Coyoacán

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Plaza Hidalgo is the main square of the Coyoacán borough, Mexico City

The church of San Juan Bautista was built by Franciscan missionaries in the 16th century, Coyoacán, Mexico City

La Conchita is a small chapel believed to be among the earliest Christian buildings in the city, Coyoacán, Mexico City

The Casa Azul is the cobalt-blue house where Frida Kahlo was born and lived, Coyoacán, Mexico City

About Coyoacán

Coyoacán is a borough in southern Mexico City whose historic center keeps the feel of a separate town, with cobbled lanes, colonial churches and leafy plazas. It predates the Spanish conquest and served as an early base for Hernán Cortés. In the twentieth century it became home to artists and intellectuals, and today it remains one of the city's most beloved neighborhoods for walking and lingering.

Plaza Hidalgo and the adjoining Jardín Centenario form the lively center, especially on weekends, when families, musicians and vendors fill the space. The Parroquia de San Juan Bautista faces the plaza, and the small Capilla de la Concepción, known as La Conchita, sits on a quiet square nearby. The Museo Frida Kahlo, the blue house where the painter was born and lived, is the most visited sight, and advance tickets are wise. A few blocks away, the Museo Casa de León Trotsky preserves the house where the exiled revolutionary was killed. The Museo Nacional de Culturas Populares and the Mercado de Coyoacán, known for tostadas, are other favorites.

Diego Rivera's stone Anahuacalli museum lies a short ride south, and the Viveros de Coyoacán park is popular with joggers. The UNESCO-listed campus of Ciudad Universitaria is nearby. Coyoacán suits art lovers and unhurried walkers.

Best seasonOctober through April is dry and mild; weekends are livelier, weekdays quieter at museums.

Ideal stayA full day, or two days to include Anahuacalli and the university campus.

ArrivingFrom central Mexico City, travelers arrive by Metro, Metrobús, rideshare or taxi.

WiserMap travel guideCoyoacan Mexico Frida Kahlo Museum and Plaza HidalgoPlan Coyoacán with the Frida Kahlo museum, Plaza Hidalgo, Viveros park, the Anahuacalli and the UNAM campus, plus markets, local food, transit and timing tips.Read the guide

12 Reasons to Visit Coyoacán

Landmarks 3

Plaza Hidalgo and Jardín Centenario

These twin squares form the living room of old Coyoacan, whose name comes from the Nahuatl for 'place of coyotes'. Jardin Centenar...

Casa de Cortés (Coyoacán)

The colonial building along the north side of Plaza Hidalgo has long been known as the House of Cortes, because the conquistador s...

Ciudad Universitaria (UNAM)

The main campus of Mexico's National Autonomous University is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the great showcases of 20th-...

Churches 2

Parroquia de San Juan Bautista (Coyoacán)

Facing Plaza Hidalgo, Coyoacan's parish church traces its origins to a 16th-century friars' foundation, one of the earliest religi...

Capilla de la Concepción, La Conchita

A short walk southeast of the main plazas, this small chapel stands alone in a peaceful tree-shaded square in the Barrio de la Con...

Museums 4

Museo Frida Kahlo

The cobalt-blue house on Calle Londres is where Frida Kahlo was born in 1907, lived with Diego Rivera and died in 1954. Since 1958...

Museo Casa de León Trotsky

Exiled from the Soviet Union, Leon Trotsky lived in this fortified house from 1939 until August 1940, when a Stalinist agent kille...

Museo Anahuacalli

Diego Rivera designed this brooding temple of black volcanic stone to hold his vast collection of pre-Hispanic art, and it opened...

Museo Nacional de Culturas Populares

Just off Jardin Centenario, this museum is devoted to the everyday culture of Mexico rather than its elite art: the crafts, foods,...

Food and Drink 1

Mercado de Coyoacán

The neighborhood's covered market is a busy maze of stalls selling fruit, chiles, mole pastes, flowers, pinatas and costumes, and...

Parks 1

Viveros de Coyoacán

Created in the early 1900s by engineer Miguel Angel de Quevedo, known as the 'apostle of the tree', this nursery still grows trees...

Neighborhoods 1

Callejón del Aguacate

This narrow, cobbled lane lined with old walls and bougainvillea is one of Coyoacan's most atmospheric corners, and one of its mos...

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