Mexico city, D.F
Mexico City, the oldest American metropolis, is located in the region of the Central Highlands (at an altitude of 2240 meters), covered by the volcanoes Popocatepetl and Iztaccihuatl and is distinguished by having the best climate in the world, with a temperature annual average of 22 ° C.
Formerly known as the "City of Palaces", Mexico City has two areas designated as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO: Its Historical Center, adorned with beautiful and historic religious buildings such as the Metropolitan Cathedral, one of the monuments important architectural of America, the National Palace, whose inner courtyard you can admire the spectacular Diego Rivera murals where he captured his vision of Mexico's history, or the Palacio de Bellas Artes, a beautiful building of art nouveau and deco styles, which houses a of cultural and artistic sites of the most important city. The Ecological Park of Xochimilco, considered by many as the "Venice of Mexico", for its beautiful canals that can be traversed on board a "trajinera" (curious wooden boat decorated with flowers).
If your interest is cultural, Mexico City offers a wide variety of museums as the National Museum of Anthropology, the National Art Museum and the National History Museum (housed in Chapultepec Castle), where you can admire great collections reflect the artistic and historical evolution of the country since pre-Hispanic times to today. To the north, you can visit the Basilica of Guadalupe, the second most visited shrine in the world after St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, a scale required for those who want to learn even more about the customs and traditions of the city. To all this must be added that Mexico City is a cosmopolitan enclave, where the legacy of the colonial tradition is combined with a wide range of activities of a modern city: shopping in bazaars and markets of handicrafts, such as those in the neighborhoods of Coyoacan and San Angel, or in exclusive boutiques and commercial places, such as those found in Santa Fe and Polanco area, surrounded the glamor and comfort of its hotels and restaurants of international standing
MEXICO CITY
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OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
Within the natural areas that surround Mexico City, you can make exciting activities such as climbing and rappelling, walls of natural basalt rock. These sites have this service guides will tell you that the surest way to practice these sports.
The Tourist Corridor Park and dynamos. It is located southwest of Mexico City, at Av. Mexico s / n, La Magdalena Atlitic Community, Delegation Magdalena Contreras. This area is composed of a natural woodland ecosystem, surrounded by a large segment of mountains that are part of the Ajusco mountain range, highlighting a ravine about 5 km in length, traveled by the flow of the Magdalena River. It is an ideal site for the escalation, which has walls of 25 and up to 30 m high, with varying degrees of difficulty, in addition, there are three areas with walls of basalt rock totally different from one another, allowing for varying the type of Climb to require a special technique for each.
Escalódromo Carlos Carsolio. It is located north of Mexico City in Mexican street No. Technicians. 18, Colonia Santa Maria TICOMO, Gustavo A. Delegation Madero. This new concept of club is the best option for those who enjoy climbing and want to practice this adventure sport within the city. It has several walls of more than 12 m in height, vertical and inclined, as well as caves and columns, all with the best quality and service.
Camping
In Mexico City you will find extensive green areas in which they can go camping, these areas have the necessary facilities, tourist stops, restaurants, health care and vigilance, to enjoy the natural scenery surrounding the capital.
Ecological Park St. Nicholas Totolapan. It is located southwest of Mexico City, in the 11.5 km of the Picacho-Ajusco highway, Delegation Magdalena Contreras. In their 2 ha. runs a variety of endemic flora such as oak, OYAMELES, mixed forests and grasslands.
The extent of their green areas, as well as the magnificent biodiversity of flora and fauna that characterize the nearby mountains of Ajusco attributes will be enough to convince him to camp in this beautiful place. It has a special area for camping with availability of showers, health services, grills, campfire area, surveillance, house rent campaign and guided tours.
Atoltecáyotl. It is located southeast of Mexico City, at Av. No. Nuevo Leon. 15, Colonia Barrio de Santa Marta, Delegation Milpa Alta. The nature of this site allows the visitor enjoyment of vast areas of forest and an impressive volcanic landscape in which it highlights the figure of Teuhtli, extinct volcano, whose slopes offer a good challenge to lovers of camping. Has the services of health and surveillance.
EXTREME SPORTS
Near the city are vast areas of forest that will give you the opportunity to practice activities such as mountain biking, with routes that are really a challenge for both novice to experienced. With the help of a guide, will test your ability to overcome obstacles in the way and reaching the target with great satisfaction.
