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Mexico City

Mexico City is the capital of the Mexican Republic, the most populous city in the country, and one of the most important financial and cultural centers of the American continent. The city center is built on the ruins of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan, and later came to be the capital of New Spain, which included much of North America. Wikivoyage

Population 9,209,944 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Mexico

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Mexico

Getting there

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Still gathering the markets around Mexico City. I'll let you know here when it's all in — or open the live guide.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Wise Men's day

    January – February

    Most Mexican kids receive toys from the Three Wise Men (Reyes Magos). This is a celebration that pays homage to the aforementioned Bible story.

  2. Art Week

    February

    Each year in February, the world of contemporary art focuses on Mexico City's Art Week when parties, celebrations, special gallery exhibitions and myriad galas take place throughout the city.

  3. Independence Parade

    September

  4. Pantalla de Cristal Film Festival

    September

    The Pantalla de Cristal Fest is a major international film festival located in Mexico City. The festival features over two hundred digital films, shorts, musical videoclips, TV spots and documentaries over the course of seven days.

    Official site Wikipedia

  5. Alebrijes Parade

    October

    Alebrijes are brightly colored fanciful animal figures that are one of Mexico's most iconic pop art genres.

  6. Day of the Dead

    November

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Mexico City); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 2 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

Train stations: Boulevard Puerto Aéreo 3.7 km, División del Norte 4.6 km, Buenavista 4.7 km, Terminal 2 5.5 km, Terminal 1 5.7 km

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