Mexico City trip planner:
Grand Typical Night Tour, Gala Night, Great Colonial CitiesMexico City reverberates with life, color, and adventure. Despite several factors (pollution, heavy traffic, overpopulation) that make the city unpleasant at times, Mexico City remains an A-lister for any passionate traveler bored with sanitized cities that run like clockwork. Home to the Aztecs since the 14th century, the highly developed site easily attracted Spanish conquistadores two centuries later. After a successful siege, they used the old foundations and materials to create their own version of an urban center. Cathedrals, palaces, streets, and the zócalo were built from the stones of ancient temples. Today, the zócalo, the massive m...
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Dominating the zócalo is the largest and oldest cathedral in Latin America, erected soon after the Conquest. Built with various architectural styles—Spanish Rennaisance and French neo-classicism, for instance—this immense cathedral houses five aisles with ornate altars and the 13-ton Santa Maria de Guadalupe bell.
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Location. Set in the heart of Mexico City, this hotel is close to U.S. Embassy and Monumento a los Heroes de la Independencia. Other attractions include Castillo de Chapultepec. Features.Dining options at Sheraton Maria Isabel Hotel & Towers include a restaurant and a bar/lounge. Room service is available 24 hours a day. Recreational amenities include an outdoor pool, a health club, a sauna, a steam room, and tennis courts. Spa amenities include spa services, massage/treatment rooms, beauty serv......
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Housed in a 17th-century monastery, the San Angel Inn receives a nod from old-timers and tourists alike. It presents a menu of traditional Mexican and international dishes. Do not miss the rich tortilla soup, the Crepes of Huitlacoche (corn mushroom) and Cream of Poblano Peppers.
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Visit the Square of the Three Cultures, where the past and the present mix; the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the most-visited Catholic shrine in the world; and the Teotihuacan Pyramids in the City of the Gods.
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Literally meaning “The Iron Palace,” El Palacio de Hierro is a chain of upscale department stores offering a hodgepodge of material desires: designer brands, restaurants and gourmet finds, technology shops, and many more. It is also famed for its highly appealing advertisements.
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