Alameda Central

This article is about the park in Mexico City. For the park in Los Angeles, see Central-Alameda, Los Angeles. For other uses, see Alameda.
Alameda Central
Aerial shot of Alameda Central to the north-west
TypeUrban park
LocationCuauhtémoc, Mexico City, Mexico
Coordinates19°26′08″N 99°08′38″W / 19.43556°N 99.14389°W / 19.43556; -99.14389

Alameda Central is a public urban park in downtown Mexico City. Established in 1592, Alameda Central is the oldest public park in the Americas.[1][2] Located in Delegación Cuauhtémoc between Juárez Avenue and Hidalgo Avenue, the park is adjacent to the Palacio de Bellas Artes and can be accessed by Metro Bellas Artes.

  1. ^ Meade, Julie (2016). Moon Mexico City. Avalon Publishing. ISBN 9781631214097. Just west of Bellas Artes, the Alameda Central is the largest green space in the center of the city and the oldest public park in the Americas.
  2. ^ "Three Kings Day in Mexico, a holiday in flux". LA Times Blogs - La Plaza. 6 January 2011. Consider the scene this week at the Alameda Central, the downtown Mexico City park historians describe as the oldest planned urban green space in the Americas.