Mexico City Travel Facts
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
Population: 9 million
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: Mexico City Hostels
Tourist Office: http://www.mexicocity.gob.mx/
Off-the-beaten-path: La Merced
Health Issues: Swine Flu, Hepatitis A, Typhoid Fever
Tips for Visiting
When to go: One of the best things about Mexico City is it’s nice year round.
Common Phrases: Hello=Hola; Goodbye=Adios; Yes=Si; No=No; Please=Por favor; Thank You=Gracias; Do you speak English?=¿Habla ingles?; Can you help me?= ¿Puede ayudarme?; I don’t know=No se
City Specific Events: Exposición de Anticuarios, Festival del Centro Histórico, Festival Eurojazz, Dia Internacional de la Danza, Festejos del Dia Internacional de los Museos, Fiesta de Santa Ana, Fiesta Anual de Santiago Apóstol, Feria Anual Tradicional del Sarape
How to get around?: Buses are the way to go.
Good to know: Mexico City is Latin America’s major global city.
Cheapest airport to fly into: The cheapest airport to fly into Mexico City is the Mexico City International Airport.
Need more information?: Check out the Mexico City travel guide for more on what to see, where to stay, and how to get there.
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