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26 noviembre, 2023The inhabitants of Mexico City have everything to have fun, from parks, lodging, museums and squares, to a forest that offers a large number of activities. We are referring to the Chapultepec Forest, an area full of trees and green areas where entire families can find museums, fountains to take a souvenir photo and a Castle that protects part of the history of Mexico.
Chapultepec, a variety of attractions
In addition to the Fair, the Chapultepec Forest houses other attractions in its 678 hectares that visitors greatly enjoy. Some have an architecture and design that cannot be stopped from being photographed, for example, the Altar to the Homeland, a work by architect Enrique Aragón Echegaray that was built in honor of the child heroes.
To exercise and at the same time entertain yourself, there are the boats in the first and second sections of the Forest, there are some that are for two, four and even five people.
And in addition to the boats, you can also rent kayaks, either for one or two people. But this is not all, visitors can also visit the Botanical Garden which has a wide variety of plants; there is the Casa del Lago “Juan José Arreola”, a cultural center where workshops, concerts and plays are offered; the National Museum of Anthropology or the Papalote Children's Museum for the little ones.
The museums are part of the most important attractions that Chapultepec Forest has, we already mentioned the Papalote and the Anthropology museum, there is also the Modern Art museum and the Caracol museum.
There is another very attractive museum for tourists and it is located inside the Chapultepec Castle, a historical construction that not only houses its own history, but also that of some episodes that marked the course of Mexico.
Chapultepec Castle Museum
Once the presidents of Mexico established that Los Pinos would be their new residence, the castle was declared on February 3, 1939 as the new National Museum of History, Castillo de Chapultepec. The inauguration of the facility took place on September 27, 1944, as a place where people can find “a vision of the history of Mexico, from the Conquest and formation of New Spain to the dawn of the 20th century,” according to the INAH
The museum is divided into eight spaces, in which the most important and determining moments in the history of our country are shown:
- Two isolated continents: gives a vision of Europe and America, the conquest that the Europeans made over different territories of the world and the civilizations that existed in American lands.
- The kingdom of New Spain: a review of the three centuries that shaped the foundations of what is currently Mexico, as well as the mix of ethnicities, languages and traditions. Viceroys: one of the forms of government that Mexico had after the conquest of Hernán Cortés is addressed.
- Here the viceroys are shown as the representation of the Spanish monarch in Mexican lands.
- Malachites: there is a wide sample of the decorative objects that goldsmiths and artists made over several centuries.
- The War of Independence: a vision is offered of the events that marked this era in the history of Mexico, which allowed our territory to be separated from Spain.
- The young nation: the new governments it had, as well as its main decisions in independent Mexico are captured in this space.
- Towards modernity: an overview is offered of the influence that Porfirio Díaz had on the history of Mexico.
- 20th century: it is a space dedicated to the appearance of technology, which was reflected in inventions such as television.
Chapultepec Castle was built between 1785 and 1787 at the top of Chapulín Hill, to serve as a rest house for Viceroy Bernardo de Gálvez.
The Castle has been given different uses since its creation, as the headquarters of the Military College it experienced an American invasion in September 1847, an episode where the “Children Heroes” died.
This famous construction served as the imperial residence for Maximilian and Charlotte of Habsburg, the emperors who ruled our country from 1864 to 1867, the year in which he was executed.
The Castle was the presidential residence for several Mexican leaders, including Porfirio Díaz and Venustiano Carranza; until Lázaro Cárdenas established Los Pinos as the new presidential home.
The hotels near Chapultepec are surrounded by the city atmosphere that is combined with the nature that distinguishes this forest, something that undoubtedly gives them a plus for all tourists looking for a good accommodation.
For this reason, at Stanza we care about providing quality service, which we achieve from a combination of comfort and personalized attention. Thanks to this, travelers have chosen us as one of the best lodging options in the Roma-Condesa area.