A new urban park will soon be open for business, and it will be 15 times the size of the Chapultepec Forest! We tell you everything you need to know about the new Ecological Park of Lake Texcoco.
This large-scale park aims to restore the water and ecological recovery of more than 14,000 hectares of land, as well as to be the new recreational space for more than 12.5 million inhabitants of the Valley of Mexico.
what has been done in the Zone? Conservation and maintenance of water bodies to recover ponds and wetlands that are accessible to the public. A sports, cultural and social infrastructure has also been developed for sports such as soccer, basketball and cycling.
Did you know that the Ecological Park of Lake Texcoco is the only area in the valley with the necessary extension to store excess water on a large scale? This could create a perfect habitat to treat it and then re-inject it into the aquifers in the area.
The project has been managed by the National Water Commission (Conagua) and aims to transform the eastern Zone of the CDMX, and thus contribute to the ecological preservation of species of flora, fauna, fungi and mosses.
The Parque Ecológico Lago de Texcoco will have sports fields, jogging trails, nurseries, viewpoints and many more areas where you can spend time outdoors with the whole family.
When will the Ecological Park of Lake Texcoco be ready?
Iñaki Echeverría, project manager, has announced that the facility will be completed by Sunday, June 30, 2024. However, the opening date is still unannounced.
The project was declared a Natural Protected Area in March 2022, covering an area of more than 14,000 hectares, mainly comprised of wetlands.
Recall that the Parque Ecológico Lago de Texcoco will be located on the former New Mexico International Airport (NAIM) project, which was cancelled in 2018.
This area has been of great natural and historical importance, as it was present since pre-Hispanic times and was part of the system of sides that surrounded the ancient Tenochtitlan.