Valle de Monte Alegre. Located southwest of Mexico City, the Ecological Park in San Nicolas Totolapan, Km. 11.5 of the Picacho-Ajusco highway, Delegation Magdalena Contreras, is considered a paradise for cyclists, because here you can practice the "Downhill", walk on mountain bike down the hill by 150 km. of steep slopes, suitable only for those who perspire adrenaline through the pores. The circuit offers levels for beginners, intermediates and experts, who can prove their skills in areas such as the Cattery trout, the Way of the Virgin or of the Barranca Leone, specially designed for each level.
Cultural Park and Recreation Desierto de los Leones. It is located to the west of Mexico City, in Old Road to Desierto de los Leones s / n, Colonia Valley National Park Nuns on the No. road. 15 Mexico-Toluca. It is one of the most important natural reserves in the City, which already has a large population of oaks, pines and OYAMELES on hills, creeks and innumerable springs and streams. Has 25 Km. trails and slopes that can be traveled by bicycle from the old Carmelite convent to the village of San Miguel, passing through the Hill Triangle.
Summits of the Ajusco National Park. It is located southwest of Mexico City, at Av. Periferico Sur s / n, at Km. 22 road to Ajusco, Tlalpan delegation. Regarded as one of the most visited areas of the City, this park offers several routes to practice mountain biking, highlighting a circuit of 28 km., That part of the town of Capulín due to the lower slopes of the volcano Xitle, where Part two trails that line canyon an impressive until you reach the lake dried Quila. You can also practice "Downhill" (walk down the hill) in the town of Huitzilac, bordering the state of Morelos.
ECOTOURISM
Mexico City has ecological reserves that will enable it to carry out activities such as observation of flora and fauna of varied species. The beautiful landscapes that make up these natural areas, it will invite to make long walks through villages and creeks.
Ecological Park of Xochimilco. It is located south of Mexico City, Av. No. peripheral East. 1, Cologne Ciénega Grande Delegation Xochimilco. Declared a World Cultural Heritage because of its high cultural value and unique natural features in the park are eligible to enjoy a cultural eco-tour that will illustrate on the proposed conservation of flora and fauna endemic to one of the most important wetlands in the metropolis. It has a recreational area, a bird reserve and many green areas such as Xochitl and Botanical Gardens. During his hearing does not let go of its channels on board its colorful "trajineras" curious wooden boats.
Ecological Park St. Nicholas Totolapan. It is located southwest of Mexico City, at Km. 11.5 of the Picacho-Ajusco highway, Delegation Magdalena Contreras. In their 2 ha. runs a variety of endemic flora such as oak, OYAMELES, mixed forests and grasslands. The importance in preserving the habitat of species such as white-tailed deer or the teporingo has allowed the development of an ecotourism infrastructure in which visitors can assist in the conservation of flora and fauna endemic to the mountains of Ajusco. As part of the exploration activities, may know the venadario and participate in workshops led by reforestation expert guides who accompany him on trails, specially prepared to enrich your visit.
Cultural Park and Recreation Desierto de los Leones. It is located to the west of Mexico City, in Old Road to Desierto de los Leones s / n, Colonia Valley National Park Nuns on the No. road. 15 Mexico-Toluca. It is one of the most important natural reserves in the city, which has a large population of oaks, pines and OYAMELES on hills, creeks and innumerable springs and streams. Practice walking in a relaxed atmosphere such as that seen in the vicinity of the Desierto de los Leones, you can see better coniferous forests that provide habitat for tlacuaches, rabbits and squirrels. Near the road that leads to the old Carmelite convent, is guarded by a path that can move freely.
Madina dam. It is located north of Mexico City, in the town of Bannu de Zaragoza, Mexico State. It is a great mirror of water where you can practice kayaking and sailing in the place there are service providers that rent equipment. In its environs also can go hiking and mountain biking.
ARCHEOLOGY
In Mexico City may discover the archaeological remains of the Mexican culture in these places and their site museums may hear the great mysteries of their world, their customs, some of which, still present in daily life the capital city.
Templo Mayor. It is located in downtown Mexico City, on the streets of No. seminar. 8. This is a small archaeological site where you can admire the remains of the Great Temple of the Aztecs, the most important building of Mexico-Tenochtitlan. The site hosts a museum which sets out the objects found during the exploration work and rescue of that building dedicated to the god Huitzilopochtli and Tlaloc. Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 17:00 hrs.
Tlatelolco. It is located in the center of the city in Central Axis Lázaro Cárdenas s / n, Colonia Nonoalco-Tlatelolco. Regarded as the twin city of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Mexican empire, it survives the basement of the main temple, similar to the Great Temple of the Mexican capital, as well as a circular temple dedicated to the god of the wind. The pre-Hispanic structures are part of a building complex known as Plaza de las Tres Culturas ", which also include the colonial building of the Church of Santiago Tlatelolco and a building belonging to the Housing Unit Nonoalco-Tlatelolco.
