Beautiful classic car on the streets of Mexico City. Photo by Simon Raven |
Mexico City
Mexico City is the sun in the Mexican solar system. Organized chaos rules in this high-octane megalopolis, yet the city offers plenty of escapes in the way of old-school cantinas, intriguing museums, dramatic murals and boating excursions along ancient canals.
- study Diego Rivera’s tableau of Mexican history at Palacio Nacional
- marvel at Aztec ruins in the heart of downtown at Templo Mayor
- cheer on the masked heroes at the lucha libre (Mexican wrestling) bouts of Arena México
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