The Metropolitan Cathedral is one of the city’s emblems, dazzling and eye catching as a symbol that reminds us of the dominance of one culture over another. Built next to the Templo Mayor, and thanks to a quarry, this monument holds a certain mystery because of the ever-evolving changes the city has undergone. There are some interesting facts about the Metropolitan Cathedral that you may not have known.The Geographic situation of the Cathedral has a mystic origin: it…

It’s very common that, when we’ve lived in a place like Mexico City for so long, we adapt in a very hedonic way to it, which suddenly limits out appreciation of the charming things that at some point in our lives made us marvel at it. Marcel Proust very lucidly pointed out: “The real journey of discovery does not consist of looking for new landscapes, but to see them with new eyes.”It’s always a good idea to constantly remind ourselves of the reasons why we inhabit this city; on the one hand, understanding that it’s our decision to live here empowers us, and on the other, it gives us a relieving…

Since it was founded around the year 1325, Mexico City has been imbued by magic and mysticism. Its original name in Nahuatl, Mēxíhco-Tenōchtítlān, alluded to the “center of the Moon’s lake” or to the Moon’s navel, while its foundation corresponds to a tenacious allegory (the place marked by an eagle devouring a snake standing on a cactus).After it was inhabited for two centuries by a people who obviously practiced, among other qualities, an overflowing spirituality, the Mexican capital would become the home of an intense syncretism between the pre-Columbian beliefs and the…

The Business Travelers' Guide to Mexico City makes any overnight trip that much more fun. About half a million business travelers arrive in Mexico City every year. Though the national tourism board lumps them in with tourists of every other caliber, traveling for business presents entirely different challenges — and opportunities.As one of the most important business destinations in Latin America, folks come for trade shows, conventions and all kinds of meetings. But all those meetings and styrofoam coffees can wear out even seasoned travelers. That's where Mexico City really shines. For…