Blogs from Centro Histórico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, North America - page 4

Hola Todas, So we have finally made it to Mexico. On the contrary to what people say about this place, in regards to its 'dangerousness', we actually found it to be a beautiful city rich with culture and history. There was definetly nothing boring about this place by any means with alot of music and dancing in the streets. The city is always alive with some crazy adventure :) We were lucky enough to meet up with a mate here, Bobbit. It was great to travel around the city and surrounds with a familiar face. He has already been in Mexico for 4 weeks so when it came down to speaking their language, Spanish, he was definetly our saviour.... I also think it paid off to pay attenton in school as I found my Italian came ... read more

So day 5 in Mexico City. Yesterday was meant to be my last and I was due to be on a flight to Cuba in an hour but as usual plans change last minute and instead its off to Guatemala and volunteering tomorrow! Mexico City has been incredible from the moment I got here. The streets are packed, the traffics chaotic and the police sirens near constant but that just adds to what is Mexico City. I've been staying in Centro Historico which is the old downtown area of the city. It is beautiful. This is where the Presedential Palace, Metropolitan Cathedral and the Plaza de la Constitucion are located. Directly outside the hostel is a market run by indigneous people from the Oaxaco region of Mexico seeking justice for community members who have disappeared or ... read more

While Guanajuato has been beautiful, it’s time to move on. Thursday we packed our car and headed south to Oaxaca, stopping for a couple of days in Mexico City. I had been to Mexico City once before, albeit almost 40 years ago. I thought it would be a kick to stay in the same hotel I did when I was 14; alas probably to my old Spanish teacher’s chagrin, I could not remember the name of the hotel. I got the general area down, but that was about it. We stayed in a relatively nice hotel, the Hotel Metropol, just a stone’s throw away from the Alameda Central. We first ate lunch/dinner at La Opera Bar. Its claim to fame was that once Pancho Villa rode his horse into the cantina and shot a bullet in ... read more

: Day 1: We got a fairly cheap taxi nice and easily from the airport straight to our Hostel in the centre of Mexico City, as we were far too shattered from the flight we unpacked in our dorm and chilled out in the hostel with a couple of beers before going to bed. The hostel was in a very good central location in the city, was clean and the staff were very helpful the beds in the dorm were quite comfy but really hot. : Day 2 - "I think we look like Tourists!": When we woke up we went to breakfast then straight out to have a walk around Mexico City, we stuck out like a sore thumb, we were the only people wearing shorts and flip flops and travelling with two 6ft plus ... read more

Las Estacas. Finally after getting sick of the heat in the city, Mahon and I took a bus to approx 2 hours away to Yautepec, to go for a much needed swim. Hidden in the middle of nowhere, is a river called Las estacas. The water is really clean and clear (I know its clean because I haven’t shit my pants yet). It starts at a small waterfall, where you can jump in and be carried downstream by the current, and eat Mangos that fall off the trees which are everywhere. Las Estacas is a private area that charge to get in, they have blocked off part of the river so you don’t get the riff raff going in and pooping everywhere. You can hire inner tubes and float down the river, or just swim. There ... read more