11 Facts About Chapultepec

Bosque de Chapultepec is divided into four sections, with the first section being the oldest and most visited.

Chapultepec had trees and plants from various parts of the Aztec Empire planted here.

The Chapultepec aqueduct led water from the springs of the forest to an area in what was the south of the city, called Salto del Agua.

In 1785, the Franciscan hermitage was demolished to make way for the Chapultepec Castle, converting the hill and the forest around it into a summer retreat for colonial viceroys.

Chapultepec Park is the second largest city park in Latin America, after the Santiago Metropolitan Park in Chile, measuring in total just over 686 hectares .

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The name "Chapultepec" means "at the grasshopper hill" in Nahuatl and refers to a large rock formation that is the center of the park's first section.

Archeological studies have unearthed and identified tombs associated with Teotihuacan, a Toltec altar on the summit of Chapultepec Hill, remains of a colonial era aqueduct, paths associated with Nezahualcoyotl, and an area where Aztec priests ingested peyote as part of religious rites.

Chapultepec Zoo is the most visited attraction of the park, especially on Sundays.

Chapultepec began with species native to Mexico and then added others from the rest of the world.

Chapultepec modeled the zoo after the Bioparco di Roma in Rome, Italy.

At the foot of the Chapultepec Hill is an extension of the Museum of History called the Museo del Caracol .