Mexico
Coyoacán Borough

Discover travel destinations of travelers writing a travel journal on FindPenguins.
Top 10 Travel Destinations Coyoacán Borough
Show all
Travelers at this place
    • Day 110

      Frido Khalo musuem & home!

      February 19, 2020 in Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

      We visited the much famed house of Frida Kahlo in the afternoon, she is such a big figure of influence here in Mexico, know for her amazing paintings, individually in her dress sense, personally and home. She also was a revolutionary woman not scared to explore the new and controversial decisions in her life. Despite her misfortunes in life she was always positive and strong minded throughout (she contracted polio when she was a young child, and this made one of her legs shorter, then while in high school she had a terrible accident involving a train crash where was paralised and bed ridden for 1 year, where she started to paint as a hobby before she could walk again! She later realised in her life because of the accident she could no longer have children and continued to give her pain throughout her whole life) She married the famous painter Diago Rivera who she lived with in the house we visited with its beautiful gardens, colourful and creative interior.Read more

    • Day 110

      Coyoacan walking tour pt2

      February 19, 2020 in Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

      More of coyoacan quiet neighbourhood, before we got to the main square. Unfortunately we had cut the walking tour short, as we had to book out tickets in advance for the Frida Kahlo House, as its a real tourist attraction all the time 😅. But after visiting Frida Kahlo's House we revisited the main square in Coyoacan and had a small but yummy Mexican meal and made our own self guided tour before heading off for our flight to Puerto Escondido (yet another beach town in the south of Mexico😂😂) 3 days in the city and its all too much it would seem! We loved México City, and wished we'd have booked longer, so we can do alot more.... I'm not sure even a week here would be enough to see everything!Read more

    • Day 110

      Coyoacan walking tour

      February 19, 2020 in Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

      This morning we took an uber (of course so we could pack and have more sleep lol 😂) to the beautiful Coyoacan neighbourhood, home to the rich and the famous Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. Apparently alot of famous stars of Mexican TV live in this area, and so makes since why it would cost around 1.5million dollors to buy just a small place here 😳😱 alot of people that live here though have had the houses in the family for generations, so that's how alot of normal people can afford to here too. The area has a very bohemian atmosphere with lots of small coffee, and cake shops with a beautiful town centre with alot of history around. We also took a visit to some of the gardens, which some are unnone to the mexicans visting the neighbourhood, as most tourist stick to the main centre of the town.Read more

    • Day 1–3

      Coyoacan, Mexico City

      January 1 in Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

      So after a long flight and a long day (6 hours longer than normal due to the time zones) we arrived safely in Mexico City. This is a mega city with a population of 22.2 million so we picked the quiet suburb of Coyoacan for our first two days to allow us to settle in.

      This area has a bohemian and hipster vibe with plenty of street entertainers, local food and markets and interesting architecture.

      The area is most famous for being the home of celebrated Mexican artist Frida Kahlo and her husband the muralist Diego Rivera. We visited her childhood home where she stayed much of her short life. Called Casa Azul (blue house) it had lovely grounds and provided rich insight into her challenging life and the art it fuelled.

      We then went to the Leo Trotsky museum, the house where he lived in exile from Stalinist Russia, suffered multiple assassination attempts before he was eventually murdered (with an ice axe).

      We spent the rest of the day exploring the streets, market and did some birding in the local park. Because this is a new country for us most of the birds were brand new. Of the 18 species we identified 16 were life ticks. Highlights were the small Ladder-Backed Woodpecker and the brilliant red Summer Tanager.

      Tomorrow we are heading to Valle de Bravo for a few days (a 3 hour bus ride) to see the Monarch Butterflies.
      Read more

    • Day 57

      Mexico City IV: Coyoacán

      October 6, 2022 in Mexico ⋅ 🌧 19 °C

      Today, we took a longer ride out south to the bohemian arts quarter of Coyoacán, where Frida Kahlo used to live. With low buildings and tree shaded alleyways, it seems almost like a village in the city.
      After a hearty breakfast (no more scrambled eggs and no more tacos please), we explored the quarter a bit. At noon, we had tickets to enter the Frida Kahlo museum. The building - the blue house where she actually lived - was beautiful, however both Esther and I are not the greatest admirers of her art itself.
      In the afternoon, we had booked a food tour with our great guide Rosa, who showed us all Coyoacán has to offer. Which is essentially tacos in all shapes and forms and fillings. We still had a great time as we also felt like we got to know the area a lot better.
      Read more

    • Day 29

      Mexico City: Sales & Marketing

      March 4, 2020 in Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

      After another overnight bus, early morning finds me back at the Terminal Norte in Mexico City. The long-distance buses, while not always being punctual, are generally comfortable and efficiently run. They are classified (this one is first class) and by checking in at the Manzanillo ticket office, I get notification of the vehicle number. Always useful to ensure one gets on the right one. They tend to take breaks only to swap drivers which leaves no time to get food en route but most services provide sandwiches and water as sustenance. At Terminal Norte I deliberately avoid the fast food chains and find a downmarket but perfectly adequate place for the morning fix of huevos rancheros. when they ask for my name to call out when they're ready, I say Alan---quite a common name in Mexico and easier to pronounce than James!

