Mexico City and its three cultures

What do you feel at the mention of Mexico,the Moon, the Avenue of the Dead and the
particularly its capital? Tequila, the serials thattemple of the Quetzalcoatl. This city is the biggest
never end and sombrero? It appears that youarchaeological zone of America and has an area
know nothing about Mexico! So, let your suitcaseof 23 square kilometers.And as a contradiction to
not become too dusty, pack it quick and go toantiquity, a kind of symbol of modernity is the
meet the unknown, the world depository ofTorre Latin American - a 177 meters tower. It is
history secrets, that are thoroughly hidden fromhighly recommended to climb it in the evening and
the modern world by this country and its majorthe picture of the sea, houses illuminated by the
city. May be it will be you who can either touchmillions of lights will imprint in your memory for a
the riddle of universe or to contribute to itslong time. And once you descend and come to
answer. Sometimes you sit in the boring evenings,the Garibaldi square, you will surely meet
there is bleakness outside and it is nasty drizzling,ensembles that play the mariachi music until late
and autumn that came into its possession, casts aat night for everybody who is ready to pay
light melancholy over you. And yousome pesos.As a matter of fact it is a pleasure
think...somewhere there it is warm and the sunnot only to walk around the town, to visit
twines round your hair tenderly, a soft breeze ismuseums and monuments, but also to sit in a
carried from an ocean or a sea...there is a suchcozy restaurant or café. Believe me, it is
place, where the sun is shining almost everynot less fun, and what is more important -
morning, where now, today, tomorrow is good,delicious. For example, I and majority of other
because just from October till January is the bestpeople admit, that Mexican food is one of the
time for traveling to cradle of the ancientmost varied and delicious in the world. The most
civilizations of the New World - Mexico.The land ofwell-known national dishes, which are worth
Aztecs and the ancient Maya civilizations is nowtasting, and which you can find in any café
the bright and unique interweaving of the past andand even in a street booth - are tortillas (corn
the present, it combines fabulous mountains,pones), burrito, fajitas, caesadea. You should be
impenetrable jungles, very beautiful landscapes,careful, because Mexican cuisine likes to put hot
broadest flats and fine pyramids.Mexico is a richchili everywhere, though, in many places for
history, bright paints, proud and broadbrow people.tourists, spicy sauces are served separately.
All these will win your heart and amaze you byWhen it comes to drinks, I will not be original and
their heartfelt hospitality.I will turn some facts thatsay that the national drink, known all over the
will educate you and probably seduce you like meworld - is tequila, and only after that - beer and
to rush to this country, to enjoy and to bemescal.After you stuffed yourself with
greatly impressed.So, the shores of Mexico aredelicatessen and still have some time, it is worth
washed by waters of the Pacific Ocean and theseeing one place - the house-museum of one of
Gulf of California in the West, and in the East- bythe brightest, contradictory and tragic figure -
the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. From theTrotsky as well as the house-museum of Frida
South it borders on Guatemala and Belize.MexicoKahlo, the famous Mexican artist, the wife of the
City is the capital of Mexico and United Mexicanfamous painter Diego Rivera with an incredibly
states, which I will share my impressions about. Itunique creativity, mysterious nature. They still
is the Latin American megalopolis that arose uponarouse sincere interest and attract painting-lovers
the ruin of the Aztecs capital. It is the biggest cityto Mexico City. Some decades after death, Frida
in the world and the oldest one in the New WorldKahlo became the cult figure of women's
that amaze by its plenty of monumentsmovement. Her difficult life (she had poliomyelitis in
pre-Spanish and colonial times.They say, that citiesher childhood and she was at a surgical table for
have their soul. The soul of Mexico City and itssome dozens of times) gave her image a kind of
population of many millions is hidden behind theunbelievable power.And to finish the walk along
huge surface of the paved by dark flagstoneMexico City, I would recommend to visit the
Plaza de la Constitución, Zócalo.Xochimilco channels. It is the amazing place of
Someone who was in Venice can compare theflowers or floating gardens. The ancient channels
size of the Constitution Square with the Venetianof Aztecs, Chinampas, remind about the remains
Square of St. Mark, alike there are imposingof the "5EA>A> lake, on which the city itself
buildings along the square edges, among whichstands. So, the trajinera gondolas trip with the live
there are the monumental government palacemusic of Mariachis will help you to make the
with the famous painting of Diego Rivera and thepicture of the Mexico City from the pieces of
biggest baroque cathedral of Latin America.Onesights, absorbing of what have been seen, making
more tremendous place is Chapultepec Park,the impression and enjoying such different and at
where there are many sights, such as thethe same time harmonious city that is so
Museum of Modern Art, National Anthropologicdifferent from others.Still, if some money is left -
museum, zoo and Chapultepec Castle.Generallyrun through the shops and stores with souvenirs,
speaking, Mexico City includes several cultures andwhich can be silver items, Indian motives,
acts as a keeper of three of them simultaneouslyhand-made carpets and fabrics, poncho and capes
- Indian, Spanish and Mexican that arose from the"serape", sombrero, of course, leather products,
previous two cultures. Therefore, museums arewooden masks and figures, products from onyx
full of quite a lot of jewelery of the great Indianand obsidian, and ceramics.Somehow, in an
states. You can observe the Spanish style on theincomprehensible way in Mexico City coexist
Saint Dominic square, where the most beautifulcolonial palaces and skyscrapers, slums and
baroque church of Mexico is placed. In turn, youworld-known museums, green lawns and polluted
can see in the days of classicism the luxuriousair... but all this is alive, truly touching and real, and
boulevard Paseo La Reforma in the Europe style,that is why we admire, wonder, explore and
and the modern style can be seen in the Fineenjoy the moments, given to us by this magical
Arts Palace.Most probably that everybody sawcity! Should you believe my stories and
the movies about the Indians and their way ofimpressions? It is for you to decide, but the only
living, but here just 40 km away from Mexicoway to check - is to visit the place, where you,
City you can find yourself among the mostbesides the magnificent rest on the seashore, will
famous and mysterious monuments of Indiantouch the breathtaking events of the past, setting
culture: the archaeological nature reserveoff to travel in the very heart - in Mexico City.
Teotihuacan with the pyramids of the Sun and