8 Best Sights in San Rafael and Santa María la Ribera, Mexico City

This cultural space and art gallery was created to give community members a way to interact with local artists, take workshops and classes ranging from yoga to ceramics, and generally participate in San Rafael's burgeoning arts culture. 

This very centrally located park that divides Cuauhtémoc from San Rafael is best known for its all-day artisan market on Sundays. This is an excellent spot to people-watch, eat local snacks, and pick up souvenirs of all kinds, from traditional handicrafts to hip clothes. The artists are primarily Mexican, and representative of all corners of the country. 

Operated by the National Autonomous University of Mexico, the city's geology museum features multiple mammoth skulls and an entire hadrosaurid dinosaur fossil. Gems and minerals from around the world, but mostly Mexico, adorn impeccably preserved antique glass and wooden showcases. The large and expertly polished pieces of selenite from northern Mexico are particularly impressive, as is the architecture of the building itself, built in 1906. The beautiful colonial building enjoys a privileged location overlooking Santa María la Ribera’s central park.

This contemporary gallery space encourages the appreciation of diverse artistic languages, including modern art that fits within the building's unique parameters. Operated in alliance with the National Autonomous University of Mexico, it features national and international artists as well as performances and gatherings from cabaret to pop-up dinners and tastings.