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where to drive and live in Mexico City
where to drive and live in Mexico City
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Where to live in Mexico City
Where to live in Mexico City
The best options for staying in Mexico City are inside "chicken of Mexico City"This is a meme and not at the same time.The surrounding area are beautiful, quiet and safe! It’s also touristy and comfortable to stay close to everything, cafes, restaurant and you won’t lose hours and hours in the day due to traffic and be in "ugly" area.The area inside "chicken of Mexico City" is not cheap, but it cost it for 100%
Best area to stay:
Condensa
Hipodromo
Roma and Roma Sur and Norte
Polanco
Reforma
Napoles
Escandon
Where really not recommended to stay: Centro Historico - Historical Center
This area is to busy and uncomfortable to live.
Where NOT to live in Mexico City
Where NOT to live in Mexico City
Outside the "Mexico City Chicken"First you will spend hours and hours in traffic.There won’t be too many normal places to eatAnd, overall, it will be uncomfortable to stay.
Where really not recommended to stay: Centro Historico - Historical Center
Recomendations for Mexico City
Recomendations for Mexico City
Places in Mexico City where go first:
Places in Mexico City where go first:
Need souvenirs?
Best place to go (parking inside market)
Mercado de Artesanías La Ciudadela
Zocalo (<click to check Wikipedia)
Main city square
7 km (4 miles) 30 minutes drive
No free parkings!
!You will need to find private parking, for example here!
https://maps.app.goo.gl/CVtwTvzvvFF4WHKV9
Museum related to the Aztec civilization
7 km (4 miles) 30 minutes drive
No free parkings!
!You will need to find private parking, for example here!
https://maps.app.goo.gl/trUP4UHx65ZgN3qZ7
Marble hall & museum featuring murals by Diego Rivera
6 km (4 miles) 30 minutes drive
No free parkings!
!You will need to find private parking, for example here!
https://maps.app.goo.gl/XZP31nWB5B8QKViZ7
Best view point in the center
6 km (4 miles) 30 minutes drive
No free parkings!
!You will need to find private parking, for example here!
https://maps.app.goo.gl/rELBXLzaFC4TnQPg8
Museum of Mexican art
6 km (4 miles) 30 minutes drive
No free parkings!
!You will need to find private parking, for example here!
https://maps.app.goo.gl/oNKawD844K9opRay9
City symbol and monument of goddess of victory
4 km (3 miles) 20 minutes drive
https://maps.app.goo.gl/4PNB3cSiTC18zF3QA
beautiful imperatour castle
5 km (3 miles) 30 minutes drive
No free parkings!
!You will need to find private parking, for example here!
https://maps.app.goo.gl/t1ZvMuv3kMwrreC46
main cozy and bars and restaurant area
4 km (2 miles) 15 minutes drive
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Cc4Ew2Hsx8c2AQtG7
fancy modern art museum
7 km (4 miles) 30 minutes drive
https://maps.app.goo.gl/cbwd4km2w6qQCEwL9
artist area
10 km (7 miles) 1 hour drive
https://maps.app.goo.gl/jkz3Uh5xodMPeJ3B7
main souvenir market with handcraft things
6 km (3 miles) 30 minutes drive
https://maps.app.goo.gl/uLKPY2HZZetg9afe8
Biggest anthropology museum
6 km (3 miles) 30 minutes drive
https://maps.app.goo.gl/QAA6ZtfwFfBbyhBA9
Revered Catholic church & pilgrimage site housing
16 km (10 miles) 1 hour
https://maps.app.goo.gl/gd8wNzXbjHKbM4Rn9
modern park in new bussines area(local Dubai)
16 km (10 miles) 50 minutes drive
Overrated places and what you can skip
Overrated places and what you can skip
Colorful boats and river tours, but overcrouded and only you have big company to drink with, because it main thing to do there
16 km (10 miles) 1 hour
Around Mexico City
Around Mexico City
Main places around Mexico City to explore first:
Main places around Mexico City to explore first:
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High altitude mountain pass 3500m or 10500 ft elevation near volcanoes in national park
2-3 hours one way drive 87 km (54 miles)
100% paved
https://maps.app.goo.gl/QXMLihGWZHRD66Mi7
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2) Pyramides
(pyramid of Sun and Lune)
Ancient indigenous pyramids, one of the biggest in the world
1-2 hours one way drive 60 km (35 miles)
100% paved
https://maps.app.goo.gl/qUr9L1GNmrAFgD8P6
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Authentic underground restaurant close to pyramids
1-2 hours one way drive 60 km (35 miles)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/qUr9L1GNmrAFgD8P6
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3) Tepoztlán
Ancient and colonial small town,
birthplace of Quetzalcoatl, the Aztec god
2-3 hours one way drive 90 km (55 miles)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/WchVC4GuRdbQ2K5Y6
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UNESCO World Heritage Site with pyramids
3 hours one way drive 120 km (80 miles)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/SqBXfKveUNJkBPZEA
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4) Puebla
Old colonial city.
