Cerro de la Estrella National Park

Cerro de la Estrella National Park is a park created to provide cultural and recreational opportunities, as well as to protect the mountain of the same name, which is considered the highest point in the city of Iztapalapa - its height reaches 2,450 meters.

The park was created by Mexican President Lazaro Cardenas in 1938. Initially, its area reached 1,100 hectares, but with the rapid growth of the city, the park area was less than 200 hectares.

The national park is famous not only for its beautiful nature, but also for ancient temple ruins, petroglyphs associated with the Teotihuacan civilization.

In the pair live mainly rodents, including proteins. Among the plants here grow eucalyptus, pines, cedars. For tourists, the park has picnic tables, grills, playgrounds, a sports complex and observation decks.