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Coyoacán & San Ángel


The large San Ángel branch of this popular bookstore chain has outlets on both sides of Quevedo.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Coyoacán & San Ángel attractions

1. Jardín de la Bombilla

0.31 MILES

In this tropically abundant, pruned park spreading east of Avenida Insurgentes, paths encircle the Monumento a Álvaro Obregón, a monolithic shrine to the…

2. Monumento a Álvaro Obregón

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This monument in La Bombilla park in San Ángel is the work of Mexican sculptor Ignacio Asúnsolo and dates from 1935 to commemorate the murder of President…

3. Museo de El Carmen

0.56 MILES

A storehouse of magnificent sacred art in a former school run by the Carmelite order. The collection includes oils by Mexican master Cristóbal de…

4. Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil

0.59 MILES

One of the city’s first contemporary-art spaces, this San Ángel museum was founded by Yucatecan businessman Álvaro Carrillo Gil to store a large…

5. Plaza Santa Catarina

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About a block south of Coyoacán's nursery is Plaza Santa Catarina, with the modest, mustard-colored church that gives the square its name. Across the…

6. Museo Casa del Risco

0.71 MILES

Inside the courtyard of this museum, midway along Plaza San Jacinto’s north side, is an elaborate fountain, a mad mosaic of Talavera tile and Chinese…

7. Centro Cultural Jesús Reyes Heroles

0.72 MILES

The Centro Cultural Jesús Reyes Heroles is a colonial-era estate hosting art and book presentations. Take a wander around the grounds, where yuccas and…

8. Plaza San Jacinto

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Every Saturday the Bazaar Sábado brings masses of color and crowds of people to this San Ángel square, 500m west of Avenida Insurgentes. Museo Casa del…