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The oldest and most visited portion of the park is called the " first section ".

It is the most developed area with a wrought iron fence and gates that extend around its perimeter.

These fences mostly separate it from the streets that form its boundaries: Avenida Constituyentes, Paseo de la Reforma, Avenida Chivatito and the Anillo Periférico.

The interior measures 274. 03 hectares, with 182 of this undeveloped green space.

It contains most of the best known of the park's attractions such as the Lago Menor ( Small Lake ), the Nezahuacoyotl Fountain, the Fuente de las Ranas, the Quixote Fountain, the Templanza Fountain, the Altar a la Patria, the Niños Héroes Obelisk, the Monumento a las Águilas Caídas ( Monument to Fallen Eagles ), The Ahuehuete and the Baths of Moctezuma.

The best known museums are here as well including Museo Nacional de Historia-Chapultepec Castle, the Casa del Lago ( UNAM ), the Auditorio Nacional, the Centro Cultural del Bosque, the Museo de Antropologia, the Rufino Tamayo Museum and the Modern Art Museum.

It also contains the Zoo, the Jardin de Tercera Edad and the Audiorama.

These are connected by various paved paths, many of which have names such as the Avenue of the Poets, which is lined with bronze busts of famous literary figures.

It also has living trees which are hundreds of years old.