Mexico City travel tips and articles

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Mexico City’s ultra-niche museums

03 April 2012

With good reason, guidebooks extol the virtues of the museums in Mexico’s capital, including the world-famous Palacio de Bellas Artes...

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A dream trip for art lovers

01 December 2011

So you want to do the Louvre, the Metropolitan, the Hermitage. Okay. You could trot the globe touring the world’s...

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Top 10 festivals and fiestas in Mexico

15 September 2011

The Nobel Prize-winning Mexican writer Octavio Paz said, ‘The art of the fiesta has been debased almost everywhere else, but...

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Street eats in Mexico

15 September 2011

The sweet temptation of street eats seems to be lurking around just about every other corner in Mexico. With food...

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Top 8 places to (safely) visit in Mexico now

05 May 2011

‘Is it safe to go to Mexico?’ We hear that question weekly. And the answer is always yes, if you...

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The return of Mexico’s national nectar

04 May 2011

To the crowd of young Mexicans carrying on behind the swinging doors of a pulque parlour one Saturday afternoon,...

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Top 10 cities for artistic inspiration

01 April 2011

Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2011 brings you the cities where history’s best artistic talents had their imagination fired –...

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Food wonderlands: where gourmet fantasies come true

22 March 2011

Imagine a dreamy world of candy apples, whirling spices and chocolate fountains… Step into a delicious reality with these 10...

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Travel trivia: 10 geeky facts from around the globe

14 February 2011

All-surprising stats and fantastical facts, our info nerds’ world tour will have you pointing out the planet’s most unknown ‘did...

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Rick Bayless’ Mexico and US food travel tips

04 October 2010

Long before Rick Bayless was one of the most recognizable chefs in the US, he was an avid traveler.In the...

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Follow in the footsteps of Mexico’s founding fathers

07 September 2010

Mexicans love a good reventón (party), and there are celebrations galore going on now through the end of the year in...

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Ultimate art lover's pilgrimages

16 March 2010

Art doesn’t just live in museums. In this extract from Lonely Planet’s 1000 Ultimate Experiences, we show you where you...

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Awe-inspiring ancient sites

04 March 2010

Taken from Lonely Planet’s 1000 Ultimate Experiences, may we present a bevy of BC (or thereabouts) beauties that have stood...

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Graveyard goodtimes: the world's best cemeteries

29 October 2009

With Halloween and Day of the Dead fast approaching, it’s only natural that our thoughts turn to subjects spooky and...

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Creative nation: Mexico's artistic genius

14 September 2009

Ever since pre-Hispanic times, the Mexican people have shown an innate talent for artistic representation and a keen eye for...

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Floating life: cruising Mexico City's canals

04 August 2009

Picture this: you’re floating down a network of green canals in a colorful, open air trajinera (gondola) named Viva Lupita....

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