Local Guides To Mexico City

If you’re not sure where to spend your time in Mexico City, the city itself has made things easier for you. Introducing the ‘Barrios Magicos’ or ‘Magical Neighbourhoods’;...

Centro Historico, or simply ‘Centro’, is the historic centre of Mexico City and an area of cultural importance. Many of the 9,000 buildings here were built in the 16th and 17th centuries, ...

Wide streets lined with leafy trees, olden-style mansions and a young, artisan community. This can only mean one thing; you’re in Colonia Roma. One of Mexico City’s ‘magical neighbou...

Condesa Condesa, or ‘La Condesa’, is a fashionable neighbourhood adjacent to the extensive greenery of Chapultepec Park, and a district often described as the Soho of Mexico City.  A...

Coyoacán started off life as a village, but is now a buzzing district of central Mexico City, and an historical and cultural hub of the region. It still keeps its ancient ‘town&rsquo...

Located in the North of Mexico City, The Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, affectionately known simply as La Villa, holds huge significance for Mexican and Catholic culture alike. The church is one o...

With 16 boroughs and hundreds of neighbourhoods, Mexico City is a place where you can get lost exploring for days and days on end. Embrace the city’s diversity as you travel from district to dis...

Plaza Garibaldi is a famous square located in the historic centre of Mexico City – it was originally called Plaza Santa Cecilia, but 1910 saw it renamed to commemorate Jose Garibaldi, an importa...

Located in the southwest corner of the Alvaro Obregon borough of Mexico City, the region of San Angel was historically a rural community. It centred around a cathedral and was populated by the upper c...

Tlalpan is a green, leafy suburb that is south of Mexico City. The region is made up by several small towns; Chicalcoyotl, San Pedro Martir, San Andres Totoltepec, Xicalco and San Miguel Ajusco. Over ...

Xochimilco, meaning 'flower field', is the third largest borough in Mexico City and sits to the south of the historic centre and has a culture all of its own. Traditionally it was separate from the ma...