MEXICO CITY | MEXICO

The capital of Mexico is located in the central region of Mexico at 2,250m above sea level. It has a beautiful backdrop of the Popocatepetl, Iztaccihuatl volcanoes. Mexico City, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world, is also the oldest in the Western Hemisphere. It was founded in 14th-century Tenochtitlan by the Aztecs. Hernan Cortes, a Spanish conqueror, was awestruck at the majestic temples of Aztecs. Cortes tried to describe the grandeur of what he saw, but he was unable to report back to King Carlos V. Imagine the King's shock when he learned that one of the plazas was twice as large as that of Salamanca and that the principal pyramid is higher than that of Seville. He also discovered that the stone and woodwork that decorated these monuments could 'never be bettered.

Mexico City's best time to visit on a Mexico vacation tour is between March and May. Even though it is quite crowded, this time of the year is great. Beautiful weather is the tradeoff, especially when you consider that the city can get cold in winter and can rain during the summer.

Mexico city has plenty to keep a visitor occupied but is also blessed with some great sights within easy reach of the city - dive into this megatropolis!

★ Teotihuacan, City of the Gods 45 minutes northeast of Mexico City

★ The Soumaya Museum hosts a collection of more than 66,000 works spanning 3,000 years

★ Bosque de Chapultepec is Mexico City’s largest park and home to historical sites

★ Eat! Fifty regional cuisines from across the country can be found in Mexico City

★ Templo Mayor Aztec Ruins of the pre-Hispanic Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan

Mexico offers up a huge variety of travel experiences and below you will find the best of them that combined make a superb trip to Mexico.