Zócalo & Centro Histórico

Mexico City is colorful, crowded, vivacious, and impressive. The Zócalo is the huge city plaza dating back to Aztec times, and is surrounded by several historical colonial buildings, including the Palacio Nacional. Surrounding this area are many commercial streets, very crowded on a Saturday!

Also:
- The Metro is really excellent...frequent trains and very cheap! About 33 cents US per ride. However, the extremely packed cars on a Saturday afternoon make me want to avoid rush hour at all costs.
- There is a moderate police presence everywhere I've gone (of various types...)Baca selengkapnya