Mexico City Unanchor Travel Guide - 3-Day Highlights Itinerary

Mexico City Unanchor Travel Guide - 3-Day Highlights Itinerary
Jonas Vanreusel (Author), Unanchor .com (Editor)
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Mexico City

* This itinerary is the perfect introduction to Mexico City, including both major sights and insiders places.
* Get over safety and transportation concerns with many useful tips and directions on how to move around in the city as an independent traveller.
* Save money and time using public transportation.
* Includes a walking tour of historical downtown, the best parks and museums in the city center, and two day excursions (the south of the city and the nearby Teotihuacán pyramids ruins), with many explanations and insight-providing pictures.
* Clear and specific directions to each of the destinations. The directions are supplemented with pictures and maps as well to further reduce your chances of getting lost!
* Special attention to handicrafts, local religion and legends, folklore, markets and bars provides you the experience of a Mexico City local.

== Sights & activities in this itinerary ==

* Main dowtown buildings and monuments: Cathedral, National Palace, Fine Arts Palace.
* Many references to the country’s history and the Aztec foundations (Templo Mayor, Chapultepec Castle)
* Traditional food and mexican beer or tequila in cantinas and markets
* Colonial palaces of the rich Spanish families
* Historic shopping malls and club buildings from early 1900s
* Check out typical handicrafts in shops and markets
* Walk in one of the biggest parks in Latin America, Chapultepec
* Take a boat ride through centuries of traditional farming on floating gardens.
* Visit the biggest basilica church and pilgrimage center of Latin America, dedicated to the Virgin of Guadalupe.
* Awe at the magnificent pyramids of a lost city, 1500 years ago almost as big as Rome, with incredible decorations, crafts and a complex irrigation system.
* Explore the best and trendiest nightlife.
* Discover the roots of Mexican indigenous culture in the National Anthropology Museum.
* Enjoy the bright colors of Mexican historic mansions in the suburbs.
* Discover the life of the most famous Mexican painters, Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo (Blue House and Dolores Olmedo museum) .
* Taste a sacred Aztec drink, pulque.
* Feel the religious atmosphere of the 16th century in churches and monasteries.

== What does the itinerary include? ==

* Numerous pictures pointing to key landmarks to help you get where you need to go, as well as maps for every area visited.
* My contact information if you need anything else or have any other questions while in Mexico City.
* Tips on extra activities or complementary guided tours.

== Itinerary Table of Contents ==

* Introduction: How to Use This Guide, Practical info, Arrival and transport, Hotels and Restaurants
* About the Author -- Information about myself and how to contact me if you have additional questions.
* The 3-day highlights itinerary - I provide a detailed itinerary with activites, times, specific instructions, and some tips on extra activities if you have more time.

== Who Should Use This Itinerary? ==

Although anyone can benefit from the valuable information in this itinerary, it is especially well-suited for

* First-time (or second-time) budget-conscious visitors to Mexico City
* People who only have a few days in the city and want to see most highlights without wasting valuable time figuring out what to do and how to get around
* Individuals who enjoy history, the arts, folklore and food as a local does.
* Energetic people who are up for three days of walking, using public transport, doing day trips, and still getting a clue of what you are seeing.

== Don't Forget ==

Have an amazing vacation, guaranteed! -- If you're not happy with the tour itinerary, Amazon will gladly refund your money.

• Rank: #280271 in eBooks
• Published on: 2012-06-29
• Released on: 2012-06-29
• Format: Kindle eBook
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