Tlalpan
Tlalpan is a borough in Mexico City.
Tlalpan is a borough 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" to distinguish it from the borough.
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Worth seeing in and around Tlalpan
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.
- 01Estadio Azteca
Estadio Azteca, officially known as Estadio Banorte for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium located in Coyoacán, Mexico City. At an elevation of 2,241 meters above sea level it is the official home of Club América of Liga MX and the Mexico national team.
7.8 km · football stadium in Mexico City, Mexico · Wikipedia - 02National 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.
4.6 km · public research university in Mexico · Wikipedia - 03Universitary 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.
4.3 km · multipurpose stadium in University City, Mexico City · Wikipedia - 04Frida 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.
8.4 km · historic house museum and art museum dedicated to the life and work of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo · 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.
9.7 km · football (soccer) stadium in Ciudad de los Deportes, Mexico City, home venue for Atlante · Wikipedia - 06Cuicuilco
Cuicuilco is an archaeological site located on the southern shore of Lake Texcoco in the southeastern Valley of Mexico, in what is today the borough of Tlalpan in Mexico City. Construction of the Cuicuilco pyramid began a few centuries BCE, during the Late Preclassic period of Mesoamerican history.
4.6 km · archaeological site in Mexico · Wikipedia - 07National Library of Mexico
The National Library of Mexico is located in Ciudad Universitaria, the main campus of the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City. It was first established on November 30, 1867.
4.4 km · national library · Wikipedia - 08El Colegio de México
El Colegio de México, A.C. is a Mexican institute of higher education, specializing in teaching and research in social sciences and humanities. The college was founded in 1940 by the Mexican Federal Government, the Bank of Mexico, the National Autonomous University of Mexico, and the Fondo de Cultura Económica.
1.9 km · Mexican public university · Wikipedia - 09Desierto de los Leones National Park
Desierto de los Leones National Park is located entirely within the limits of Mexico City; it stretches between Cuajimalpa and Álvaro Obregón boroughs. It is located in the Sierra de las Cruces mountain range west of the city center with an area of 1,867 hectares, representing fifteen percent of the entire Valley of Mexico.
8.6 km · national park in Mexico · Wikipedia - 10Ibero-American University
The Ibero-American University, commonly known as La Ibero and abbreviated as UIA, is a private Catholic Mexican higher education institution sponsored by the Mexican Province of the Society of Jesus. In 2009, UIA received the SEP-ANUIES Prize as the best private university in Mexico.
8.1 km · Mexican university · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
The Centro Historico de Tlalpan or historical Downtown of Tlalpan is a good place to visit. You can stroll through the streets around the Plaza de la Constitucion (Zocalo), which is the main square. Some of the main attractions within the Centro Historico are:
- 01Parque Juana de Asbaje
Shady walking paths and a modern children's playscape.
- 02Cuicuilco Archaeological Zone
- 03Heroico Colegio Militar
This is Mexico's foremost military academy, training army and air force officers.
- 04Temple of the Asuncion Chimalcoyotl
Small community church dating back to the 17th century.
- 05Church of San Pedro Martir de Verona
Laurel S/n, San Pedro Mártir, Tlalpan (corner of Ensenanza Street and Laurel Street).
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Things to do
The local Tourism Department offers walking tours, ask for information at the Tourism Booth located in Plaza de la Constitucion (Main Square).
- 01Estadio Azteca
- 02Six Flags Mexico City
Picacho-Ajusco Km 1.5, Jardines del Ajusco (along the Picacho-Ajusco road in Tlalpan, 1 km south (uphill) from the Periférico.).
- 03KidZania
A simulated city theme park where children can play and pretend to do adult jobs as they navigate through the child-sized city.
- 04Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra
- 05Parque Nacional Fuentes Brotantes
Forested area with natural springs just across Insurgentes Sur from the Centro Histórico.
- 06Bosque de Tlalpan
A national forest (Natural Protected Area), it is a hilly forest 1 km west of the Centro Histórico.
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Where to eat
- 01Tetetlan
- 02Michoacanissimo
Calle San Valentín 866, Pedregal de Santa Úrsula,.
- 03Pancito Huipulco
Casual neighborhood restaurant serving traditional Mexican dishes including soups and guisadas, but the pancitas are the specialty.
- 04Masa Azul
Av Renato Leduc 174, Toriello Guerra, Tlalpan.
- 05Antigua Hacienda de Tlalpan
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Getting to Tlalpan
- Airports
- Mexico City Benito Juárez (MEX), 22 km · Adolfo López Mateos (TLC), 36 km · Felipe Ángeles (NLU), 53 km
- Stations
- Universidad, 5.6 km · General Anaya, 9.8 km · Tasqueña, 9.5 km · Copilco, 5.9 km · Miguel Ángel de Quevedo, 6.3 km
- Mexico City → Tlalpan15 km · quickest by road, 34 min · MX$15–20
- Puebla → Tlalpan104 km · quickest by road, 2h 45m · MX$120–160
- Querétaro → Tlalpan184 km · quickest by road, 4h 28m · MX$215–285
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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 Tlalpan
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 Tlalpan. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundAs your cable car floats above the neighborhoods below, you can admire the various rooftop murals that local artists have created for the benefit of Cablebus riders.
From Wikivoyage: Mexico City/Iztapalapa, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Tlalpan
Tlalpan is 6 km from Álvaro Obregón, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Coyoacánterritorial demarcation of Mexico City8.1 km
- Cuajimalpaterritorial demarcation of Mexico City9.7 km
- La Magdalena Contrerasterritorial demarcation of Mexico City3 km
- Benito Juárezterritorial demarcation of Mexico City9.9 km
- Ciudad Universitariastudent campus in City of Mexico4.7 km
- Álvaro Obregónterritorial demarcation of Mexico City5.5 km