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The Condesa pocket park, (Spanish: ''Parque de bolsillo de la Condesa''), is a pocket park in the
Condesa Condesa or La Condesa is an area in the Cuauhtémoc Borough of Mexico City, south of Zona Rosa and 4 to 5 km west of the Zócalo, the city's main square. It is immediately west of Colonia Roma, together with which it is designated a ...
neighborhood of the
Cuauhtémoc Cuauhtémoc (, ), also known as Cuauhtemotzín, Guatimozín, or Guatémoc, was the Aztec ruler (''tlatoani'') of Tenochtitlan from 1520 to 1521, making him the last Aztec Emperor. The name Cuauhtemōc means "one who has descended like an eagle" ...
borough in Mexico City. The park opened in June 2013 and was created on land that was formerly part of the intersection of Avenida Michoacán and Avenida Vicente Suárez streets. The park is in size. Its design features include: 8
Magnolia ''Magnolia'' is a large genus of about 210 to 340The number of species in the genus ''Magnolia'' depends on the taxonomic view that one takes up. Recent molecular and morphological research shows that former genera ''Talauma'', ''Dugandiodendr ...
trees, 3 bicycle racks, 10 park benches, and 16 raised planters. The cost was about $650,000 Mexican pesos, or $50,000 USD in 2013."Inauguran parque de bolsillo en la Condesa", ''El Universal'', 2013-06-27
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