Zona Rosa

The Zona Rosa is a neighborhood in the Cuauhtémoc district of Mexico City . It is not far from the city center and Chapultepec Park and got its name from the many pink houses in the district.

The Zona Rosa is essentially bordered by the Reforma , Insurgentes , Chapultepec, Florencia and Bucareli boulevards . The quarter gained importance as a wealthy suburb of Mexico City , especially in the era of President Porfirio Díaz at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. The often noble houses built at that time were based on the French architectural style of the time and were called casas porfirianas . Between 1891 and 1902 a trolleybus line connected the area with Chapultepec. Soon after, the district was incorporated into the capital and developed into a mixture of business and tourist district. Popular tourist destinations are the art galleries that were established in the 1960s and owe their existence to famous artists such as José Luis Cuevas and Guadalupe Amor . The district also attracted numerous guests during the Olympic Games of 1968. To this day, the Zona Rosa is cosmopolitan and has a large number of hotels, nightclubs and restaurants. There are also a variety of shopping opportunities, such as markets where local handicrafts are sold or antique shops. Some streets of the Zona Rosa, in particular Calle Amberes and Calle Flocencia, are now the center of the homosexual (sub) culture of Mexico, as numerous gay bars, cafes and discos have settled.

“Zona Rosa” is also the name for the nightlife and entertainment district in other Latin American cities ( Guayaquil in Ecuador , Bogotá in Colombia and San Salvador in El Salvador ).

Coordinates: 19 ° 26 ′  N , 99 ° 10 ′  W