Destination: Teotihuacan

Teotihuacan it's gonna be my first place to reviewing. First of all, it's one of the biggest and most important archaeological sites in Mexico, it's the jewel of the central region known as "Altiplano Central", it's in the outskirts of the Mexico City (In fact, it's part of the city), you can spend an entire day in the city (it's huge!!) and most of all, 'cause it's fascinating. There are a lot of places you have to visit there: The colossal pyramids (Sun and Moon), The temple of Quetzalcoatl, The palace of Quetzalpapalotl, Calzada de los Muertos, the Site Museum and The frescoes and murals museum.

How to get there

As I said, Teotihuacan is in the outskirts of the Mexico City, getting there is extremely easy, no matter where you're booking, the way is almost the same (In other post's I'll tell you the best hotels in the surroundings of the more interesting zones of the city).

1. You need to go to "Central de Autobuses del Norte" (Northern Bus Central), 'cause there the station where the buses to Teotihuacan depart.

2. The easier way to reach the station is taking a cab. Unfortunately taking a taxi in the streets of Mexico City, it's dangerous, even for mexicans, so, don't do it. You can ask in your hotel reception desk, for a "Radio Taxi" that's the safest and easiest way to reach the station. Talking about money, the Radio Taxi it's not expensive, the average are, more or less, about the 6 to 11 dollars from the city downtown, if they're asking for more, it's a rip off.  "Hey!!, I wanna get there in the mass transit system, why you don't recommend this?" Well, Mexico City it's not a little city, in fact it's a huge metropolis (8 million in the city itself and 12 million in the surroundings), it's easy to get lost, even for us its inhabitants; in this case, the cab is the best option.


Mexico City map, with the best hotel zones, and Northern Bus Central

3. If you want to take the bus, well, as you may know, you need tickets, and there are two ways to get them. You can buy them directly on the station, which is the best option, 'cause the rates vary depending on the Bus Line. The other way is buy them on-line, it's easier and faster, but you need to claim your tickets in the station,  so, it's almost the same.

Well this are the easiest options to get reach the archaeological site, but if you're the Indi Jones type, you can use the Subway the stations are nearby the hotel zones, just be aware. Annother option it's to take one of the thousands of tours that the hotels have, in that case the rates vary from 30 to 100 dollars, more or less, and it depends on the sites you're gonna visit.