Video: Mexico City
Mexico is a vast country sharing one border with the United States and the other with Central America. Founded in 1319 by the Aztecs, its capital, Mexico City, has been at the heart of Mexico's political, cultural, economic and intellectual life for hundreds of years.
Traveller Justine Shapiro explores this buzzing city where modern skyscrapers tower over Indian markets and Spanish churches. On day trips, she visits the colonial silver city of Taxco and the beautiful city of Teotihuacan whose mysterious civilisation built the gigantic pyramids of the Sun and the Moon.
Along the way…
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Traveller Justine Shapiro explores this buzzing city where modern skyscrapers tower over Indian markets and Spanish churches. On day trips, she visits the colonial silver city of Taxco and the beautiful city of Teotihuacan whose mysterious civilisation built the gigantic pyramids of the Sun and the Moon.
Along the way…
- Get a hot taste for Mexican chillies at La Merced, one of the largest food markets
- Drink tequila in a bar where there are more than 550 different varieties
- Go shopping for Mexican handcrafts
- Attend Our Lady of Guadalupe celebrations
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