Cuauhtémoc Forest

The Cuauhtémoc Forest is much more than an important lung of Morelia.

Among its tree-lined sidewalks, testimonies of multiple layers of the city's own history are preserved.

Founded as an indigenous neighborhood in the 16th century, under the name of Barrio de San Pedro, in the 19th century it became a place for Morelians to stroll and a privileged place for distinguished local and foreign families who found here a space suitable for the ideal model of life they sought, in accordance with the health policies of the time focused on hygiene and contact with nature. The few buildings that have been preserved, as well as the testimonies of those that have already disappeared, allow us to see that its layout and buildings reflect Porfirian dreams, the desire to be cosmopolitan and the modernity of the early years of the 20th century.

In 1916, it went from being the San Pedro Forest to the Cuauhtémoc Forest, as we know it today, a place where you can relax and have a good time.

With its green spaces, the park, declared a Protected Natural Area in 2005, is a meeting point for the inhabitants of Morelia. Equipped with a beautiful gazebo, wrought iron benches, trees, children's areas and a skating rink, the park also houses two of the most important museums in the state: the Alfredo Zalce Museum of Contemporary Art and the Doctor Manuel Martínez Solórzano Museum of Natural History.