Among the 8,000 or so objects found on the site, the flint and obsidian sacrificial knives , some of them with stone eyes, send shivers down your spine. The famous basalt Coyolxauhqui Disk represents the goddess of the Moon in a very human way. T..

In 1978 a city worker’s shovel hit an Aztec monolith, the Coyolxauhqui Disk. The great temple of Tenochtitlán had resurfaced! Levelled by the Spanish to build their own sanctuaries, its remains now lie at ground level; but thanks to its successive re..

The Casa de los Azulejos, the famous home of the Condes del Valle de Orizaba, united two older houses in the 17C and was decorated in the 18C with blue tiles that rival the palaces in Puebla. Sold to the Yturbe family in 1877, it became the aristocra..

Plaza Garibaldi, north of the Zócalo, is the quintessential place for mariachi in the Mexican capital. Dressed in the obligatory charro , the musicians do more than just sing accompanied by their guitars, trumpets and violins. If you get a chance fo..

Opera, dance and theatre are among the performances one can enjoy at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in an Art Deco décor of murals signed by masters Rufino Tamayo, Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco and David Alfaro Siqueiros. The building, designed by ..

This mural on display in the Museo Mural Diego Rivera is a monument, both in dimension - 65 m 2 - and in pictorial quality. The master of muralism created this historical and political fresco full of meaning in 1947, prompting both admiration and ..

Even more exotic than the Mercado de la Merced, the Mercado Sonora has a section devoted to witchcraft and white magic ( 1st alley on the left ), a pet market and stalls with toys and party favours.

The remarkable churrigueresque Bfaçade of La Santísima Trinidad Church is decorated with curly vegetation motifs and the twelve apostles adorning the estípites (pilasters) on the 1 st level, under a representation of the Holy Trinity. God the Fathe..

The Casa de los Condes de Heras y Soto was actually built in 1760 for Adrián Ximenez de Almendral, who owned silver mines. On the corner , an atlas holding a basket of fruit rides a lion, while other atlantes supporting gargoyles surround the buildi..

In 1531 the Indian Juan Diego saw his first vision of the Virgin on Tepeyac Hill, then the holy image was “immortalised” on the robe he was wearing. Today, the Virgin of Guadalupe is a national icon worshipped by all of Mexico. The sanctuary built in..

Taking a boat ride in a trajinera on the Xochimilco Canals south of the city is something you are sure to enjoy - along with many Mexicans. The atmosphere is always festive as the colourful boats, packed with families and musicians, cruise along th..