This was my first time in Mexico City. I spent four days here. I have to say four days is not enough.

This massive city is said to be the biggest in North America. There are countless neighborhoods, lots of restaurants, major gay areas, weird things to see, abandoned buildings, interesting artifacts, and remnants of an ancient civilization and weird food to eat (among great food as well). Mexico City is one of those places you need to live in before you get a real feel for it.

Surprising Facts about Mexico City

At the same latitude as Merida Yucatan, you would think this city is hot, but it’s not. If you look at where the geography of the city you’ll see, it’s on a seven thousand foot tall mountain. The elevation makes the weather cool in comparison to the Yucatan peninsula.

To be more specific, Mexico City’s built inside of the mouth of a dead volcano. At one point, this dead volcano was filled with water. Now, the water has drained, and the city is thriving.

The elevation makes it hard to breathe, walk, or exercise on a daily basis. It takes about a week to adjust and I was only here for four days. Needless to say, I did not adjust and I felt very weak, with bad headaches the entire time I was here.

The Culture of Mexico City Makes it Worth the Visit

There is so much culture in this city. From an ancient culture that is still alive to Spanish and French influences.

The city boasts an impressive architectural spectrum. It has massive cathedrals with detailed facades. The opera houses are classic and beautiful. The parks are well laid out and worth a view.

The architecture of this city is worth learning about. There is a well-known fact that the soil of this city is unstable, the city is sinking. Some buildings are sinking more than others. Some are slanted, others simply look like they’re built on a lower level. On the other hand, some buildings are abandoned for safety reasons.

Areas of Mexico City reminded me of Tokyo, with its massive pedestrian-only streets and waves upon waves of humans just walking about making their weekend a reality.

Like any giant city, traffic is terrible as there are many pedestrians, cyclists, vehicles, motorcyclists everywhere. Also, the streets seem to have the most bizarre traffic patterns I’ve ever seen. I would advise against renting a car.

A Few Areas You Need to See

With so much to do and so much to see, you need a plan of attack. My plan was to eat my way through Mexico City and find weird and fascinating things to report back on. Although it didn’t exactly happen, I managed to check out the beautiful Zocalo square, the Soumaya Museum, Chapultepec park which also has the Museo de Arte Moderno.

I did not expect to get altitude sickness while I was there. It made it very difficult for me to do much of anything.

Nevertheless, I managed to find lots of restaurants to eat in. I explored La Zona Rosa or the nearby Gay Zone. I checked out some sinking churches. At one point, I even ate grasshoppers.

Mexico City is wild and must be visited more than once in one lifetime.

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