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| Anthropology Museum | |
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The national museum of anthropology is one of the most important museums in Mexico.
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| paseo de la reforma | |
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Paseo de la Reforma is a 12 kilometer long boulevard in Mexico City. It was built during the period of the Second Mexican Empire through the orders of Maximilian I of Mexico. Known as one of the...
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| Alameda Central | |
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Adjacent to the Palacio de Bellas Artes in downtown Mexico City is Alameda Central, one of the city’s municipal parks. For curious and intrepid tourists this offers a slightly left-field way into the...
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| Camino a San Juan de Aragon | |
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Camino a San Juan de Aragon is a federal district close to Mexico City. It is a large area but the main point of interest for most tourists is the two major zoos which it contains. The area is most easily...
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| Pabelln Altavista | |
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Pabelln Altavista is a small shopping centre in Mexico City and whilst it has no great claims to being an important destination for us touring folks it is a great place to get hold of anything that you might need,...
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Mexico City’s Palais des sports is an indoor sports arena which houses many of the country’s major sporting events as well as an impressive array of music shows and concerts. The arena...
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| Plaza de Armas Craft Market | |
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The Plaza de Armas Craft Market is one great place to spend a morning circulating amongst the ragtag types of this fascinating city. Mexico is increasingly joining the jet set of world economies. As a...
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If a tourist has to plan his travel to Mexico, to take in the city beaches or sights, he may want to plan his itinerary to highlight these sights which he would like to see with his family and friends. There are suggested...
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| Caricature Museum | |
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One of the great little pieces of fun to be had in Mexico City can be found at the well-renowned Caricature Museum. The Museo de la Caricatura in Spanish is located in an 18th century building... |
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Frida Kahlo Museum, as the name suggests, has been named after Frida Kahlo, an artist of international caliber. This museum also contains collections of Diego Rivera, her ‘muralist’ husband. Frida Kahlo Museum forms U-shape all...
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| Mexico City in a Day | |
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Mexico City has long had a wild reputation but it is also a great place to visit as a tourist. If you spend a day here you’ll wish for more. A morning visit to...
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When you think of Mexico city the images it cunjours tend to be large buildings, big roads but crowded and everything laying heavy with dust until the wind blows, chokes you, before leaving the dust to resettle heavy once again....
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| Coyoacan | |
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Coyoacan refers to one of the boroughs of Mexico city, and a particularly historic and interesting one particularly for those of us who like to wander around and seek out the resonances of times and societies past which can still...
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The Mercato central is of the largest markets in Mexico never mind in Mexico city alone. As the name suggests it is located roughly centrally to the old city and is the place for locals to go...
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The Mercado de Jamaica is the major flower market in Mexico City. This is where basically all of the flower stalls, flower sellers, hoteliers and locals-in-the-know come to get their fresh flowers. It...
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Overview to visit Mexico City at its best
The architects that arrived from Europe during the colonial period applied
and shared their knowledge of baroque, neoclassic and other styles of art that
were combined with the indigenous styles to create an architecture that is quite
unique in all the world. Works such as the Metropolitan Cathedral, palaces,
mansions and an endless number of sober, sumptuous churches adorn the central
area of the city now called the Historic Center; these extraordinary types of
buildings can also be seen in some of the picturesque towns and villages such
as Coyoacán, San Ángel, Tlalpan and Xochimilco that used to be
the outskirts of the city but have now become incorporated into the built up
areas; in spite of this, they still maintain their provincial atmosphere. Later,
after Mexico became an independent country, new districts of the city were built
in a Frenchified style and in the art deco and colonial Californian styles.
Modernism was characterized by magnificent skyscrapers that sprung up in districts
such as Polanco, Anzures, Del Valle and Santa Fe. The advantage of a mega-city
such as Mexico City is that it offers the visitor all sorts of entertainment
possibilities during the day and at night. Avenues like Avenida Insurgentes
are true axis of fun and recreation and has spots that cater to all tastes.
Mexican culture in all its manifestations can be admired at the large number
of quality museums that can be found in many different parts of the city. These
have displays and exhibitions of art and culture ranging from the pre Hispanic
(the National Museum of Anthropology) to the Vice Regal (the Franz Mayer Museum)
to the modern (the Museum of Modern Art), as well as Mexican traditions as can
be seen in the Frida Kahlo Museum.
There are also plenty of possibilities for those who want to leave the city
and enjoy nature. You can visit the volcanic mountains in the south of the city
or the mountain valleys to the west and enjoy the quesadillas (melted cheese
in tortillas) that can be bought at the food stalls located in the shade of
the forest trees that form part of the National Parks and Ecological Reserves.
To the east, the traveler can admire the snow-capped volcanoes of Popocatepetl
and Iztaccíhuatl, just as the Indians, Conquistadors and general population
of the city did over the centuries.
The most important place for national and international classical concerts and
the other performing arts in Mexico City is the beautiful Palacio de Bellas
Artes (The Palace of Fine Arts). Other important venues include the Teatro de
la Ciudad (The City Theater), the Auditorio Nacional (the National Auditorium),
the Juan Ruiz de Alarcón Theater and the Nezahualcoyotl and Ollin Yoliztli
concert halls.
