La Romita, Public plaza in Roma Norte district, Mexico City, Mexico
La Romita is a public square in the Roma Norte neighborhood of Mexico City, centered around a fountain and shaded by old trees. A small church and low-rise buildings line the edges of the square on all sides.
Before the colonial period, this land was a small island near Tenochtitlan, part of a pre-Hispanic settlement called Aztacalco. The Spanish later built a village here, which was gradually absorbed as Mexico City expanded.
La Romita takes its name from the old village that once stood here, long before the surrounding streets were built. The small church next to the square still draws local residents and gives the corner a distinct neighborhood feel.
The square is easy to reach on foot and sits close to several metro stations in Roma Norte. Morning and early evening are good times to visit, when the neighborhood around it is most active.
Luis Buñuel filmed scenes here in 1950 for Los Olvidados, a film that later won a prize at Cannes. Few visitors walking through today realize the square once served as a backdrop for that production.
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