Editing Chapultepec (section)

== Second section ==
[[File:Gente corriendo, El Sope.jpg|thumb|People running at "El Sope" public track, second section of Chapultepec]]

The second section of the park was created in 1964 by expanding over former farmlands. This section is separated by Anillo Periférico road and measures 160.02 hectares. It is not as developed as the first section, but it is also dedicated to recreational activities. Lago Mayor overlaps with the second section; this part of the lake contains the Monumental Fountain, the largest one in Latin America. It is surrounded by several restaurants and cafés. Nearby are the Compositores, Xochipilli and Las Serpientes fountains.<ref name="microcosm"/><ref name="2seccion">{{cite web |url= http://www.chapultepec.org.mx/web2010/chapultepec/2secc/2seccion.php |title= 2ª Seccion del Bosque de Chapultepec |publisher= Dirección del Bosque de Chapultepec |location= Mexico City |language= es |trans-title= Second section of the Forest of Chapultepec |access-date= December 12, 2010 |url-status = dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100824171525/http://www.chapultepec.org.mx/web2010/chapultepec/2secc/2seccion.php |archive-date= August 24, 2010 }}</ref>

The area contains jogging trails, places for yoga and karate, and other exercise facilities on the tree areas. Around 1,000 people each day go to this section to exercise.<ref name="microcosm"/><ref name="nosera">{{cite news |title= El Bosque de Chapultepec no será privatizado |author= Fernando Ríos |url= http://www.oem.com.mx/elsoldetoluca/notas/n1718182.htm |newspaper= El Sol de Toluca |location=Toluca, Mexico |date=July 23, 2010 |access-date=December 12, 2010 |language=es |trans-title=Chapultepec Forest will not be privatized }}</ref> The jogging trails were doubled from 2&nbsp;km to 4&nbsp;km in the late 2000s.<ref name="trabajos">{{cite news |title= Inician trabajos de restauración en segunda sección del Bosque de Chapultepec |url= http://www.radioformula.com.mx/notas.asp?Idn=113562 |newspaper=Radio Formula |location=Mexico City |date=May 31, 2010 |access-date=December 12, 2010 |language=es |trans-title=Begin restoration work in the second section of Chapultepec Forest }}</ref>

One part of this section was dominated by the [[La Feria Chapultepec Mágico|Feria de Chapultepec]] amusement park, located near the Lago Mayor, just off the Anillo Periférico. The park had a capacity of 15,000 people and was visited by about two million each year. It includes several roller coasters, including the [[Quimera]].<ref name="laferia">{{cite web |url= http://www.chapultepec.com.mx/visita.asp?Lugar=8 |title= La Feria de Chapultepec |publisher=Direccion de Chapultepec |location=Mexico City |language=es |access-date=December 12, 2010 }}</ref> The park closed in 2019 after a fatal incident on Quimera. The park will be replaced by Atzlan Parque Urbana, a more verdant park with a larger focus on live entertainment and themed to Mexico City's neighborhood. It will feature a few rides and is expected to open in the next few years.

This section contains museums such as [[Papalote Museo del Niño]] and the [[Museo de Historia Natural]] ([[:es:Museo de Historia Natural (México)|es]]). El Papalote Museo del Niño is an interactive children's museum which invites children to touch and manipulate the exhibits.

[[File:Carcacomochapultepec.tif|thumb|right|The ''Cárcamo'' and Tlaloc's fountain]]

The [[Cárcamo de Dolores]] hydraulic structure, found in this section, was built between 1942 and 1952 to capture water sent to the Valley of Mexico from the [[Lerma River]] basin in the [[Toluca Valley]]. The major parts open to the public consist of a pavilion, covered with an orange half cupola and a fountain with an image of [[Tlaloc]]. Originally, the water was stored underground and pumped to the surface when needed. The main building has serpent heads on the four corners and there is a mural painted by Diego Rivera called ''El agua: origen de la vida''.<ref name=rincones6470/><ref name=2seccion/>

In 2010, the second section of the park underwent rehabilitation, funded in part by a private charity group called Probosque de Chapultepec. Most of the work was done on the jogging track, the Tlaloc Fountain, the Cárcamo de Dolores building, the ''El agua: origen de la vida'' mural, and the construction of an [[agora]]. These works together form the Museo Jardín del Agua (Water Garden Museum). In addition, a large number of dead trees were removed and about 800 new ones planted.{{when|date=October 2017}}<ref name="trabajos"/> There is also a carousel located in this area, having been relocated from the now defunct Charlestowne Mall in St. Charles, IL, after the mall closed down in 2017.