Mexico - Mexico city

Mexico City is a mammoth capital, and can be an intimidating place to navigate. Mexico City’s had more than its fair share of bad press recently. Being at the heart of the swine flu outbreak  as well as a growing reputation for violent crime has done the city no favors, but venture out into this massive capital and you’ll find a city that makes it easy to look past its well-publicized issues.

Plaza de la Constitucion

The second biggest square in the world. A colossal Mexican flag dominates the centre, while the periphery is home to fading old buildings and often hosts festivals. Both the architectural mish-mash of the cathedral Metropolitana and the National Palace.

Plaza de la Coyoacan
One of Mexico's most beautiful examples of barroque arquitecture sits across the street from the main square in Coyoacan. The inside of the church is beautifully decorated with gold and frescoes that tell a series of biblical stories. The overall impression is of light and of beauty. A wonderful former convent next door has gardens with founatains.

Xochimilco

Get a ride on small boats called "Trajineras". Xochimilco is called the floating garden, yet it isn't a garden and it isn't floating it would be more like a floating market. Make a deal with one of the trajinera workers to move you around. The ride is worth because if you go during the week it is very relaxing and during the weekends it is all about party.

The House and Museum of Frida Kahlo

The house where Frida used to live with Diego Riviera. Inside the house you get a nice interpretation of how life was for her during that period of time, and you get to see some of her works, as well as things, like her bed, wheelchair. It's historical, as well as cultural. The house catches your eyes, because of it's attractive blue colour.

Chapultepec

A huge park that has one hill with Castle. The castle is now the National museum of history.  In the park are monuments, a zoo that is the most important in lantinamerica and the lake. Outside the park is the National Museum of Antropology. On the bottom floor are pieces from the pre-hispanic cultures that inhabited Mexico, and on the top floor are objects from ethnic groups that still inhabit some parts of Mexico.

Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe

The new Basilica is arguably the most important religious building in Mexico. It houses the original apron of Juan Diego that shows the icon of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Thus it is an important pilgrimage site visited by several million people every year, especially around December 12, Our Lady of Guadalupe's Feast day.

Filomeno Mata and Gante

On the Gante section of the street (the southern) there are several bars with outdoor patios where you could watch bands play on a stage often set up at the end of the block. Occasionally there would be dancing. At a bar on the west side of the street, Lobo, there is a small pool room and excellent food with several vegetarian options.

Latinamerican Tower

The tower is 44 stories high and there is nothing at the moment except for the first and the top floor.  You won't get to capture much of the moment on camera, because smog will reduce the visibility, but it is definately something you wanna try.

Plaza Oaxaca

Authentic Mexican Gifts, authentic, traditional and unique. Plaza Oaxaca, a very reasonably priced shop that sells something for everybody on the list.

Tianguis del Chopo

A street market specialised in all the paraphernalia of mexican rock culture. Located every saturday near the Buenavista subway station. It started as the first Record Fair in a Museum, which was intended to last just a week, but it was so successful that it established as a weekly event. It has moved four times, but since 14 years ago, it has remained in the north edge of Mexico City's downtown.

San Fernando Cementary

More of a cementary-museum. People that like history or that know some mexican history may enjoy visiting it. It is free to go in and you can see plenty of graves and tombs from well known characters from Mexican history. The two most interesting are the ones of Benito Juárez and Vicente Guerrero. The last person buried on this cemetery, was the Mexican president, Benito Juárez, buried on July 23, 1872.