Colonia Insurgentes Mixcoac

Colonia Insurgentes Mixcoac, or simply Insurgentes Mixcoac, is a neighborhood located in Benito Juárez, Mexico City.

Insurgentes Mixcoac
Neighborhood of Mexico City
Augusto Rodin street with Universidad Panamericana to the right
Location of Colonia Insurgentes Mixcoac (in red) within Benito Juárez borough
Country	Mexico
City	Mexico City
Borough	Benito Juárez
Postal code	03920

Centro Cultural Juan Rulfo

Location

Colonia Insurgentes Mixcoac is located in the Benito Juárez borough in southern Mexico City.

The neighborhood is bordered by:[1][2]

• Empresa street on the north, across which is Colonia Extremadura Insurgentes and Colonia San Juan
• Av. Revolución on the west, across which is Mixcoac
• Av. Río Mixcoac on the south, across which is San José Insurgentes
• Avenida de los Insurgentes Sur on the east, across which is Colonia del Valle Sur and Colonia Actipan

Trivia

The Augusto Rodin street was used as a location in the 1982 Costa-Gavras film Missing, that was shot through different locations of Mexico City, used to depict the post-1973 coup d'état Chile.

Culture

The neighborhood houses the Centro Cultural Juan Rulfo, a cultural centre that hosts several cultural activities such as expositions, music and dance. The house was built in 1912 by orders of Porfirio Díaz, Mexican president at the time, to serve as town hall of the Mixcoac municipality. In 1975, it was transformed into the cultural centre.[3]

Education

Insurgentes Mixcoac is home to two private universities: Simón Bolívar University and Universidad Panamericana, the latter, alma mater to former president of Mexico Enrique Peña Nieto.

The neighborhood also has a secondary school: Escuela Secundaria Diurna No. 10 Leopoldo Ayala (Secondary School No. 10 Leopoldo Ayala).

Transportation

Public transportation

The area is served by the Mexico City Metro, Metrobús and EcoBici bikeshare. While it is not located in the neighborhood, Insurgentes Sur metro station is within walking distance.

Metro stations

• Mixcoac

Metrobús stations

• Félix Cuevas
• Río Churubusco

References

1. "Nuestra Demarcación" (Our borders), Delegación Benito Juárez website, archive of 2013-08-12
2. Mapa de colonias de la Delegación Benito Juárez (Map of colonias of the Benito Juárez borough
3. "Centro Cultural Juan Rulfo : Casas y centros culturales México : Sistema de Información Cultural-Secretaría de Cultura" (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 March 2020.