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    Bosque de Chapultepec

    When I visited Mexico City in the spring of 2024, one of the nicest areas I went to was Bosque de Chapultepec (Chapultepec Forest). This sprawling nature park covers 2,140 acres, centering around Chapultepec Hill and including Chapultepec Zoo, the Museum of Anthropology, the Rufino Tamayo Museum, and Chapultepec Castle which sits on top of the hill. Chapultepec Hill was a sacred place for the Aztecs, and the name “Chapultepec” comes from the word chapoltepēc, which is from the Aztec Nahuatl language and translates to “grasshopper hill.” Perched on top of the hill is Chapultepec Castle, a Neo-classical structure built between 1785 and 1864 as a summer palace for Spanish viceroys. Over the years,…