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[[File:Reloj del Parque Hundido.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Floral clock of the park.]] |
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'''Parque Hundido''' is the common name for the park named '''Luis G. Urbina''' located in [[Mexico City]]. The translation of its common name is "Sunken Park". The Luis G. Park Urbina park is located on the perimeters of the Colonia Extremadura Insurgentes, in the zone of Mixcoac near Colonia del Valle and next to Colonia Nochebuena. It is one of the most famous parks in Mexico City and it is highlighted by many original attractions. |
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'''Parque Hundido''' (official name is '''Parque Luis G. Urbina''') is an urban park located in [[Benito Juárez, Mexico City|Benito Juárez]], [[Mexico City]]. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/mexico/articles/the-most-beautiful-parks-and-gardens-in-mexico-city/|title=The Most Beautiful Parks and Gardens in Mexico City|last=Cocking|first=Lauren|website=Culture Trip|access-date=2019-05-26}}</ref> |
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== Background == |
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Its history dates back to the time when the land of the [[Porfiriato]], which once occupied the brick-making company Ladrillera Nochebuena<ref>''Note: [[Nochebuena]] translates to Christas Eve.''</ref> several species of trees were planted thus creating the forest Nochebuena. |
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Its site was occupied by the brick-making company Ladrillera Nochebuena<ref>''Note: [[Nochebuena]] translates to Christmas Eve.''</ref> from the mid 19th century until the beginning of [[Porfiriato]], when the brick company moved away and the site became an empty depression. By 1910, several species of trees were planted, creating the Nochebuena forest (''Bosque de la Nochebuena''). The area has been populated since late 18th century. However, the area was a collection of small towns and was, at that time, far away from Mexico City itself. |
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In the late 1930s, having paved and widened [[Avenida de los Insurgentes]], the city government decided to use the beautiful setting of the forest to create a new park. Its layout comprised gardens, walkways, a dual [[Jai alai|jai-alai]]/[[Fronton (court)|fronton]] court, and fountains for visitors to enjoy. In the late 1940s, when modern urbanization began around the park, it became known as the "Chinese Park", since its landscaping evoked Chinese gardens, but this changed in 1972, when several reproductions of archaeological pieces were placed in various parts of the park, though the layout was barely modified. Six walking routes were traced: the highlands, the Zapotec, Mayan, Olmec, Totonac, and Huastec, with artistic reproductions of precolombian stone work; each route was marked with a distinctively colored line on the floor. Today, these routes are used by runners and joggers.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://mexicocityperambulations.blogspot.com/2018/06/mexico-citys-sunken-park-parque-hundido.html|title=Mexico City Ambles: Mexico City's Sunken Park, Parque Hundido|last=Brundage|first=Reed|date=2018-06-09|website=Mexico City Ambles|access-date=2019-05-26}}</ref> |
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== Features == |
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In the late thirties, having paved and widened the Avenue de los Insurgentes, the city government decided to use the beautiful setting of the forest, which offered several levels of land due to the operation of brick kilns in the area, to create a new park. Its layout comprises gardens, walkways and fountains for visitors to enjoy. |
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[[File:Estatua Vicente Guerrero Parque Hundido.jpg|thumb|The Vicente Guerrero statue in June 2022]] |
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The main attraction is a floral clock, created by a prestigious watchmaker [[Relojes Centenario]]. It is located at the center of the park, near a flag pole (the highest point in the park) and at the end of a wide staircase that leads to Avenida de los Insurgentes via a small plaza named Plaza [[Dolores del Río]], a tribute to one of the great divas of [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] and the [[Golden Age of Mexican cinema]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g150800-d184137-Reviews-Parque_Hundido-Mexico_City_Central_Mexico_and_Gulf_Coast.html|title=Parque Hundido (Mexico City) - 2019 All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (with Photos)|website=TripAdvisor|language=en|access-date=26 May 2019}}</ref> |
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There is also an audiorama for up to 141 people, surrounded by lush vegetation, suitable for listening to classical music and poetry. It hosts a free [[Film society|cineclub]] that screens classic and contemporary Mexican and international film and events such as conferences, bingo games, some small-scale plays, workshops or jazz festivals.<ref>{{cite web|title=Abren Cineclub al aire libre en el Parque Hundido|url=https://datanoticias.com/2020/10/21/abren-cineclub-al-aire-libre-en-el-parque-hundido/|website=Data Noticias|date=21 October 2020|access-date=6 December 2022|language=es}}</ref> |
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In 1972, several reproductions of archaeological pieces distributed in various parts of the park were placed. Six routes were made: the highlands, the Zapotec, Mayan, Olmec, Totonac, and Huastec, with artistic reproductions of precolombian stone work; each route was marked with a distinctively colored line on the floor. |