It’s known for its culinary history, colonial architecture and pottery.
3-4 hours one way drive 140 km (90 miles)
100% paved
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Zf3mxV6QiHfKtsGu7
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Old colonial city.
Best known for its Great Pyramid, with the church on the top
3-4 hours one way drive 140 km (90 miles)
100% paved
https://maps.app.goo.gl/mk2z7nX3z5Nb715N7
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Small Italian town
3-4 hours one way drive 140 km (90 miles)
100% paved
https://maps.app.goo.gl/PXYzPiSNkhcD6pkA9
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Archaeological site at the ruins of the city of Cacaxtla
3-4 hours one way drive 140 km (90 miles)
100% paved
https://maps.app.goo.gl/1fxQ7gguVEhruibS8
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1700s estate with a lake, mansion, trails
2-3 hours one way drive 120 km (80 miles)
100% paved
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Z59zfJyRfvRApMJY9
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Ready routes in Google maps
Ready routes in Google maps
Mexico City (1-2 days)
Mexico City (1-2 days)
1/2 day around Mexico City Route
You will see main city sites
https://maps.app.goo.gl/misyfrUA3PUnby317
(Builded route in Google maps)
2 days around Mexico City
extra places to 1/2 day route:
Ready routes in Google maps
Ready routes in Google maps
Central Mexico (3+ days)
Central Mexico (3+ days)
300 km (187 miles) 3 hours drive
https://maps.app.goo.gl/PhUBHSmc1mE6xzPi8
211 km (131 miles) 2 hours drive
https://maps.app.goo.gl/sfu6BAH21iK3uaeq5
352 km (220 miles) 4.5 hours drive
https://maps.app.goo.gl/A3paFQtNRa2MBdRr9
181 km (113 miles) 2.5 hours drive
https://maps.app.goo.gl/rD6GZ3dSf7FDc5QXA
137 km (85 miles) 2 hours drive
https://maps.app.goo.gl/hWsx5SkvP7ATzW5v8
467 km (291 miles) 6 hours drive
https://maps.app.goo.gl/FLC8u3b4Mrsekm6J6
658 km (411 miles) 9 hours drive
https://maps.app.goo.gl/jpZ3TXzro6rJgKhW7
1 weeks route
7+ days route around Mexico City
https://maps.app.goo.gl/TRDM8jMdfkfX4ewA7
1-2 weeks route
Here extra 1600+km (1000+ miles) route around central Mexico
https://maps.app.goo.gl/VTYz3pM7dBb2sqU89
Ultimate 2 week+ route
Connect with previlous routes and explore deeply all central Mexico:
Dont want to drive alone?
