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Also known as Chapultepec Woods

Chapultepec, more commonly called the "Bosque de Chapultepec" (Chapultepec Forest) in Mexico City, is one of the largest city parks in Mexico, measuring in total just over . Centered on a rock formation called Chapultepec Hill, one of the park's main functions is as an ecological space in Greater Mexico City. It is considered the first and most important of Mexico City's "lungs".

Key facts

Park.name
Chapultepec
Park.photo
Puerta de los leones en Chapultepec 2.jpg
Park.photo_caption
, the main entrance into Chapultepec
Park.mapframe
yes
Park.type
Urban park
Park.location
Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City, Mexico

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Encyclopedic overview

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  • History
  • Characteristics
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  • Second section
  • Third section
  • Fourth section
  • See also
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

Chapultepec, more commonly called the "Bosque de Chapultepec" (Chapultepec Forest) in Mexico City, is one of the largest city parks in Mexico, measuring in total just over . Centered on a rock formation called Chapultepec Hill, one of the park's main functions is as an ecological space in Greater Mexico City. It is considered the first and most important of Mexico City's "lungs".

The area encompassing modern-day Chapultepec has been inhabited and considered a landmark since the pre-Columbian era, when it became a retreat for Aztec rulers. In the colonial period, Chapultepec Castle was built here, eventually becoming the official residence of Mexico's heads of state. It would remain so until 1934, when Los Pinos, in another area of the forest, became the presidential residence.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chapultepec” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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