Cuicuilco. It is located south of Mexico City, at Av. Insurgentes Sur No.. 156, at the junction with Peripheral Ring, Tlalpan delegation. It is one of the oldest urban areas of the pre-Columbian Mexico kept the remains of many religious buildings and housing as well as part of the hydraulic system that supplied to the city. Highlights the remains of a circular pyramid of five corps, considered the first attempt of the ancient Mexican religious concepts by associating with the occurrence cosmic.

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Contemporary Architecture
Mexico City is full of history that reveals the past of a nation in constant growth, which is reflected through the monumental examples of modern architecture that is distributed throughout the metropolis. To check, simply visit the areas considered as the most representative of contemporary architecture:
Condesa and Roma colonies. Located in the center of town, noted for its elegant houses and buildings styles of art nouveau and art deco, inhabited by members of high society porfiriana in early twentieth century and that, beginning in the 20s, were restored to retain its former glory. In the Parque Mexico, one of the finest outdoor spaces in the city, you will find: bookstores, art galleries and cultural centers, among other proposals that the arts have become one of the areas of greatest tradition in the city.
Ciudad Universitaria. It is located southwest of the city, at Av. Insurgentes Sur, among 10 South Main Line and the Peripheral Ring. Headquarters of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, its architecture is considered one of the best examples of functionalist style in Latin America, which responds to the need to create a national style and identity. Many of its buildings were decorated with murals of renowned Mexican artists like Diego Rivera (in the stadium University), David Alfaro Siqueiros (Dean's Tower) and Juan O'Gorman (Central Library).
Reform corridor. It is located at the center of the city, on Av. Paseo de la Reforma. Along this avenue may admire the most famous monuments of the city, as well as modern buildings among them (on a route from south to north): the Torre Mayor, the tallest building in Latin America with 55 floors, one of the most important building projects in recent times, the Fountain of Diana Cazadora, which was called so in memory of the Roman goddess of the hunt, designed by Vicente Mendiola and carved in bronze by the sculptor Juan Francisco Olaguíbel; the Monument Independence, better known as El Angel, who represents the "winged Victory," which rests on a large column of Corinthian style, at the foot of which there are figures of the heroes of independence and the symbols of war, peace, law and justice, represented in the form of female figures sedentes. Later you can admire the monument to Cuauhtemoc, a square set of three bodies, which highlights the figure of the Aztec emperor attitude in combat, wielding a spear, and at the roundabout next to the monument of Christopher Columbus, by the sculptor Carlos French Gardien, which is distinguished by the pink color of its pedestal in the Renaissance style, and finally, on the corner that make up the Ave. Reform and Av. Juarez, you'll find the sculpture of El Caballito, the sculptor Sebastian Chihuahua, which refers to the equestrian statue of Charles IV, which now faces the National Museum of Art, in the Historic Center.
Santa Fe. It is located southwest of the city on the border of the delegations Miguel Hidalgo y Álvaro Obregón. It is the largest and most ambitious project of avant-garde architecture in Mexico, conceived as an Architectural and Industrial Park, where you'll find the same high centers of educational excellence as the Universidad Iberoamericana, that modern corporate buildings such as Calakmul and the Forest Arcos 1 And residential areas such as occupying the apartments Thomas More, examples of a high estimate for the game and the luxury of space and ways in which light plays a key role for observation.
HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE
The Historic Center of Mexico City is the oldest part of the capital and also containing some of the most precious artistic treasures of not only the country but the world, and in their surroundings one can find excellent examples of classical architecture and novohispana, wrapped in magic and legend, which earned him to be declared a World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO. Among its most important buildings include:
National Palace. Built on the houses of Emperor Moctezuma, this building is located directly across the Zocalo, there may admire spectacular murals by renowned artists such as Diego Rivera, who are the historical journey of political power in Mexico.
Catedral Metropolitana. Located at the side of the National Palace, in front of the Zocalo, is a work of far-reaching in its structure that combines the grandeur of art and Viceroyalty of the religious fervor of Catholicism, is the largest religious building in Latin America.
Mining Palace. Located on the streets of Tacuba, in the historic center of the city. Baroque and neoclassical style of this building is the headquarters of the International Book Fair, which is celebrated each year between February and March.
Post Office Building. Located on the corner that make up the streets of Tacuba and the Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas, is one of the most beautiful and elegant buildings of Mexico City, his style recalls the great palaces of Venice.