Take our private guided tour around central Mexico:
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Places in Mexico City where you must to go first:
Places in Mexico City where you must to go first:
Zocalo (<click to check Wikipedia)
main city square
7 km (4 miles) 30 minutes drive
https://maps.app.goo.gl/CVtwTvzvvFF4WHKV9
Dramatic marble performance hall & museum featuring murals by Diego Rivera
6 km (4 miles) 30 minutes drive
https://maps.app.goo.gl/XZP31nWB5B8QKViZ7
Best view point in the center
6 km (4 miles) 30 minutes drive
https://maps.app.goo.gl/rELBXLzaFC4TnQPg8
City symbol and monument of goddess of victory
4 km (3 miles) 20 minutes drive
https://maps.app.goo.gl/4PNB3cSiTC18zF3QA
beautiful imperatour castle
5 km (3 miles) 30 minutes drive
https://maps.app.goo.gl/t1ZvMuv3kMwrreC46
main cozy and bars and restaurant area
4 km (2 miles) 15 minutes drive
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Cc4Ew2Hsx8c2AQtG7
fancy modern art museum
7 km (4 miles) 30 minutes drive
https://maps.app.goo.gl/cbwd4km2w6qQCEwL9
artist area
10 km (7 miles) 1 hour drive
https://maps.app.goo.gl/jkz3Uh5xodMPeJ3B7
main souvenir market with handcraft things
6 km (3 miles) 30 minutes drive
https://maps.app.goo.gl/uLKPY2HZZetg9afe8
Biggest anthropology museum
6 km (3 miles) 30 minutes drive
https://maps.app.goo.gl/QAA6ZtfwFfBbyhBA9
Revered Catholic church & pilgrimage site housing
16 km (10 miles) 1 hour
https://maps.app.goo.gl/gd8wNzXbjHKbM4Rn9
Colorful boats and river tours
16 km (10 miles) 1 hour
https://maps.app.goo.gl/TSgqkvNiaQrYEsTj8
modern park in new bussines area
16 km (10 miles) 50 minutes drive
Places around Mexico City for exploration on bikes:
Places around Mexico City for exploration on bikes:
ancient pyramids, one of the biggest in the world
60 km (35 miles) 1 hour drive
https://maps.app.goo.gl/qUr9L1GNmrAFgD8P6
Beautiful observation deck to volcanoes
60 km (35 miles) 1 hour drive
https://maps.app.goo.gl/cQ5LgdG8JH88WLqX9
Monumental outdoor complex for Otomí cultural celebrations,
built in stone & dotted with sculptures
70 km (40 miles) 1.5 hour drive
https://maps.app.goo.gl/wgf9uHswUNsKa3Nj7
Arcos Del Sitio Parque Ecoturistico
Biggest acveduck arck in Mexico state
70 km (40 miles) 1.5 hour drive
https://maps.app.goo.gl/NtT3ZdhRwjosGLXk8
ancient mountain town, birthplace of Quetzalcoatl, the Aztec feathered serpent god
90 km (55 miles) 2 hour drive
https://maps.app.goo.gl/WchVC4GuRdbQ2K5Y6
High altitude mountain pass 3500m or 10500 ft elevation near volcanoes in national park
87 km (54 miles) 2 hours drive
Photo from our tour Somewhere betweet Tepoztlan and Toluca
Far places for 2+ days travel:
Far places for 2+ days travel:
300 km (187 miles) 3 hours drive
https://maps.app.goo.gl/PhUBHSmc1mE6xzPi8
211 km (131 miles) 2 hours drive
https://maps.app.goo.gl/sfu6BAH21iK3uaeq5
352 km (220 miles) 4.5 hours drive
https://maps.app.goo.gl/A3paFQtNRa2MBdRr9
181 km (113 miles) 2.5 hours drive
https://maps.app.goo.gl/rD6GZ3dSf7FDc5QXA
137 km (85 miles) 2 hours drive
https://maps.app.goo.gl/hWsx5SkvP7ATzW5v8
467 km (291 miles) 6 hours drive
https://maps.app.goo.gl/FLC8u3b4Mrsekm6J6
658 km (411 miles) 9 hours drive
https://maps.app.goo.gl/jpZ3TXzro6rJgKhW7
and much more write to know the best routes
Or dont wanna drive alone and want to know something special?
Or dont wanna drive alone and want to know something special?
Zocalo
Zocalo
Highlights:
Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral
National Palace
Templo Mayor Museum
Description:
Mexico City's main square has roots to the Aztecs & is now the site of frequent cultural events with main city sites. The Zócalo and surrounding blocks have played a central role in the city's planning and geography for almost 700 years. The site is just one block southwest of the Templo Mayor, which, according to Aztec legend and mythology, was considered the center of the universe.
