Things to see and do México

Erected in 2021, this monument is the brainchild of the feminist collective " Antimonumenta vivas nos queremos " (which could be translated as "antimonumentes, alive we-want-us"), whose aim was to erect counter-monuments with feminist messages, the group recently became the "Frente Amplio de Las Mujeres que Luchan" ("the great front of women who fight"), which today aims to denounce gender violence and give visibility to the fight against feminicide. The statue is nicknamed "Gloriette aux femmes qui luttent" ("Gloriette to the women who fight"). It stands on one of Mexico City's most important thoroughfares, having replaced a statue of Christopher Columbus in the square formerly known as "Glorieta a Colon". This space has thus become highly symbolic for having been decolonized on the one hand, and feminized and rebuilt for the feminist cause on the other. This gazebo is dedicated to all Mexican women, whether indigenous, Afro-Mexican, white, victims, disappeared, fighters, journalists, citizens... who have suffered in one way or another from patriarchal oppression, or who are committed in one way or another to the feminist cause. The erection and presence of this statue in the heart of the capital has unsurprisingly generated a great deal of controversy. This space, together with the action of the feminist collectives behind it, commands respect, humility and admiration.

On the Paseo de la Reforma, one of Mexico City's main thoroughfares, the "Passage of Heroines" was inaugurated in 2020, featuring statues of great Mexican female figures, to honor their historic contribution to the nation. Fourteen women are represented:

Carmen Serdán Alatriste (1873-1948), a revolutionary who took an active part in the fight against the Porfirio Diaz regime

Juana Belén Gutiérrez Chávez (1857-1942), a Mexican journalist who fought with the Zapatistas and was an icon of the women's suffrage movement

Sara Pérez Romero (1870-1952): political activist, known as "the first lady of the revolution" for her revolutionary bias within the anti-re-electionist party and her marriage to President Francisco Madero

Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez (1768-1829), nicknamed "la Cogerridora", played a key role in mobilizing the city of Queretaro for independence

Gertrudis Bocanegra (1765-1817), insurgent, contributed to the war for independence and was executed

Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1651-1695) : first poetess of the Americas, archetypal ^17th-century woman scholar and feminist, a benchmark of Mexican literature and culture

Matilde Montoya La Fragua (1859-1939), a midwife by training, was one of the first women to obtain a doctorate in medicine

Leona Vicario (1789-1842): one of the country's first female journalists, known as the heroine of independence for her ingenious coded communication system

Margarita Maza (1846-1925) , wife of President Benito Juarez, she was his advisor and supporter from behind the scenes

Hermila Galindo (1886-1954) , writer and radical feminist, she is considered one of his precursors

Elvia Carrilo Puerto (1878-1968), "the Suffragist", involved in the women's suffrage movement, was one of the first women to be elected to Parliament

Dolores Jiménez y Muro (1848-1925): a teacher and revolutionary, she united women to demand their political and social rights as part of the revolution

Agustina Martínez Heredia: she agreed to enlist 12 of her sons in Benito Juarez's army to fight against the French, and for this she is considered a national heroine

A final statue is dedicated to the Mexicanas Anónimas Forjadoras de la República, the "anonymous women who forged the Republic", in other words, to all those who contributed in one way or another to building and forging today's homeland.

Set in the former convent of Churubusco, this museum recounts the armed interventions of different foreign powers (Spain, the United States, France) in Mexico from the th century to the early th century. Pretty place in front.

This beautiful Baroque style residence was built at the end of the 18th century by the Counts of San Mateo Valparaiso as a dowry for their daughter. A few years later, this residence became the residence of Agustín Iturbide, a soldier who played an important role in Mexico's independence and was proclaimed emperor under the name of Agustín I in 1822. Today, the building is occupied by the Banamex Foundation, which has opened historic rooms on the first floor, while hosting top-level temporary exhibitions on the ground floor.

The work of the famous cartoonists is presented.

Beautiful rooms with wooden panelling. This house of the first printing of the American continent was a hotel, followed by trade until the INAH (National Institute of Anthropology and History) and the UAM (Autonomous University University) took charge of this building. Today, this building houses the book museum. These instruments can be seen in the process of manufacturing and printing books from the th to the th century.

Recently created animal park, 5 minutes from Teotihuacán pyramids. For the small and the larger. Among the main attractions, you can feed tigers and giraffes, learn to milk cows and visit the bird sanctuary, which has more than 50 different species.

Magnificent convent built in the early th century by the order of St Augustine. The construction of this building dates back to 1524, making it one of Mexico's oldest monasteries. Even though the building has been partially reconstructed in the following centuries, the convent still has a few original paintings from the th century. In the rooms, there are also some religious exhibits from the colonial era. If you visit the pyramids of Teotihuacán, make a little detour to the former Couvent convent, you will not regret it.