Palacio de Bellas Artes. It is located at the side of the Alameda Central, at the corner that make up Av. Juárez and Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas. Decorated with impressive sculptures and an eclectic mix of styles art nouveau and art deco, this building housed one of the most beautiful concert halls in the world.
Temple of the face. Located on the streets of Francisco I. Madero, in the Historic Center, this building is one of the finest examples of Baroque novohispana; in its interior boasts a beautiful collection of religious paintings from the colonial era.
Casa de los Azulejos. Located on the streets of Francisco I. Madero, in the Historic Center. It is famous for its facade covered with thousands of polychrome tiles produced in Puebla, now houses a famous restaurant.
Plaza de Santo Domingo. Located north of the Zocalo, on the streets of Republic of Brazil, this is an architectural highlight where the church that gives its name to the square, the building of the former Customs and the Palace of the Inquisition, which also housed the School Medicine.
ARTS AND CRAFTS
In Mexico City you can find crafts of any state of the Republic: in gold and silver jewelry, textiles, leather products like belts and bags, carved wooden toys like spinning tops, and Yoyos Baler, as well as a variety of furniture produced with different materials and using a wide variety of techniques, are just a sample of work that may be purchased at craft markets like that of The Citadel and the Craft Center Buenavista.
FESTIVALS AND TRADITIONS
Mexico City has always been considered mecca for numerous civil and religious festivities in which endorses the sense of unity that prevails in all states. The bustling atmosphere that lives in each of these events is cause for celebration and joy, especially when it comes to highlight the historical and cultural values that identify the Mexicans as the Grito de Independencia ceremony in the Zocalo, 15 September, which commemorates the start of this movement with a big party full of lights, music and an endless parade of typical Mexican snacks. Also on Day of the Dead is an important date at the national level, highlighting the beautiful ceremonies and rituals which take place every Nov. 2 in the neighborhood of Mixquic from ancient times to remember the dead. Another celebration of a religious nature is Candlemas Day on Feb. 2, when the people dress normally the child God and eat tamales, and atole Champurrado in the company of their families. The solemnities of Lent and Easter each year to prepare the faithful for the event within the more traditional Catholic religion, the representation of the passion and death of Jesus Christ in the Cerro de la Estrella, in the neighborhood of Iztapalapa.
MUSEUMS
Mexico City is one of tourist destinations with the highest number of museums in the world, pens worthy of admiration both for its architecture as for its cultural offerings. They may appreciate the most remarkable art, history and culture of a country in constant motion.
Former Colegio de San Ildefonso. It is located in the center of the city in the streets of Justo Sierra No.. 16, Colonia Centro, Cuauhtemoc Delegation. It is a historic building that serves as a setting for permanent and temporary exhibitions as well as various cultural events. It has three courtyards known as the Patio of Interns, the College and the College Chico Grande, the latter holds important murals by prominent Mexican artists like Diego Rivera. Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 17:30 hrs.
Museo Nacional de Arte. It is located in the center of the city, on Calle Tacuba No.. 8, Colonia Centro, Cuauhtemoc Delegation. It is one of the most important cultural sites in Latin America for his collection, technical infrastructure and services. It retains a great collection of Mexican art from the XVI to XX, which includes painting, sculpture, engraving and photography, manuscripts and furniture. Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10:30 to 17:30 hrs.
Museo de la Ciudad de Mexico. It is located in the center of the city in street No. Pino Suarez. 30, Colonia Centro. Installed in the Palacio de los Condes de Santiago de Calimaya, this forum is considered the architectural and artistic heritage of New Spain. Throughout its 27 rooms shows the evolution of Mexico City, from Mexico to the present day, through paintings, drawings and models. Offers other activities such as exhibitions, concerts, theatrical stagings, conferences and workshops. Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 18:00 hrs.
Museo Franz Mayer. It is located in the center of the city, opposite the Alameda Central, Av. No. Hidalgo. 45, Colonia Centro, Cuauhtemoc Delegation. Housed in what was the church of San Juan de Dios, this museum has an unparalleled collection of pre-Columbian and Colonial objects of various materials, donated to Mexico by the German financial who bears his name. It has rooms decorated in colonial style and a beautiful inner courtyard, plus a library specializing in decorative arts. Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 17:00 hrs.; Wednesdays from 9:00 to 19:00 hrs.
National Museum of Anthropology. It is located in the center of the city, at Av. Paseo de la Reforma s / n, Colonia Chapultepec Polanco, Miguel Hidalgo delegation. It is considered one of the best of its kind worldwide. It has specialized divisions in archeology, which exhibited significant collections of pre-Hispanic cultures of greater splendor in the country, as well as chambers of ethnography show that the art of the indigenous peoples who have survived until our times, and several exhibition spaces temporary. Offers guide service in English and French, library, audiovisual and restaurant. Open Tuesday to Sunday from 9:00 to 19:00 hrs.
