Mexico City

Couchsurfing in a fascinating megacity

General Facts

Population: 21.3 Million, making it the largest metropolitan area in the Western Hemisphere

Founded: March 13, 1325 by the Aztecs as “Tenochititlan”, destroyed and redesigned in accordance with Spanish Urban Standards as “Ciudad de Mexico”

Arrival: By plane or bus, there are no Intercity Trains

Location: Mexico D.F., Valley of Mexico in the high pleateaus at the center of Mexico at about 2240m altitude – Highest elevation is 3930m

Weather: subtropical highland climate, avarage temperature is in between 12-16 degree, winter mostly below 10, summer about 25-30 degree

My personal experience

Late in the evening my plane arrived at Mexico-City Airport and I was friendly welcomed by my host Lenny. She took me directly in a bar where i ate some delicious mexican food and had some beers.
Next day we visited with a friend from Moscow the pyramids of Teotihuacan:

After all the stairs and a little snack we took the bus back to Mexico City to visit south centre of the city for having some food. Mexico City has a centres, each have their own style and charme. For eating i recommend going to one of the little food halls where you can get some authentic and cheap mexican food:

Next day we visited the city centre by bus and metro:

Next day a visit at the National Museo de Antropologia was the destination, the biggest museum in Latinamerica. Before that we walked through the business district where every sunday is bycicle day:

And the museum:

Next day we visted the Aztecstadium, it was very close to the Lennys’ house so we decided to walk and i could do some pictures of a district beside the tourist pathes: