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Álvaro Obregón

Mexico City, Mexico · North America

About Álvaro Obregón

Álvaro Obregón works well as a base: 10 minutes from Coyoacán, 7km from Chapultepec Castle.

Álvaro Obregón is a city located in Mexico City, Mexico. With a population of 726,664, it is an important destination in North America.

On a road trip, Álvaro Obregón sits in Mexico, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Mexico City time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Álvaro Obregón to your route.

About Álvaro Obregón

Erasmo Castellanos Quinto (March 27, 1879 – December 11, 1955) was a Mexican professor, poet and lawyer. He was considered the most important specialist in the Miguel de Cervantes' work study of his time in Mexico, a scholar on Classics and universal literature masterworks. He dedicated his whole life to senior high

Read more school and college education about this knowledge. He won the 1947 Mexican Cervantist Society Prize, continentally convened competition, for which he has since been called "The first Cervantist in America"; and olso won the first Belisario Domínguez Medal. He had a unique personality for which, unwittingly, he was also known.

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Álvaro Obregón offers many attractions including tourist sites, museums, parks, and local restaurants. Explore famous landmarks, scenic roads, and natural wonders on our interactive map and plan your visit.

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Where is Álvaro Obregón located?

Álvaro Obregón is located in Mexico City, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 19.3587 latitude, -99.2033 longitude.

What is the population of Álvaro Obregón?

Álvaro Obregón has a population of approximately 726,664 people, making it a city in Mexico.

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Quick Information

Population
726,664
Continent
North America
Country
Mexico
Region
Mexico City
Timezone
America/Mexico_City
Coordinates
19.3587, -99.2033

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Mexico

Police
911
Ambulance
911
Fire
911
Driving side
right

Green Angels (free tourist roadside assistance on federal highways): 078.

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Worth the detour from Álvaro Obregón

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

museum

Museo Frida Kahlo (Casa Azul)

The vibrant blue house where Frida Kahlo was born, lived, and died, filled with her art, personal objects, and Diego Rivera's collection.

4 km · about 10 min drive

castle

Chapultepec Castle

A hilltop royal castle built in 1785, the only royal castle in the Americas, now housing the National Museum of History.

7 km · about 15 min drive

landmark

Six Flags México

Mexico City's premier amusement park with world-class coasters and seasonal events in the south of the city.

7 km · about 15 min drive

museum

Museo Nacional de Antropología

The world's greatest museum of pre-Columbian art and archaeology, home to the Aztec Sun Stone and stunning Maya artifacts.

8 km · about 15 min drive

restaurant

Pujol

Enrique Olvera's Polanco restaurant, where the signature mole madre is a black mole reheated for thousands of days and served as a single ring beside a fresh one. Two Michelin stars; book months ahead.

8 km · about 15 min drive

landmark

Zócalo (Plaza de la Constitución)

One of the largest public plazas in the world and the historic heart of Mexico City, surrounded by the National Palace and Metropolitan Cathedral.

11 km · about 20 min drive

cathedral

Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral

The largest cathedral in the Americas, built over three centuries on the north side of the Zócalo in central Mexico City.

11 km · about 20 min drive

restaurant

Casa de los Azulejos

An 18th-century Mexico City palace sheathed on three sides in blue-and-white Puebla Talavera tile, its glass-roofed courtyard now the flagship Sanborns restaurant: breakfast under Orozco's staircase mural.

11 km · about 20 min drive

Driving roads near Álvaro Obregón

  • 66 kmPaso de CortésThe 3,600-m saddle between the volcanoes Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl, reached by a paved mountain road from Amecameca: the route Cortés marched into the Valley of Mexico in 1519.

When to drive here

Year-round

Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.

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