Mexico 2026 - Mexico City - The Centro Historico

 The next morning we hopped on the metro and headed towards the Centro Historico, there are cars on the train that are reserved for women and children. In the transfer station stands an ancient Aztec shrine. Uncovered during the construction of the subway it is a pyramid to the wind god. It is considered the smallest archeological zone in a country full of them. 

The main station for the historic center of town is under intense construction. We wove our way around debris and headed up the stairs. The National Cathedral overwhelms the view. Vendors line the sidewalk which runs alongside it. We are dazzled by the opulence of the interior. 

Coming out we headed down the the main street to the cathedral at the opposite end. The walk was a riot of sights and sounds. Cars, motorcycles, vendors shouting out their wares set against a backdrop of colonial buildings centuries old. The domes and spires of the ubiquitous churches are seen peeking over rooftops, strands of brightly colored plastic pennants flutter in the occasional breezes that provided relief from the late morning heat. 

We browsed, we shopped, we stepped into the occasional church to sit and cool down, relatively speaking, inside the thick walls of the venerable places of worship. We strolled through 2 small museums built in repurposed buildings, again, centuries old, partly to get out of the heat, partly because entrance is free. Free is always good. 



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