Mexico City Travel Guide


Mexico City

Mexico City
Past and present sit side-by-side in sprawling Mexico City where a handsome historic Colonial-era heart sits amongst ever-changing modernity.Settled by the Azte…
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Bosque de Chapultepec

Bosque de Chapultepec

Bosque de Chapultepec
The Bosque de Chapultepec is the capital's largest park and considered the lungs of Mexico City. Picnic on the sprawling grass, row out on the bright-green lake or visit the zoo and number of…

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Upcoming Events in Mexico City

Fusion Art & Design Christmas BazaarFusion Art & Design Christmas Bazaar
18 - 20 Dec 2009 (annual)
Mexico Park
Stock up on shoes, clothes, jewellery, art, bags and other accessories by… more...
Mexico City Christmas FestivalMexico City Christmas Festival
Dec 2009 - Jan 2010 (annual)
Mexico City
Mexico City Christmas Festival stages fun events and entertainment in the capital… more...
Chinese New Year in Mexico CityChinese New Year in Mexico City
Jan 2010 (annual)
Barrio Chino
Red lanterns adorn Mexico City's Chinatown for Chinese New Year and shops offer… more...

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Nightlife

Mexico City's nightlife is as lively and varied as everything else the city has to offer. All tastes are catered for from gentle supper clubs with floorshows and loud, brash nightclubs to ritzy piano bars, rustic antros (or disco-bars) and bars specialising in traditional Mexican music. La Zona Rosa remains a popular nightspot district but has lost ground to Polanco and Condesa in recent years. San Angel is another hot hangout. Prices of drinks and admission vary enormously depending on the area…

Sightseeing

On the basis of sheer scale alone, Mexico City is an overwhelming sightseeing destination rich in Aztec, colonial and modern art and architecture. Tourists tend to centre on the original Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán. At its centre is the Plaza de la Constitución, or Zócalo, the city's main square and political and religious focus. On two sides of the square are the Palacio Nacional (Presidential Palace), with its fine Diego Rivera murals, and the Catedral Metropolitana (Metropolitan Cathedral).…

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