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A special area is reserved for off-leash dogs. A chess area and some concrete seating structures are also found in the park. In recent years, the children's playground was upgraded, [[EcoBici (Mexico City)|EcoBici]] stations were added, a bike track was added and a restrooms were added. The park is home to a large number of birds, squirrels and lizards. There are also a large number of cats which are fed and kept inside the park.<ref name=":1" /> |
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One of it important attractions is a floral clock, created by a prestigious watchmaker of Puebla; {{citation needed|date=June 2015}} it is located at the end of a wide staircase that leads to a square named Plaza [[Dolores del Río]], in tribute to one of the great divas of golden era of cinema in Mexico. |
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| ⚫ | The corner of Insurgentes Avenue and Porfirio Díaz Avenue, which is also part of the park, has been a busy rush-hour crossing since the [[Mexico City Metrobús]] opened in 2006, and includes a fountain and a statue of [[Vicente Guerrero]] on a horse, that was a gift from the [[Guerrero|State of Guerrero]] to Mexico City. This corner has, since the 1970s, been a meeting point for weekly Sunday bike rides. The AC Bicycletero Movement meets under the statue of the hero of Independence of Mexico, and under the name of ''Biciperros'' still perform Sunday walks that are free to all.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Elsewhere in the park there is an audiorama for up to 141 people, surrounded by lush vegetation, suitable for listening to classical music and poetry. |
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==Notes and references== |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 07:07, 6 May 2023
Parque Hundido (official name is Parque Luis G. Urbina) is an urban park located in Benito Juárez, Mexico City. [1]
Background
[edit]Its site was occupied by the brick-making company Ladrillera Nochebuena[2] from the mid 19th century until the beginning of Porfiriato, when the brick company moved away and the site became an empty depression. By 1910, several species of trees were planted, creating the Nochebuena forest (Bosque de la Nochebuena). The area has been populated since late 18th century. However, the area was a collection of small towns and was, at that time, far away from Mexico City itself. In the late 1930s, having paved and widened Avenida de los Insurgentes, the city government decided to use the beautiful setting of the forest to create a new park. Its layout comprised gardens, walkways, a dual jai-alai/fronton court, and fountains for visitors to enjoy. In the late 1940s, when modern urbanization began around the park, it became known as the "Chinese Park", since its landscaping evoked Chinese gardens, but this changed in 1972, when several reproductions of archaeological pieces were placed in various parts of the park, though the layout was barely modified. Six walking routes were traced: the highlands, the Zapotec, Mayan, Olmec, Totonac, and Huastec, with artistic reproductions of precolombian stone work; each route was marked with a distinctively colored line on the floor. Today, these routes are used by runners and joggers.[3]
Features
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The main attraction is a floral clock, created by a prestigious watchmaker Relojes Centenario. It is located at the center of the park, near a flag pole (the highest point in the park) and at the end of a wide staircase that leads to Avenida de los Insurgentes via a small plaza named Plaza Dolores del Río, a tribute to one of the great divas of Hollywood and the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.[4]
There is also an audiorama for up to 141 people, surrounded by lush vegetation, suitable for listening to classical music and poetry. It hosts a free cineclub that screens classic and contemporary Mexican and international film and events such as conferences, bingo games, some small-scale plays, workshops or jazz festivals.[5]
A special area is reserved for off-leash dogs. A chess area and some concrete seating structures are also found in the park. In recent years, the children's playground was upgraded, EcoBici stations were added, a bike track was added and a restrooms were added. The park is home to a large number of birds, squirrels and lizards. There are also a large number of cats which are fed and kept inside the park.[4]
The corner of Insurgentes Avenue and Porfirio Díaz Avenue, which is also part of the park, has been a busy rush-hour crossing since the Mexico City Metrobús opened in 2006, and includes a fountain and a statue of Vicente Guerrero on a horse, that was a gift from the State of Guerrero to Mexico City. This corner has, since the 1970s, been a meeting point for weekly Sunday bike rides. The AC Bicycletero Movement meets under the statue of the hero of Independence of Mexico, and under the name of Biciperros still perform Sunday walks that are free to all.[3]
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ Cocking, Lauren. "The Most Beautiful Parks and Gardens in Mexico City". Culture Trip. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
- ^ Note: Nochebuena translates to Christmas Eve.
- ^ a b Brundage, Reed (2018-06-09). "Mexico City Ambles: Mexico City's Sunken Park, Parque Hundido". Mexico City Ambles. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
- ^ a b "Parque Hundido (Mexico City) - 2019 All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (with Photos)". TripAdvisor. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ "Abren Cineclub al aire libre en el Parque Hundido". Data Noticias (in Spanish). 21 October 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2022.