Difficulty to get there:
4/10
Distance:
9 km (4mi)
Total time:
2-4 hours
Recommended type of bike:
Google maps link:
Chapultepec Castle
Chapultepec Castle
Highlights:
Chapultepec Castle
Bosque de Chapultepec
Museo Nacional de Antropología
Description:
This sprawling city park is 686 hectares & features many attractions such as a zoo & museums, park is one of the largest city parks in Mexico, measuring in total just over 686 hectares (1,700 acres). The area encompassing modern-day Chapultepec has been inhabited and considered a landmark since the pre-Columbian era, when it became a retreat for Aztec rulers. In the colonial period, Chapultepec Castle was built here, eventually becoming the official residence of Mexico's heads of state.
Park contains most of the park's attractions, including the castle, the Chapultepec Zoo, the Museum of Anthropology, and the Rufino Tamayo Museum, among others. It receives an estimated 15 million visitors per year.
Difficulty to get there:
2/10
Distance:
5 km (3mi)
Total time:
2-4 hours
Recommended type of bike:
Google maps link:
Condesa-Roma
Condesa-Roma
Highlights:
Parque México
Churrería El Moro
All bars and restaurants
Description:
Condesa–Roma: "Magic Neighborhood for Tourists", one of the most architecturally significant and bastion of the creative communities of the city. The area is considered to be fashionable and popular with younger people, students and pet lovers. It features a large number of international restaurants, bars and nightclubs.
Difficulty to get there:
1/10
Distance:
4 km (2.5mi)
Total time:
1-2 hours
Recommended type of bike:
Google maps link:
Xochimilco
Xochimilco
Highlights:
Pyramid of the Sun
Pyramid of the Moon
Description:
Xochimilco is best known for its canals, which are left from what was an extensive lake and canal system that connected most of the settlements of the Valley of Mexico. These canals, along with artificial islands called chinampas, attract tourists and other city residents to ride on colorful gondola-like boats called trajineras around the 170 km (110 mi) of canals.
Difficulty to get there:
4/10
Distance:
20 km (14mi)
Total time:
3-5 hours
Recommended type of bike:
Google maps link:
Places around Mexico City
Places around Mexico City
Pyramids of Teotihuacan
Pyramids of Teotihuacan
Highlights:
Pyramid of the Sun
Pyramid of the Moon
Description:
Teotihuacan is an ancient Mesoamerican city with ones of the most architecturally significant Mesoamerican pyramids built in the pre-Columbian Americas, namely the Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramid of the Moon. At its zenith, Teotihuacan was the largest city in the Americas, considered as the first advanced civilization on the North American continent.
Difficulty to get there:
6/10
Distance:
65 km (40mi)
Total time:
6-8 hours
Recommended type of bike:
Motorcycle Vento Rocketman 250CC
Motorcycle Vento Crossmax 300CC
Google maps link:
Ajusco National Park
Ajusco National Park
Highlights:
Circle road on 3500m (11000ft) elevation
Restaurante "Cabaña Vicky"
Hike to volcano Ajusco
Description:
Cumbres del Ajusco National Park is one of the main national park near Mexico City. The Ajusco is known for its high elevations reaching 3,900 meters (12,795 ft) above sea level and is visible from any part of Mexico City. The park is characterized by pine-oak forests and high mountain grassland. Have circle road around and a lot of hiking trails.
Difficulty to get there:
6/10
Distance:
29 km (18mi)
Total time:
6-8 hours
Recommended type of bike:
Motorcycle Vento Rocketman 250CC
Motorcycle Vento Crossmax 300CC
Google maps link:
Paso de Cortés
Paso de Cortés
Highlights:
Road to 4000m (13100ft) elevation
View to active volcano Popocatépetl
Hike to volcano Iztaccíhuatl
Description:
National park with 2 volcanoes with incredible views.
Difficulty to get there:
7/10
Distance:
90 km (55mi)
Total time:
8-10 hours
Recommended type of bike:
Motorcycle Vento Rocketman 250CC
Motorcycle Vento Crossmax 300CC
Google maps link:
Mirador Xochimilco-Oaxtepec
Mirador Xochimilco-Oaxtepec
Highlights:
Views on countryside of central Mexico
View to active volcano Popocatépetl
Xochimilco
Description:
Road with a relly good views
Difficulty to get there:
6/10
Distance:
55 km (35mi)
Total time:
2-5 hours
Recommended type of bike:
Motorcycle Vento Rocketman 250CC
Motorcycle Vento Crossmax 300CC
Google maps link:
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