes Sur, Tlalpan, México, D.F.
233 more on the map.
History
The first major population center in this part of the Valley of Mexico was Cuicuilco, which was populated as early as 1000 BCE. The current site contains an unusual circular pyramid, and is believed to mimic one of the volcanoes in the area. Cuicuilco was destroyed by a volcanic eruption from Xitle in 100 CE, whose lava flow eventually covered much of the south of the Valley of Mexico, creating what is now called the Pedregales del Sur as well as numerous caves and caverns. This also created areas with rich volcanic soil which would allow for agriculture and repopulation 600 years later.
However, the area would not have another major city state, and eventually it was dominated by the Aztecs from Tenochtitlan by the 15th century. It is from their language, Nahuatl, that the name of Tlalpan, would come to be used for the largest village in the area. It means "over the earth" and refers to roads that converged here, linking Tenochtitlan with points south. The borough's glyph or symbol is the one given to the historic center by the Aztecs, a footprint over a symbol for clay soil.
From the History section of Tlalpan on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay18
Motel Leo
Motel and hotel · 1.9 km
4267 Calzada Insurgentes Sur, Tlalpan, México, D.F.
Churches and places of worship30
Camino a Casa
Church · Evangelical · 2.7 km
4903-1 Avenida Insurgentes Sur, Parques del Pedregal
Capilla de San Francisco de Asis
Church · Catholic · 2.5 km
19 Privada Mixpicolpa
Shopping60
Yadea Insurgentes
Shop · 1.9 km
4407 Avenida Insurgentes Sur, Tlalpan, México, D.F.
Gas and EV charging11
ICEDOME patinaje hielo
Gas station · 1.9 km
4267 Calzada Insurgentes Sur, Tlalpan, México, D.F.
Schools, colleges and libraries70
Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social
School · 1.0 km
87 Benito Juárez, Ciudad de México
Centro Cultural Montessori "Casa dei Bambini"
School · 1.6 km
4004 Avenida Insurgentes Sur, Mexico
Healthcare65
Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias
Hospital · 0.6 km
4502 Calzada de Tlalpan, Ciudad de Mexico
Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán
Hospital · 1.0 km
Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría "Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz"
Hospital · 1.0 km
101 Calzada México-Xochimilco, Tlalpan
Instituto Nacional de Cancerología
Hospital · 0.7 km
22 Avenida San Fernando, Ciudad de Mexico
Map of Tlalpan
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Getting there and nearby towns
Mexico City International Airport (MEX) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 18 km away.
- Coyoacán 6 km north, about 6 min by car
- Magdalena Contreras 7 km northwest, about 7 min by car
- Xochimilco 8 km southeast, about 8 min by car
- San Miguel Ajusco 9 km southwest, about 9 min by car
- Benito Juarez 11 km north, about 11 min by car
- San Miguel Topilejo 10 km south, about 10 min by car
- Iztapalapa 12 km northeast, about 12 min by car
- Mexico City 15 km north, about 15 min by car
- Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 19 km northeast, about 19 min by car
- Ecatepec de Morelos 36 km north, about 36 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Palacio Municipal (Tlalpan) 2012-09-09 14-26-43, rodrisar, CC BY-SA 3.0
- MagisterioNacionalNorthTlalpan, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- SanFernandoStreetTlalpan, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Busto de Josefa Ortiz en Tlalpan y Viaducto Tlalpan, ProtoplasmaKid, CC BY 4.0
- Consejo Ciudadano Delegación Tlalpan, Luisgaapartado, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mexico City (2018) - 330, Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Entrada del Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica, CENART, TSolange, CC BY-SA 4.0
- El Colegio de Mexico 2, Ar.rosales, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Plaza Roja, ITAM, ITAM, CC BY-SA 4.0
- La Feria Chapultepec Mágico, Dag Lindgren, Public domain
- Mexico city Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México UNAM, Arne Müseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- PolyforumSiqueiros06, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- MainHouseAcuarela, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Anahuacalli3, AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Angel de la independencia170409, Carlos Valenzuela, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Archivo Diseño y Arquitectura Dec 2013, Mdiaztuf, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Totem Canadiense DSC 0441 (33954720623), Gobierno CDMX, CC0
- Casa del Lago 2, Jesman 007, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lvelarde, Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain
- Centro Cultural Border Interior, Jake Galán, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Acueducto de Chapultepec, Martiktoluca, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Los Pinos, Mexico 2018, Drkgk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dgzentradachapultepec, Nonbeach, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Cumbres del Ajusco, Ricraider, CC0
- Antiguo covento del desierto de los leones, Rage against, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Fuente en el parque Fuentes Brotantes 06, Lore Colorado, CC BY-SA 4.0
- MonumentAlvaroObrgonDF, Thelmadatter, Public domain
- Parque Hundido1, Andrés Tonini, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Parque Lira - Arco de Entrada (Francesco Saverio Cavallari), Keizers, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Parque México, Lorena Chavira Alvarez, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vista Frontal Fuente Plaza Luis Cabrera, Raul21940, CC BY-SA 4.0
- CirclePathViverosCoyoacanDF, Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Zoológico Los Coyotes, Ehécatl Cabrera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Templo de San Bernardino de Siena, Xochimilco - 2, ProtoplasmaKid, CC BY-SA 4.0
- FacadeSoledadDF3, Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ValvaneraChurchDF, Thelmadatter, Public domain
- TEMPLO DE SAN BERNARDO 1, Tonatiuh101, CC BY-SA 3.0
- CourtyardJLCMuseumDF, Thelmadatter, Public domain
- FacadeLaEnseñanza1DF, Thelmadatter, Public domain
- Templo de la Santísima Trinidad 2012-09-03 19-30-26, EdwinDlacruz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Mexico City (2018) - 350, Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Vista aérea del Estadio Azteca - 2026 - 02, ProtoplasmaKid, CC BY 4.0
- Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán - 3, ProtoplasmaKid, CC BY-SA 4.0
- CulturalCenterOllinYoliztliDF, Thelmadatter, Public domain
- Instituto Nacional de Pediatria, Valdez2012, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sede del Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación, ProtoplasmaKid, CC BY-SA 4.0
- FrancoEspañolDF, Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Cuahilama petroglifo1, Strongilocentrotus, CC BY 3.0
- Vista aérea de la Ciudad de México desde el Parque Aztlán 02, ProtoplasmaKid, CC BY 4.0
- Enah cuicuilco 0, El Universal, CC BY-SA 4.0
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