Moon Travel Handbooks Mexico City Handbook

by Cummings, Joe; Humphrey, Chris

• ISBN13: 9781566911863
• ISBN10: 1566911869
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-06-01
• Publisher: Avalon Travel Pub

Summary

Packed with detailed maps and clear directions, this book points the way to the city's best sights, restaurants, night life, accommodations, and diverse pleasures--from the Centro's Spanish colonial plazas to the bohemian streets of Coyoacn. 64 photos. 22 illustrations. 25 maps.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION	1	(22)
The Land	2	(5)
History	7	(6)
Government	13	(2)
Economy	15	(1)
People and Culture	16	(7)
SIGHTS	23	(73)
Centro Historico	26	(28)
Paseo de la Reforma and Zona Rosa	54	(6)
In and around Chapultepec	60	(8)
Insurgentes Sur	68	(9)
Southern Mexico City	77	(11)
Parks near Mexico City	88	(4)
Northern Mexico City	92	(4)
ACCOMMODATIONS	96	(10)
FOOD AND DRINK	106	(29)
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT	135	(23)
Fine Arts	135	(6)
Nightlife	141	(14)
Holidays, Festivals and Events	155	(3)
SPORTS AND RECREATION	158	(10)
SHOPPING	168	(8)
EXCURSIONS FROM MEXICO CITY	176	(66)
North of Mexico City	176	(10)
Cuernavaca	186	(8)
Tepoztlan	194	(3)
Toluca and Vicinity	197	(5)
Valle de Bravo	202	(6)
Taxco	208	(8)
Popocatepetl and Ixtaccihuatl	216	(3)
Puebla and Vicinity	219	(15)
Tlaxcala and Vicinity	234	(8)
BASICS	242	(39)
Getting There	242	(5)
Getting Around	247	(7)
Visas and Officialdom	254	(6)
Money	260	(3)
Health and Safety	263	(5)
Services and Information	268	(10)
Working and Living in Mexico City	278	(3)
Booklist	281	(3)
Chilango Slang	284	(2)
Spanish Phrasebook	286