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Iztapalapa
Borough in Mexico City, Mexico

Iztapalapa

Iztapalapa is a borough in Mexico City located on the eastern side of the city.

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The borough is named after and centered on the formerly independent municipality of Iztapalapa. The rest is made up of a number of other communities which are governed by the city of Iztapalapa.

Get in

Getting to Iztapalapa

Iztapalapa is well connected by public transit including Metro, Metrobus, and combis. Metro will be the best option for travelers. There are several Metro stations in Iztapalapa close to places of touristic interest. Stations include:

  1. 01
    Iztapalapa Line: 8
  2. 02
    Cerro de la Estrella Line: 8
  3. 03
    Culhuacan Line: 12
  4. 04
    Constitucion 1917 Line: 8
See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Catedral de Iztapalapa
  2. 02
    Ex-convento de San Juan Evangelista Culhuacán

    Historic monastery founded by the Augustinian friars in 1552, though the current church was built during the 18th century.

  3. 03
    Head of Juarez Monument
  4. 04
    Museo Fuego Nuevo
  5. 05
    Museo de Servicio Transportes Electricos
  6. 06
    Sur

    Small historical collection of trams and trolleys, most from the early 20th century.

Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Estadio Alfredo Harp Helu

    Ciudad Deportiva Magdalena Mixihuca (Closest Metro stations are Puebla or Cuidad Deportiva, line 9).

  2. 02
    Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez

    Rio de la Piedad (Metro to Palacio de los Deportes),.

  3. 03
    Palacio de los Deportes

    Metro station: Ciudad Deportiva (Line 9)).

  4. 04
    Cerro de la Estrella National Park

    Established in 1938 as a recreational area and green space for the city, the 1,093 hectare park is under enormous pressure from urban blight and overpopulation.

How locals move

Getting around Iztapalapa the local way

  • 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. Last edited 2026-09.

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