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 Apr 30, 2007
This review is more about the whole of Mexico rather than the city itself. If you are visiting Mexico, you may have read tons of suggestions. Well, these are my very own (and biased) recommended places.
- Patzcuaro (Michoacan) and surroundings, including Erongaricuaro and Zirahuen. A great area if you are into nature, indigenous culture, and great food. There are lots of small towns around the lake of Patzcuaro that are worth a visit in a quiet rainy afternoon. Talk to the locals and just relax, you will very soon find yourself reflecting and sighing in awe. - Tapalpa (Jalisco) and Jalapa (Veracruz) fall into the same category of Patzcuaro. A bit further but also very rewarding is Creel (Chihuahua). You can easily spend a few days in places like these. It is really easy to enjoy them at all times, sp in low season. - Cities to not miss include Morelia (Michoacan), Guanajuato (Guanajuato), Queretaro (Queretaro), Oaxaca (Oaxaca) and Zacatecas (Zacatecas). These are what I'd say 'ideal size' and great destinations to appreciate the "colonial" taste of Mexico (XVI and XVII century buildings). (Yes, Oaxaca is perfectly safe to go to, you know: "One swallow does not make a spring") - Beaches. Avoid at all costs Acapulco, Cancun, Cozumel, Cabo San Lucas, etc... unless you want to only meet foreigners and taste plastic-Mexico-wrapped-for-gringos! If you require all services, head to Puerto Vallarta, Puerto Escondido or Zihuatanejo. Otherwise there are tons of alternatives all over Guerrero and Oaxaca's coast. Can't single out one of them, just drive along these coasts and find your own spot. - Mexico City ain't that bad! Yes, it is polluted and chaotic, but as any big city it has heaps of interesting things to offer. Think of it as THE melting-pot of this country, a sort of "fractal" of the entire Mexican identity. Plenty of great food, performances, exhibitions, shops, museums, etc. So, make up your mind as to what you'd want to do and then ask, ask, & ask around. That's how people who live here do it! 
A scene downtown Mexico City
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Jun 23, 2006
The national museum of antrhoplogy is also a good place to go to and zona rosa, too. As well as the basilic of Guadalupe, which is very impressive. In the same site you can find stairs that will bring you to Tepeyac, the cool thing about this is that it seems it was built… DF |
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Oct 06, 2008
place! The staff were helpful and even gave me my immigration forms ahead of time. Cool. Apparently I needed to go through immigration and customs in Mexico even though I was only continuing to another flight. I love international airlines because they… Airport Land=Time to write |
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Jun 27, 2006
Man, you got some skills in showing up in all those crazy places. I always wondered how that person that was cooking that grilled cheese sandwich must have felt like when you made your appearance, and I wanted to feel that. I knew there was only one way, and that was by going to your… Chilango Style! - ACTUAL BLOG ENTRY. |
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Nov 30, 2008
construction work was going on in the old Basilica, the place was a mess. We did get blessed with holy water though, and went to the main auditorium where a mass was going on. A huge one, looked like one of those fancy UN buildings. And it's in this… Basilica de Santa Maria de Guadalupe and Mexico City by night |
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Dec 26, 2008
The solution was to build another line that would start and end at the same place, but bypass the center so people going from one end to the other could avoid the heavy crowds in the center.
In this they were only partially successful, but it was still easy to tell the difference, I thought as I kept the tail… The Lady In Red |
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