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| Today’s savvy travelers rely on NIGHT+DAY Mexico City — with its opinionated listings, insightful descriptions, and witty, intelligent writing — to get the sophisticated edge in travel. From the trendiest tables, hippest hotels, top shops and galleries, to the hottest nightspots and coolest attractions, NIGHT+DAY Mexico City is packed with expert recommendations and insider tips. |
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NIGHT+DAY MEXICO CITY
Melding fiery Latin passion with urban sophistication, today’s Mexico City is a vibrant, stylish metropolis full of diversions for the cosmopolitan traveler. Whether you’re seeking swanky boutiques, culinary hot spots, and a thriving club scene, or you prefer to explore the city’s extraordinary historic landmarks and traditional outdoor markets, Mexico City will surprise you with its hospitality and vitality.
March Love Letter
The local adage, “Febrero loco; marzo, otro poco,” (February is crazy, and March, even more), takes on huge proportions this year. Mexico City assumes full command of its designation as cultural capital of Iberian-America. The offerings come in all shapes and sizes. You can start your foray at the Coldplay show on the 6th and 7th at the Foro Sol (ticketmaster.com.mx). Then comes the main event, the Festival de Mexico from Mar. 11–28. Now in its 26th incarnation, this legendary 18-day festival is the city’s biggest party and includes everything from performing, visual, and sonic arts, to academic round tables, to kids’ activities. From classic to contemporary, this is your chance to check out the city’s finest downtown venues, like the Palacio de Bellas Artes, the Metropolitan Cathedral, the Museo Nacional de Arte, Franz Mayer, San Ildefonso, and the Teatro de la Ciudad. Find out more at festival.org.mx.
And if you‘ve still got energy, time, and skin to burn, head to the hills and rejuvenate at either Teotihuacan or Cuicuilco with the thousands of new agers catching rays on the pyramids during the spring solstice. Rather be in the dark? Try the VI Encuentro Hispanoamericano de Cine y Video Documental Independiente: Contra el Silencio Todas las Voces, an independent documentary human rights-focused film festival taking place throughout town from the 13th to the 20th (contraelsilencio.org.
Marty McLennan
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MEXICO CITY (2008):
Carlos Slim (Developer and Community Leader)
 Downtown Mexico City used to be a bit of a dive, but one man—Carlos
Slim—changed that and helped usher in new development and a sense
of sophistication that has transformed the heart of the Distrito Federal
( D. F.), as the locals call the city, into a world-class destination.
Slim is best known as a business tycoon and the wealthiest person in
Latin America, not to mention one of the richest in the world. His visionary
father began buying inexpensive colonial buildings that would later
become desirable property when Slim was just a boy. Slim inherited this
property, along with his father’s real estate acumen. He continued to
hunt down bargains that could be turned profitable with time, effort, and
foresight, including the now-famous Sanborns, a chain of stores and
restaurants that he purchased because “they were very cheap.”
In 2001, Slim turned his energy toward fixing up downtown Mexico City
by creating the Fundación del Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México
(Mexico City Historic Downtown Foundation), which recently celebrated
five years of working alongside the government in what is now being
called the most important Latin American downtown renovation.
Indeed, downtown today is a bustling, trendsetting area where people
both live and visit. Buildings and public areas have been restored,
streets and sidewalks replaced, and new lighting and security systems
installed. More and more cultural events—like concerts, art exhibitions,
and culinary festivals—are taking place downtown. These happenings
have attracted art galleries and young artists to the area, and helped
transform it into a cultural hub.
Slim once said, “You can’t wait until you die to leave a legacy,” and
he has made certain to live that motto by creating a downtown that is
as vibrant and sophisticated as that of any capital city in the world.
Check out our choice for the
world's foremost Urbanistas in other cities:
The Urbie Awards.
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