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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
Tláhuac works well as a base: 10 minutes from Santa Catarina Yecahuizotl, 24km from Chapultepec Castle.
Tláhuac is a city located in Mexico City, Mexico. With a population of 305,076, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Tláhuac 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 Tláhuac to your route.
Tláhuac is one of the sixteen boroughs (demarcación territorial) of Mexico City, located at the southeastern edge of the metropolitan area. Though Tláhuac still contains rural communities within its borders, mostly in the southern and eastern portions, the borough has undergone massive urbanization in the 20thRead more
century, especially in the northwest. Tláhuac has experienced the fastest rate of population growth in Mexico City since the 1960s.
Much of the borough's area is former lakebed where Lake Chalco and Lake Xochimilco met, with the town of San Pedro Tláhuac originally on an island. There are still some lake areas in the present day, along with four major canals and wetlands, also under conservation status. The urbanization has led to serious traffic and transportation problems. In 2012, Line 12 of the Mexico City Metro was completed with a terminal in the borough.
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Tláhuac is located in Mexico City, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 19.2869 latitude, -99.0051 longitude.
Tláhuac has a population of approximately 305,076 people, making it a city 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.
16 km · about 30 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.
18 km · about 20 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.
21 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.
21 km · about 25 min drive
cathedral
The largest cathedral in the Americas, built over three centuries on the north side of the Zócalo in central Mexico City.
21 km · about 25 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.
22 km · about 25 min drive
castle
A hilltop royal castle built in 1785, the only royal castle in the Americas, now housing the National Museum of History.
24 km · about 25 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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