¡Este es el barrio LGBT+ de la Ciudad de México y es increíble! Te lo recomiendo mucho. ¡Es…read moredivertido ver a toda la gente guapa de fiesta incluso un martes por la tarde! This is the LGBT+ neighborhood of Mexico City and it is awesome! I highly recommend. It's fun to see all the beautiful people out clubbing even on a Tuesday afternoon!

Sooo you told your friends you were going to Mexico City, and everyone wanted you to bring them…read moreback a souvenir. Never fear, Plaza de la Ciudadela is here for you! This admittedly tourist-driven market is a one-stop shop for any souvenirs, clothing, or art you might want to take back home. We just ended up buying a simple (fairly cheap) souvenir shot glass for a friend while here. However, even after our official shopping obligation was done, it was a lot of fun to just wander through the stalls and admire the arts and crafts on display. There are even some vendors selling various food items if that's the kind of souvenir you're into (I sure am!). I really appreciated how the vendors were not very pushy about forcing their wares on you, or in your face about luring you into their stores to take a look--this is always my least favorite part of shopping at markets in most countries. This, no doubt, contributed to the pleasantness of my experience here. There was a free dance performance by students from a local dance school while I was here, so that was fun to watch for a little while. There's also a restaurant in the middle of the market if you need some fuel to get you through your shopping spree.

If your travels take you to Mexico City, and you won't get the opportunity to visit other regions…read moreof this wonderfully diverse country, be sure to take some time out of your busy touring schedule (I'd say at least 2-3 hours or more) to explore every nook and cranny of this awesome crafts market. Even if you don't buy a thing (impossible!!) you'll feel like you've taken a whirlwind tour of some of the most beautiful and artistically productive areas of the country... I love the colors, the feel of "discovering" a great bargain or a unique piece of craftwork. It may seem like there's a lot of repetition here (and there is...) but if you take the time, and really check out all the hidden nooks and crannies, you're bound to find a true, one of a kind gem (or twelve...)!! I could spend a week in here!! There's a cafe mid way through the market, and restrooms toward the back. Don't miss the non-craft (foods, spices, etc.) vendors around the perimeter, don't waste too much time trying to bargain/heckle, as most of the prices are super reasonable (though some vendors will give you great deals for volume buying) and one of your purchases before leaving CDMX might just be another suitcase (or three!) to bring home all your WONDERFUL finds here at the Ciudadela Market!! ANIMO!!! Shop here, DON'T wait til you're leaving at the airport, and see lesser-quality work for 3x the price!!

Voladores are dancer who dance to the gold. They do a spin around the pole 56 times which represent…read morea new year every 56 based on the Aztec calendar. Something like that. My tour guide told me. The pole is quite high. Its definitely entertaining to watch. This one is located in front of the Museum of Anthropology in Chapultepec park. Cool

The voladores are fliers who dance in the air upside down from ropes secured to a pole that stands…read moreabout 120 feet high. Slowly revolving around the pole, the ropes slowly descend the fliers to the ground. A man sitting atop the pole revolves, too, and he plays a flute to represent a singing bird. These poles are now metal but, originally, they were tree trunks and the role of the dance is to appease the primary rain god, Xipe Totec, a visually scary looking character attired in flayed human skin. This is a highly-choreographed dance where the voladores circle the pole 13 times each; a total of 52, the number of years in the Aztec calendar. There are variations on this ritual that is at least 450 years old but the hypnotic revolutions of the dance is a core feature. The most well-known voladores appear in the town of Papantla, in Veracruz, near the ruins of El Tajin. Conveniently, you don't have to trek there because dancers also perform here in Chapultepec Park a few steps from the anthropology museum.