Malacates is the northernmost neighborhood of Mexico City in the Gustavo A. Madero borough, built at the foot of the mountains of the Sierra de Guadalupe.

The main draw of Malacates is as an entryway to the Sierra de Guadalupe Protected Natural Area.

[4] There are several entrances to the Sierra de Guadalupe Protected Natural Area, though the Tokio Entry is the most developed and used.

[6] Preparatoria "Tokio" is a high school in Malacates Ampliación that contains 14 classrooms, six workshops, a laboratory, administrative facilities, a teachers' room, a sports field and a civic patio.

[7] Virgen del Rosario is a yearly celebration mainly enjoyed by the large Zapotec population of the neighborhood, rooted strongly in their Oaxacan traditions.