Parque México

A main focus is the peaceful, beautifully kept Parque México, full of trees, well-maintained paths, benches with cute little roofs, and signs exhorting everyone to demonstrate their ecoconsciousness and treat their parque nicely. Amsterdam, which runs in an oval loop one block outside the park's perimeter, was originally a horse-race track. When the track was handed over to developers in 1924, it was stipulated that a certain area inside it must be kept green - hence Parque México.

Parque España, two blocks northwest, has a children's fun fair and is a bit more frenetic. Parque México is a 500m walk north from Chilpancingo metro station, or a 1km walk south from Sevilla station - or you can get a pesero south on Av Insurgentes from Insurgentes metro station to the intersection with Calle Michoacán (there's a Woolworth store on the corner), and walk two blocks west to the park.