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Xochimilco Floating Gardens
A network of ancient Aztec canals and artificial islands where colorful trajinera boats glide past floating gardens and mariachi bands.
11 km · about 20 min drive
Mexico City, Mexico · North America
San Juan Ixtayopan works well as a base: 5 minutes from San Andrés Mixquic, 28km from Chapultepec Castle.
San Juan Ixtayopan is a town located in Mexico City, Mexico. With a population of 24,120, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, San Juan Ixtayopan 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 San Juan Ixtayopan to your route.
On 23 November 2004, three plainclothes Federal Preventative Police (PFP) officers, Cristóbal Bonilla Martín, Edgar Moreno Nolasco, and Víctor Mireles Barrera, were lynched in San Juan Ixtayopan, Tláhuac, a borough of Mexico City, after they were accused of kidnapping two children from a local elementary school.Read more
Moreno was eventually extracted by riot police and sent to the hospital, where he remained in a coma for around a month; Mireles and Bonilla were both killed, with their bodies being doused in gasoline and set alight. The next day, at least 32 people were arrested in an operation by the Federal Investigations Agency.
The lynching was almost uniformly condemned, sparking discussion concerning Mexico's justice system and vigilantism. Criticism was especially levied at law enforcement's sluggish response to the incident, resulting in the dismissal of several high-ranking officials, including Marcelo Ebrard, then Mexico City's chief of police.
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San Juan Ixtayopan is located in Mexico City, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 19.2319 latitude, -98.9987 longitude.
San Juan Ixtayopan has a population of approximately 24,120 people, making it a town in Mexico.
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Essential numbers in Mexico
Green Angels (free tourist roadside assistance on federal highways): 078.
Full driving guide for Mexico8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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A network of ancient Aztec canals and artificial islands where colorful trajinera boats glide past floating gardens and mariachi bands.
11 km · about 20 min drive
racetrack
The Mexico City circuit hosting the Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix, built around the Foro Sol stadium section.
21 km · about 25 min drive
museum
The vibrant blue house where Frida Kahlo was born, lived, and died, filled with her art, personal objects, and Diego Rivera's collection.
22 km · about 25 min drive
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Mexico City's premier amusement park with world-class coasters and seasonal events in the south of the city.
23 km · about 25 min drive
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One of the largest public plazas in the world and the historic heart of Mexico City, surrounded by the National Palace and Metropolitan Cathedral.
26 km · about 30 min drive
cathedral
The largest cathedral in the Americas, built over three centuries on the north side of the Zócalo in central Mexico City.
27 km · about 30 min drive
restaurant
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.
27 km · about 30 min drive
castle
A hilltop royal castle built in 1785, the only royal castle in the Americas, now housing the National Museum of History.
28 km · about 35 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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