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Mexico
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- Spanish
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Cancún / Airports
Cancun Airport to the Hotel Zone: Bus, Shuttle or Authorised Taxi
Compares the ADO bus, pre-booked shuttle and authorised airport taxi from Cancun airport to the Hotel Zone and downtown, plus ferries and the tourist tax.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingCancún / Transportation
Cancun Car Rental Mandatory Insurance: TPL and Deposits
Why a Cancun rental costs more at the counter than online: Mexico's compulsory third-party liability, what card cover cannot replace, deposit holds, and how to complain to PROFECO.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingMexico City / Airports
AICM or AIFA: Which Mexico City Airport Changes Your Trip
Arriving in Mexico City differs by airport. Covers AICM Terminals 1 and 2, the Aerotren rule, Metro Line 5, Metrobus Line 4, taxis and AIFA's rail link.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingMexico City / First-time visitor
Your First Day in Mexico City at 2,240 Metres: What to Expect
Mexico City sits at 2,240 m, high enough to change day one. Covers altitude effects, alcohol, hydration, air quality, sun strength and a first day plan.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingMexico City / Nightlife
Beer in Mexico City: Who Brews It and How a Cantina Works
Explains which two groups own nearly every Mexican beer brand, what that means for what a bar can pour, and how cantinas and pulquerias actually work.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingMexico City / Safety
The Mexico City Earthquake Alert: What the Sound Means
The seismic alert you will eventually hear in Mexico City: how many seconds it buys you, why 1985 and 2017 shaped the city, the drill, and what to do.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingMexico City / Practical information
Entering Mexico: Visa Rules and How Many Days You Are Given
How Mexican entry works now: who is visa-exempt, why the paper FMM has gone at airports, and why the days written in your passport stamp are rarely 180.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingMexico City / SIM & internet
eSIM or Telcel SIM in Mexico: Choosing Your Data Before You Fly
Compares a travel eSIM, a Mexican prepaid SIM and home roaming for Mexico: coverage outside cities, the new rule linking every Mexican line to an ID, and top-ups.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingMexico City / Transportation
Hoy No Circula and Toll Roads in a Mexico City Rental Car
When a rental car may not drive in Mexico City under Hoy No Circula, what an out-of-state plate means, the fines, and 2026 CAPUFE tolls to Puebla and Cuernavaca with roadside help numbers.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingMexico City / Nightlife
Mexico City Lucha Libre: Arenas, Tickets and First Visits
Use CMLL’s current event listings to choose Arena México or Arena Coliseo, follow the official ticket route and check the venue before planning your evening.
Official sources checked 2026-10-16Mexico City / Food
Eating at a Mexico City Market: Fondas and Comida Corrida
How Mexico City's public market system feeds the city, what a fonda counter serves, and how the fixed-price comida corrida sequence works when you order it.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingMexico City / Transportation
Mexico City Metro and Metrobus: The One Card You Need
How the Movilidad Integrada card works on Mexico City's Metro, Metrobus, Cablebus and Ecobici, where to buy it, and why Metrobus takes no cash at all.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingMexico City / Late-night travel
Landing in Mexico City at Night: Taxis, Apps and Waiting
Landing at AICM after the Metro and Metrobus stop: buying an authorised taxi ticket by zone, where apps collect, and when waiting until morning is sensible.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingMexico City / Food
How to Order Tacos in Mexico City Without Getting It Wrong
Decodes a Mexico City taqueria: al pastor and the trompo, suadero, longaniza, campechano, how to order by count, salsa etiquette and how paying actually works.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingMexico City / Shopping
What Is OXXO, and What Do You Actually Use It For in Mexico?
OXXO explained for travellers in Mexico: who owns it, how pay-by-reference works, and what the counter actually does that the corner tienda cannot.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingMexico City / Money & payments
Paying in Mexico: Cash, Cards and Getting Money From ATMs
How paying works in Mexico: where cards are accepted, which ATMs cost less, why you always decline conversion to your own currency, and why small peso notes matter.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingMexico City / Practical information
Reading Mexico City by Colonia: Where to Sleep, Eat and Walk
How Mexico City's colonias differ, what each was built as and became, and how the alcaldia-plus-colonia address system works when you are booking or navigating.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingMexico City / Day trips
Teotihuacan Day Trip from Mexico City: Doing It Independently
Plan an independent Teotihuacan day trip: the bus from Terminal Norte, which of the five gates to use, INAH hours and price, and the current climbing rules.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingMexico City / Shopping
Tequila and Mezcal Labels in Mexico City: How to Read a Bottle
Explains the denomination-of-origin rules behind tequila and mezcal labels, what 100% de agave legally means, and how to check a bottle before buying.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingMexico City / Money & payments
Tipping in Mexico: What Propina Is Customary, Situation by Situation
What tipping in Mexico looks like situation by situation: restaurants, the terminal at the table, baggers, parking attendants, hotels, guides and taxis.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingMexico City / Safety
Water, Ice and Street Food in Mexico: An Honest Risk Guide
Why Mexicans do not drink the tap water, what the rules on ice and food hygiene actually require, how to read a street stall, and what altitude does to your first days.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingMexico City / Shopping
Where Mexicans Actually Shop: Mercado, Tianguis, Supermarket, Mall
Compares the mercado, street tianguis, chain supermarket and mall in Mexico City: who uses each, what they cost, and what a visitor can buy.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingPuebla / Day trips
Puebla from Mexico City: Bus, Talavera, Mole and the Car Plants
Plan a Puebla day trip from Mexico City: the bus from TAPO, the UNESCO centre, certified Talavera, cemitas and mole, and Cholula as an add-on.
Editorial preview · factual review pending