"For many U.S. travelers, Mexico City's vivid street life, perfect weather, countless art spaces and exceptional food have been a recent revelation. Yet Mexico's capital founded 700 years ago as the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan on an island in a lake surrounded by volcanoes has always exerted a gravitational pull. Millions of rural migrants and political exiles poured in during its midcentury boom (today, 23 million live in the metro area),"
"With its bounty of new restaurants, its art and design fairs, and the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Cup, Mexico City may look as if it's having a moment. But North America's greatest metropolis is, at heart, as it's always been: constantly changing, uncommonly warm and never less than thrilling. Eat Like a Local offers walking tours through the market district of La Merced, the beating heart of the city's commercial life, at the eastern edge of the Historic Center."
"The Xochimilco district holds some of the final remnants of Mexico City's ancient aquatic ecosystem, with man-made agricultural islands threaded by canals, ideal for leisurely boat trips. The Museo Vivo del Muralismo, open since 2024 in the former seat of Mexico's Secretariat of Public Education, contains some of Diego Rivera's finest paintings. Gaba, in the Condesa neighborhood, serves surprising, sophisticated cooking from an open kitchen in a low-key room using seasonal Mexican ingredients. Comal Oculto, in the San Miguel Chapultepec neighborhood,"
Mexico City was founded 700 years ago as the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan on an island in a lake surrounded by volcanoes. About 23 million live there, shaped by midcentury rural migration and later arrivals of digital nomads, artists, traders and asylum seekers. The city combines vivid street life, abundant art spaces and notable food. La Merced functions as the market district at the eastern edge of the Historic Center. Xochimilco preserves man-made agricultural islands and canals for leisurely boat trips. The Museo Vivo del Muralismo contains Diego Rivera paintings. Neighborhoods like Condesa, San Miguel Chapultepec and Roma host Gaba, Comal Oculto, Fantasma and Lagerbar Hercules, showcasing seasonal cuisine, traditional antojitos and craft beers.
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