Benito Juárez
Benito Pablo Juárez García was a Mexican politician, military officer, and lawyer who served as the 26th president of Mexico from 1858 until his death in 1872.
Benito Pablo Juárez García was a Mexican politician, military officer, and lawyer who served as the 26th president of Mexico from 1858 until his death in 1872. A Zapotec, he was the first Indigenous president of Mexico and the first democratically elected Indigenous president in postcolonial America. A member of the Liberal Party, he previously held a number of offices, including the governorship of Oaxaca and the presidency of the Supreme Court. During his presidency, he led the Liberals to victory in the Reform War and in the Second French intervention in Mexico.
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Worth seeing in and around Benito Juárez
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01National Autonomous University of Mexico
The National Autonomous University of Mexico is a public research university in Mexico. It has several campuses in Mexico City, and many others in various locations across Mexico, as well as a presence in nine countries.
5.8 km · public research university in Mexico · Wikipedia - 02Universitary Olympic Stadium
University Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Mexico, located inside Ciudad Universitaria in Mexico City. Opened in 1952 as the nation's largest stadium, it has a capacity of 69,000, and its first major event was the 1955 Pan American Games.
5.9 km · multipurpose stadium in University City, Mexico City · Wikipedia - 03Frida Kahlo Museum
The Frida Kahlo Museum, also known as The Blue House for the structure's cobalt-blue walls, is a historic house museum and art museum dedicated to the life and work of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. It is in the Colonia del Carmen neighborhood of Coyoacán in Mexico City.
2.1 km · historic house museum and art museum dedicated to the life and work of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo · Wikipedia - 04Chapultepec Castle
Chapultepec Castle is located on top of Chapultepec Hill in Mexico City's Chapultepec park. The name Chapultepec is the Nahuatl word chapoltepēc which means "on the hill of the grasshopper".
5.9 km · palace in Mexico · Wikipedia - 05Ciudad de los Deportes Stadium
Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes is a 34,253-seat multi-purpose stadium located in Ciudad de los Deportes, Mexico City. The facility is used for association football matches and for American football as well.
2.6 km · football (soccer) stadium in Ciudad de los Deportes, Mexico City, home venue for Atlante · Wikipedia - 06Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia
The National Institute of Anthropology and History is a Mexican federal government bureau established in 1939 to guarantee the research, preservation, protection, and promotion of the prehistoric, archaeological, anthropological, historical, and paleontological heritage of Mexico. Its creation has played a key role in preserving Mexican cultural heritage.
4.1 km · research institute in Mexico · Wikipedia - 07Plaza México
The Plaza de toros México, situated in Mexico City, is the world's largest bullring. The 41,262-seat facility is usually dedicated to bullfighting, but many boxing matches have been held there as well, including Julio César Chávez's third and final bout with Frankie Randall on May 22, 2004.
2.7 km · building in Mexico City, Mexico · Wikipedia - 08Panamerican University
Panamerican University, commonly known as UP, is a private research, Roman Catholic university founded in Mexico City. It has four campuses: the main Mixcoac campus in Benito Juarez borough of south-western Mexico City, founded in 1968; the Guadalajara campus established in 1981; the Aguascalientes campus established in 1989; and Campus Santa Fe, also in Mexico City, founded in 2011.
2.9 km · Mexican university in Mexico City · Wikipedia - 09Anahuacalli Museum
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. The Anahuacalli, is a temple of the arts designed by the Mexican muralist Diego Rivera.
5.7 km · Mexican museum · Wikipedia - 10Torre BBVA Mexico
The Torre BBVA México is an office skyscraper on Paseo de la Reforma in Colonia Juárez, Mexico City. It is the headquarters of BBVA México, Mexico's largest bank and a subsidiary of Spanish financial company Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria.
5.9 km · skyscraper in Mexico City · Wikipedia
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Getting to Benito Juárez
- Airports
- Mexico City Benito Juárez (MEX), 11 km · Adolfo López Mateos (TLC), 43 km · Felipe Ángeles (NLU), 44 km
- Stations
- Chabacano, 4.6 km · Observatorio, 5.4 km · Universidad, 5.7 km · Cuauhtémoc, 5.9 km · Portales, 1.6 km
- Mexico City → Benito Juárez7 km · quickest by road, 20 min · MX$8–11
- Toluca → Benito Juárez53 km · quickest by road, 1h 30m · MX$55–75
- Puebla → Benito Juárez106 km · quickest by road, 2h 37m · MX$120–160
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Benito Juárez
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Benito Juárez. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inYou can have a look for shared rides on Blablacar.
- Get aroundThere are plenty of franchised private buses, minibuses and vans, known as peseros and combis, which are less reliable and safe but reach more destinations.
- Get aroundIn the metropolitan area, there is a commuter train line and the Mexibús bus rapid transit system, but most destinations are only served by private minibuses and vans.
- Get aroundThe Sistema de Transporte Colectivo, known as the Metro, is one of the largest and most patronized subway systems in the world, with 12 lines that measure more than and carry 4.4 million people every day.
- Get aroundIt's not recommended to leave the cable car stations and stroll around due to safety.
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Next door to Benito Juárez
Benito Juárez is 3 km from Coyoacán, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Mexico Citycapital and largest city of Mexico3 km
- Coyoacánterritorial demarcation of Mexico City2.6 km
- Mexico City Metrorapid transit railway in Mexico City5.3 km
- Miguel Hidalgoterritorial demarcation of the Mexico City in Mexico5.2 km
- Ciudad Universitariastudent campus in City of Mexico5.6 km
- Luis Barragán House and StudioMexico City cultural institution5.7 km