Fuentes Brotantes de Tlalpan National Park, National park in Tlalpan, Mexico City, Mexico

Fuentes Brotantes de Tlalpan National Park lies in a ravine at 2,250 meters in southern Mexico City's Tlalpan district, where springs from the Sierra del Ajusco feed an artificial lake. The lake holds an ahuehuete tree in its middle and is visited by ducks, swans, turtles and fish. Paths, playgrounds and food areas occupy the remaining 8 hectares, and a low park building with a red-tiled central block and a long dark-roofed wing stands across the pond behind a stone retaining wall.

President Lázaro Cárdenas established this protected area on September 28, 1936, creating a space for public recreation and environmental education. The 129 hectares were set aside as the city expanded and needed green spaces.

The name "Fuentes Brotantes" means "bubbling springs" in Spanish, referring to the manantiales that once fed the site. In recent years the park has hosted theater works and concerts, including the Ollin Kan festival of cultures in resistance, held in Tlalpan until 2009, which brought reggae, ska, dub, Balkan music, jazz and klezmer from Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe. A musical and cultural tianguis was attempted but did not last.

The grounds are easy to navigate on foot using established pathways, with most areas accessible to visitors of varying abilities. Bring an extra layer of clothing since the high elevation makes temperatures cooler than in the city below.

Of the original sixteen natural springs from the 1930s, only one remains active today, feeding the artificial lake where swans and ducks live. The decline in springs reflects how the region's environment has shifted over time.