      Back in Roma it's like coming home. Hard to believe I've been away less than a month. I get there via 2 changes of Metro, one of which involves a 5+ minute underground walk. But a bargain for 5 pesos (20p). The empty lot next door to Oaxaca 21 where there was such a commotion on my last stay has been tinned up. Otherwise no changes.

      A siesta to recover from the journey charges me up for the markets. The nearest one is Mercado Medellin, where stalls specialise in products from around the continent. By a coincidence I find Chile and Cuba next to each other both here and on street names in the city centre. The biggest one in the centre is Mercado Merced, at least 10 times the size of a football pitch and every conceivable item is sold, all assembled with microscopic precision. But how will they---both stallholders and customers---manage when the virus strikes?
      Read more

    • Day 37

      Coyoacán - ohne Diego

      February 15 in Mexico ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C

      Wie könnte der Tag besser beginnen als mit ein paar Gruselgeschichten?! Stimmt, es gibt keine bessere Art und Weise und so höre ich mir ebensolche über das Stadtviertel Tepito (unweit unseres Hostels gelegen) von einer Mitreisenden an - man solle bloß nicht in dessen Nähe kommen, hier gebe es alles, Drogen, Waffen, Entführung, Organraub.
      Eines der Dinge, die ich in Mexiko gelernt habe - ich habe definitiv zu wenig Phantasie für Verbrechen - zum Glück, je mehr Möglichkeiten an Verbrechen sich auftun, desto mehr Sorgen muss man sich ja machen. Der Organraub ist jedenfalls ein neuer Aspekt auf meiner Reise, sodass ich den heutigen Tag in stetem Bewusstsein meiner beiden vorhandenen Nieren verbringe.
      Nach diesem netten Gemeinschaftsbad-Plausch brauche ich erst mal eine Beruhigungs-Chocolate und dann geht es zum Nationalpalast, um mich für Diego Riveras Murales zu registrieren. Leider geht die Besichtigung nur im Rahmen einer Tour, wofür ich nach einigem Anstehen einen Platz um 15.30 Uhr bekomme.
      Genug Zeit also für Frida Kahlo vorher - also ab nach Coyoacán! Mein Frida-Slot ist um 12 Uhr, sodass ich vorher noch einen Cappuccino beim Mercado de Coyoacán trinken und die gemütliche Stimmung dort genießen kann und dann geht es ins Casa azul.
      Hier ist es ganz schön voll - ehrlicherweise fast etwas zu voll - aber das Museum ist schön. Es werden weniger ihre Werke, als eher ihre Kollektion an Lebensgegenständen und ihre Kleidung ausgestellt, die ja auch irgendwie Kunst sind. Und natürlich kann man durch den wunderschönen Garten schlendern, in dem riesige Monsteras die Bäume hochklettern. Abgesehen von dem regen touristischen Treiben kann ich mir richtig vorstellen wie schön es gewesen sein muss hier zu leben, insbesondere wenn noch ein paar Affen durch den Garten springen.
      Nach dem Museumsbesuch schlendere ich etwas durch Coyoacán, statte dem Markt nochmal einen Besuch ab, um noch ein paar lästig mitzuschleppende Souvenirs zu erwerben und laufe dann entlang der Avenida Francisco Sosa in Richtung des Parks. Das Viertel ist richtig schön, breite Straßen, bunte Häuser, gemütliche Cafés, kein Gefühl von Unsicherheit, keine Nieren-Verlustangst.
      Während ich eine Weg-Mango verzehrend weiterlaufe, so vor mich hinträumend wie es wäre in einem blauen Haus in Coyoacán zu leben, fällt mir plötzlich etwas auf den Kopf - ich werde Opfer eines Vogel-Darmangriffs! Zum Glück scheint es nur ein kleiner Darm gewesen zu sein, trotzdem bisschen eklig und das vor meinem Date mit Diego. Aber soll ja Glück bringen... also schnell mal abgetupft (oder einmassiert, so genau kann ich das nicht sagen) und weiter in den Park. So langsam muss ich mich etwas sputen, sodass der Parkspaziergang eher einem Powerwalk gleicht. Ich rufe mir wieder ein Uber, aber leider habe ich allerlei Verspätungen nicht mit eingerechnet und so komme ich 20 Minuten zu spät am Nationalpalast an. Eigentlich würde man ja denken das ist eine normale Zeitverschiebung für Mexiko, doch Diegos Türsteher kennen keine Gnade - Termin verpasst. Kein Diego heute. Ich bin etwas enttäuscht, aber vielleicht klappt es beim nächsten Mal ja dann zumindest mit Häufchen-freier Frisur.
      Also ruhe ich mich kurz aus, gehe dann Geld abheben und etwas essen im Café De Tacuba - absolutes Kultcafé, spätestens seit der Band. Hier bestelle ein Gericht mit Nopal - sehr lecker. Dann bezahle ich und hierbei fällt mir auf, dass ich erstmalig andere 500 Peso-Scheine aus dem Bankautomaten bekommen habe - und wie könnte es anders sein, als dass Diego Rivera mich hiervon anschaut. Das ist doch ein Witz.
      Danach hole ich mir noch wie alle Mexikaner etwas für mein morgiges Frühstück im Zuckerparadies (der Pasteleria Ideal), wo allerlei Leckereien für unglaublich wenig Geld angeboten werden. Wenn ich schon um meine Organe fürchten muss, verhunze ich sie vorher wenigstens noch schön mit Kiloweise Zucker.
      Dann geht es zurück zum Hostel und abgesehen von einem neuen Verfolgungswahn überlebe ich Tag 37 somit dennoch in toto.
      Read more

