The museum and culture metropolis of Central America is the most populous city in the West, with a population of over 22 million. Founded in the early 14th century, it is the third-oldest city in Mexico, after Cholula and Merida. Mexico City, with the largest number of museums in Central America, not only offers well-kept museum spaces with exhibitions from different cultures around the world, but is also a city of traditional as well as international gastronomy, combining the many flavours of different cuisines and recipes. A city that offers simply everything, it is more than just the cultural centre of Latin America. It combines modern sports such as football and baseball with the national Mexican sport of charrerio, a sporting discipline from the estate areas of old Mexico and the local tradition of cattle breeding, as well as equestrian activities. Check out these travel tips and get the latest updates for Mexico City.
The vibrant art scene, rich culture and ancient sites complement the tourist offer with attractive swimming spots and culinary delights that bring in over 4 million tourists every year. The capital of Mexico is also interesting to visitors for its history and the origins of the city, which was founded on Lake Texcoco during the time of the Aztec Indian tribe of Mexico. Legend has it that the Aztecs were guided to the site of the city by Huitzilopochtli, the god of war and the sun, who instructed them to build their permanent settlement on the sacred site, where the area would be marked by an eagle and a snake in its beak, perched on a prickly pear cactus. This is how the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan was built, on the site of which the Spanish built today's Mexico City on the remains of the city. Lake Texcoco can be found four kilometres east of Mexico City.
This time, we take you to the Iztaccihuatl volcano, with a breathtaking view of the Mexican valley and access to the Iztaccihuatl-Popocatépetl National Park, accompanied by a mountaineering guide. You can also visit the most popular tourist sites, such as the former capital of the country with the pyramids of Teotihuacan, the archaeological site of Tlatelolco and the Sanctuary of Guadalupe, located at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe. After exploring the past, relax with a Mexican party on a rainbow-coloured trajinera boat, cruising the canals of Xochimilco while making guacamole, tortilla sauce and tasting unlimited alcoholic beverages. The next day, take time to continue your cultural heritage tour and get to know the towns of Cuernavaca and Taxco. Discover Mexico's most famous historical gems with a trained guide. You'll see Diego Rivera's beautiful murals as you stroll through the historic centre in the heart of the Mexico City.
You will have a very special experience by watching the performance of the famous Mexican National Folklore Ballet Ensemble in the Palace of Fine Arts, where they will show the history of Mexican culture. Among other things, take a panoramic city tour of the city's skyscraper and gain access to the city's museum as well as the Bicentennial Museum, and find out details about Mexico's fascinating history. You can also explore local traditions with culinary delights and wander around the city's La Merced Market, Mercado Sonora and Pasteleria Ideal. The tour guide will take you to ten culinary spots. And last but not least, have a look at the historic collection at the Museo Nacional de Antropologia, which includes 23 permanent exhibitions with more than 600,000 works of art and other artefacts that have become part of Mexico's cultural heritage.
In Mexico City, a cultural hub with a wide range of museums, you certainly shouldn't miss the large selection of exhibitions of this kind, where you can see everything that Mexican culture has to offer. The city as a whole has a wide variety of museums, such as house museums, art museums, military museums, historical museums, science and technology museums, as well as other museums such as the INAH - the National Institute of Anthropology, the INBAL - the National Institute of Fine Arts, and the UNAM - the Museum of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Of all these types of museums, the ones that are the most prominent are the ones that should be on your must-see list. From the entire museum and gallery offer, we have highlighted the following exhibition spots for you:
After you've successfully completed your museum bucket list, we suggest you take some time to relax, like Tjaša and Hugo did, and enjoy some of the beaches in the Mexican country. The two travellers decided to try surf breaks in the hidden harbour of Puerto Escondido in the state of Oaxaca, located in the south-western part of Mexico. Learn more from our travelogue, Surfing in Mexico. You can also help yourself with the eighteenth edition of the Mexico Travel Guide.
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