Museum of Modern Art. It is located in the center of the city, at Av. Paseo de la Reforma and Gandhi s / n, Bosque de Chapultepec, Delegation Miguel Hidalgo. It has a large body of national and international art of the XXth century, consisting of painting, sculpture, drawing and photography. Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 17:30 hrs.
National Museum of History. It is located in the center of the city in the 1st Section of Bosque de Chapultepec, within the Castle of Chapultepec. Has 12 theme rooms that house objects from the era of the Conquest, the Viceroyalty, Independence, Reform and Revolution; on the top floor, in addition to the library, there are 2 sections rather than recreate the original real estate during the Castle the time it was occupied by Emperor Maximilian of Hapsburg and his wife, Carlota Amalia from Belgium, plus a garden and the old National Astronomical Observatory. Open Tuesday to Sunday from 9:00 to 17:00 hrs.
Museo Nacional de Culturas Populares. It is located south of Mexico City, at Av. No. Hidalgo. 289, Colonia del Carmen, Coyoacán Delegation. There are 6 areas that house the cultural process of different places in Mexico, aiming to present and disseminate the cultural and popular events of the Mexican people. The compound is also a cultural center, which has several rooms, an auditorium and two patios for auditions of popular music and drama. Offers guide service in German, French, Italian and Portuguese. Open Tuesday through Thursday from 10:00 to 18:00 hrs.; Friday to Sunday from 10:00 to 20:00 hrs.
Casa Museo Frida Kahlo 'Blue House'. It is located south of Mexico City, on the streets of London No.. 247, Colonia del Carmen, Coyoacán Delegation. It was home to the painters Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. In their different rooms on display objects for personal use, retablos, folk art and a large collection of items belonging to the pre-Hispanic cultures of the West, South and Gulf of Mexico, in addition to the work of visual artists like Jose Clemente Orozco, Jose Maria Velasco, Paul Klee, among others. Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 18:00 hrs.
Museo Soumaya. It is located southwest of Mexico City, in Plaza Loreto, Av. Magdalena River and Av. Revolution, Cologne Tizapa, Delegation Álvaro Obregón. Through its various rooms you can enjoy its permanent exhibitions Portrait novohispana, Home Decoration and Religious Collection Castes novohispana. It is the first museum in Latin America that has the most complete work of sculptors Auguste Rodin and Camille Claudel, as well as an extensive collection of paintings by national and international artists such as Rufino Tamayo, Paul Gauguin and Vincent Van Gogh. It also has a game room where children can practice what they learned in the presentations and have fun. Open Wednesday to Sunday from 10:30 to 18:30 hrs.; Friday and Saturday until 20:30 hrs.
Museo de Arte Popular. It is located in the center of the city, across from the Alameda park on Revillagigedo n.11, regardless corner, Colonia Centro, Cuauhtemoc Delegation. Installed in a 1928 Art Deco building, renovated in 2005 by the architect Teodoro Gonzalez de Leon, the MAP is a space for the exhibition, dissemination, and investigation of the craft work in Mexico. In the MAP provides a living, dynamic and interactive, which is intended to convey the value of art popular.Alfarería, silverware, wood, glass, cardboard, paper ... The museum has a collection of 2600 pieces, from donations, of which 1000 are on display in five large rooms on Art fantastic, Roots of Folk Art, The Sacred The everyday, and a space for traveling exhibitions. Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 17:00 hrs
NIGHT LIFE
Mexico City offers a variety options for late, from restaurants, bars and cafes, until modern disks, dens and night clubs where you can dance and have fun until the early hours. In areas of Polanco and Santa Fe, very popular with young people, you can visit their restaurants, bars and dens of exclusive atmosphere, where you hear the newest of pop music, lounge, rock and electronics. In the Condesa and Roma colonies, as well as in the traditional neighborhoods of Coyoacan and San Angel, will find many establishments bohemian atmosphere, very frequented by artists and intellectuals. While in the Zona Rosa and all along the Av. Insurgentes Sur, you can have fun in any of its many restaurants, bars and dens gays, which offer night entertainment and fun shows of renowned artists and comedians. But if you're visiting Mexico City, be sure to visit the Plaza de Garibaldi, located in the city center, where you can hear the music of mariachi, and enjoy one of the more traditional Mexican drinks: tequila. Walk across the plaza and its gardens and enjoy listening to the vast repertoire of music with a Mexican mariachi singing until dawn.