    • Day 3–4

      Coyoacan and Xochimilco

      February 12 in Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

      Never skip Crossfit Training 😆

      3. Video: they do not drink their tequila with Salt and Lemon but their Beer. Not approved 🤢👎🏻

      3. Video: sie trinken nicht ihren Tequila mit Salz und Zitrone sondern ihr Bier. Für nicht gut empfunden 🤢👎🏻Read more

    • Day 5

      Xochimilco, Frida Kahlo museum & Coyocan

      January 3 in Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

      First-thing we headed out to the floating gardens of Xochimilco on the fringes of the city. We jumped on a boat for a tour of the canals that meander through this area. Xochimilco is significant as they were once connected to the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan (now Mexico City) by a causeway and is where the Aztecs grew much of their food due to the fertile nature of the land. Now the canals are lined with modern properties and a LOT of tourist boats (although locals also hire them for various parties). The trip was a little underwhelming, we expected to see vibrant colours of flower growers and all kinds of activities going on but there wasn’t much of interest apart from seeing the ancient canals which I am sure have been modified heavily since the Aztecs were about (we’re probably spoilt by previous experiences of floating markets and gardens in SE Asia and India)!

      Moving on we headed to Coyocan, a suburb on the outskirts of Mexico City. The vibe here was completely different! It’s a colonial village which has been absorbed by the city but the Spanish influence was abundant in the architecture. Coyocan is an artsy location, our first visit was to a renowned Mexican artists home, Frida Kahlo. Now a museum it has been left almost as it was the day she died with rooms dedicated to her life and art. She was a real troper, at a young age she contracted Polio and at 18 she was severely injured in a bus accident which left her largely bedridden. Whilst this caused her many challenges through life her love of art persisted. It was nice to slow the pace a little and wonder through the museum. Unusually Bert fell asleep on Marks shoulder so he had to lug the dribbling dead weight about and Elana enjoyed the gardens, self-portraits and paintings of fruit and veg!

      After the museum and a spot of lunch in the local market we had the chance to stroll the streets of Coyocan, whist enjoying a spot of lunch in the local market, taking in the architecture and admiring another Basilica. Elana enjoys going in, looking at the artwork and observing people at prayer. Perhaps it gives her the opportunity to gather her own thoughts! Alas another day complete and back to our hotel in the centre of downtown, tomorrow we head to Oaxaca!
      Read more

    • Day 4

      Religious Street Festival

      November 19, 2023 in Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

      Opened the front gate to find a Religious Street Festival celebrating the various Saints that are worshipped across the surrounding 'Barrios' (working-class neighbourhood).

      Colourful floats lined with fresh fruit and effigies sprawled the street whilst the sounds of mariachi bands clashed with the beat of parade drums.

      Some locals were also dressed in traditional outfits donning incredible head pieces as others performed machette sword fighting routines.
      Read more

    You might also know this place by the following names:

    Coyoacán, Coyoacan, Coyoacán Borough, Delegación de Coyoacán

    Join us:

    FindPenguins for iOSFindPenguins for Android