"Coyoacan" Coyoacán by Jim_Eliason

Coyoacán Travel Guide: 35 reviews and 144 photos

Until recently Coyoacan was a small village south of Mexico City but in the last 50 years it has become a southern suburb. Coyoacan is very historicaly significant as the original Colonial capital of Cortes prior to the founding of Mexico City and also as the home of one of Mexico's most famous artist, Frida Kahlo. Today Coyoacan is a well to do suburb of Mexico City and a popular weekend destination for locals

Casa Cortes

Frida Kahlo's Casa Azul

Pros and Cons

Pros:Beautiful city
Cons:crowded on weekends
In a nutshell:great way to escape the bustle and pollution of Mexico City

Last visit to Coyoacán: Nov 2006
Intro Updated Dec 9, 2006
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Casa Cortes Things to Do (4)

This building was built by Cortes as his seat of his spanish adminstration during the siege of the Aztec capital of... more travel advice

Plaza Hildalgo Things to Do (4)

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Museo Nacional de Culturas Populares - Coyoacán

Museo Nacional de Culturas Populares Things to Do (4)

This museum holds temporary exhibits of Mexican popular culture. At the time I was there it had an exhibit of local... more travel advice

Casa Azul - Museo Frida Kahlo Things to Do (4)

This is the museum is in the home of Mexico's premier female artist Frida Kahlo. Kahlo was married to Diego Riveria,... more travel advice

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mircaskirca Jun 26, 2007 at 7:41 AM

Bohemian Coayacan... I enjoyed it too, especially Casa Azul -such a fascinating place to visit!!
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victorwkf Dec 30, 2006 at 7:04 AM

Interesting place in mexico which i hope to visit one day :)
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Stephen-KarenConn Dec 21, 2006 at 10:55 AM

What colorful buildings! Another place in Mexico I would like to see.
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tpangelinan Dec 17, 2006 at 6:27 PM

Nice job, some like a neat place to visit, never been to Mexico but would love to visit some day, this looks like a place to add while there! Thank for the great info. :o)
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VeronicaG Dec 13, 2006 at 5:45 PM

I'll have to keep Coyoacan in mind when planning a trip to Mexico...which I hope will be someday soon!
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bpacker Dec 13, 2006 at 2:18 AM

I am a big fan of Frida K's surrealistic paintings, Jim. Thanks for sharing that tip.
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Bwana_Brown Dec 9, 2006 at 3:59 PM

Coyoacan looks like a very nice little escape spot from bustling Mexico City! So many interesting places to see and yet so little time!
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Sininen Dec 9, 2006 at 5:06 AM

Great tips and such colourful pictures!