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Mexico City

🇲🇽 Mexico City

Mexico · City · North America
🌤 Temperate altitude 📅 Best time: All year round 🌡 18 ⏱ 5-7 days 💰 Budget ~€50/day
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Climate
🌤 Temperate altitude
Best time
📅 All year round
Temperature
🌡 18
Ideal stay
⏱ 5-7 days
Budget
💰 Budget · ~€50/day
Continent
🌍 North America

📍 About Mexico City

The Aztec capital: Teotihuacán, the Zócalo, Jamaica Market, Coyoacán where Frida Kahlo lived, and Street Food.

🗺️ What to do & see in Mexico City

  • Walk through the Zócalo and Metropolitan Cathedral
  • Visit the National Museum of Anthropology in Chapultepec
  • Take a trajinera ride through the canals of Xochimilco
  • Explore the pyramids of Teotihuacán on a day excursion
  • Visit the Blue House, Frida Kahlo's museum in Coyoacán
  • Stroll through the bohemian neighborhood of Roma and Condesa

🏛️ Must-see attractions in Mexico City

  • Zócalo and Metropolitan Cathedral
  • National Museum of Anthropology
  • Palace of Fine Arts
  • Chapultepec Castle
  • Templo Mayor
  • Pyramids of Teotihuacán

🍽️ Local cuisine in Mexico City

  • 🍴Tacos al pastor, marinated meat cut from a trompo
  • 🍴Mole poblano, complex sauce served over chicken
  • 🍴Chiles en nogada, seasonal dish with pomegranate
  • 🍴Pozole, cacahuazintle corn soup with meat
  • 🍴Esquites and elotes, corn prepared with cheese and chili

💡 Travel tips for Mexico City

  • 💡The dry season from November to April is the best time
  • 💡The city is at high altitude, take it easy on the first day
  • 💡Use the metro or transportation apps to get around
  • 💡Drink bottled water and choose busy food stalls
  • 💡Keep an eye on your belongings in very crowded areas

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Mexico City, Mexico
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This guide covers the main attractions, what to do and the must-try local food in Mexico City.
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