An eagle devouring a snake sculpture, Glorieta de la Lealtad, Bosque de Chapultepec Park, Mexico City. The statue depicts the 1325 sighting of the eagle devouring the serpent on a cactus, representative of the imagery on the flag of Mexico.
Glorieta de la Lealtad
Glorieta de la Lealtad from Other Side
Flag of Mexico
Lantana camara, commonly called lantana or shrub verbena, with a multicolored cluster of flowers and fragrant oval-shaped leaves, adds color to Chapultepec Park, Mexico City.
Lantana Camara at Chapultepec Park
Two tree trunks at Chapultepec Park, Mexico City, make a natural frame for viewing the green grass
Looking through at Tree Trunks at Chapultepec Park
Yucca Gloriosa at Chapultepec Park, Mexico City. Yucca gloriosa Variegata is a very ornamental, broadleaf evergreen shrub featuring a basal rosette of attractive, rigid, sword-shaped, spine-tipped blue-green leaves. It is topped in mid-summer with spikes of beautiful, large, white, bell-shaped flowers that hummingbirds love.
Yucca Gloriosa at Chapultepec Park
Clivia miniata, also known as bush lily, has a very faint, barely noticeable fragrance, but its flowers are stunning at Chapultepec Park, Mexico City
Clivia Miniata at Chapultepec Park
Bulbs of Clivia Miniata at Chapultepec Park
Plants and flowers galore wait for you at Chapultepec Park, Mexico City. Here is a red sign adding color to the white African Lily flowers.
Cluster of White flowers at Chapultepec Park
African Lily at Chapultepec Park
A building on a lake at Chapultepec Park. Mexico City created an artistic reflection of the waves on the water
Building Reflections at Chapultepec Lake
Walking on the pathway at Chapultepec Park, Mexico City, we saw a stone feature and a reflection of that, and an egret on the lake.
Stone Feature and Egret Reflections at Chapultepec Lake
There are three man-made lakes at Chapultepec Park, Mexico City: one located in Section I, named Chapultepec Lake, and two located in Section II: Lago Mayor (Bigger Lake) and Lago Menor (Smaller Lake). You’ll see many ducks, egrets, and other birds in all of them.
At the two bigger lakes, you can rent a pedal boat or a canoe by the hour
Pedal Boats at Chapultepec Lake
Egret at Chapultepec Lake
Egret Overlooking at Chapultepec Lake
This is one of the oldest urban parks in the world, and the largest in Latin America. Thanks to its sheer size, Chapultepec Park in Mexico City is home to many attractions, including gardens, museums, squares, monumental fountains, art galleries, and even a castle that was once a Royal residence.
We wanted to visit the castle, but due to similar security issues, we ended up going for a walk in the park instead!
Walking in Chapultepec Park
Trees at Chapultepec Park