Mexico City Nutz and Bolts
The Basics
City Name: Mexico City
Where is it located?: Mexico DF is in central Mexico.
Why do people go there?: Travelers use Mexico City as a hub for exploring the rest of Mexico. It can easily connect you from north to south, or east and west. This massive, overwheleming city has a lot of city-sights, but it brings with it a massive traffic, pollution and overcrowding problem.
How do travelers get there?: Mexico City is a bus hub, and airline hub, for the rest of the city.
Currency: Peso
City Code: 55
Other phone tips:
Population: 8 605 200
Languages: Spanish
Travel Information
Neighborhoods: Polanco, Colonial Roma, Condesa, Coyoncan
Attractions: Xochimilco, Aztec Pyramids, Museo Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Centro Histórico, Museo del Templo Mayor
Accommodations: http://www.bootsnall.com/hostels/mex/mc/
Tourist Office: http://www.mexicocity.gob.mx/
Off-the-beaten-path: La Merced
Health Issues:
Tips for Visiting
When to go: One of the best things about Mexico City is it’s nice year round.
Common Phrases:
City Specific Events:
How to get around?: Buses are the way to go.
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