we had avoided Mexico City for a long time it's dangerous they rob people there chilangos are
scammers that's what we often heard we thought we don't need to experience Mexico City it's just
a big busy City we were so wrong we did need to experience this city and it's so much more than we
realized welcome to part one of our Mexico City Travel Guide Series today we're exploring
the heart of Mexico City the historic Center its main points of interest including a few
hidden gems you won't want to miss we're going to start this tour at the very spot
where Mexico City was born or I should say where tan was born Lake te coko yes but also
no it's time for a quick story when a group of Aztec people decided to leave their ancestral
home of Aslan they called themselves mikas and started a pilgrimage in search of a new
Homeland they received a message by one of their gods Wii the god of sun and War and were told to
settle where they saw an eagle perched on a cactus with a snake in its beak the journey
took 200 years but the message came true they saw the eagle the cactus and the snake on a
small Reed covered island in the shallow Waters of lake deoko that is the legend of the eagle and
the serpent Illustrated on Mexico's beautiful flag that scene apparently took place right
here and in soal I know what you're thinking didn't that scene happen on a lake well yeah
this used to be like T it's incredible to see what Mexico City is today but I can't imagine
what it looked like when it was tenan imagine seeing pyramids and water surrounding it the
Spanish drained out the water here and it's kind of ironic because now Mexico City suffers
from massive droughts it's actually a topic that we'd like to talk about more in the future by the
way did you know l means place of dunas I mean place of prickly pears M dunas especially from
zakas it's also a place for free concerts and it looks like they're setting up one right [Music]
now La is without a doubt one of the most important buildings in Mexico City's Historical
Center not just for its Rel significance but it also contains five centuries worth of Mexican art
and architecture built on the remains of an Aztec temple in what was the center of the Aztec capital
of denan the colonizing Spaniards built the most grandios Church in all of the America did you just
casually say this church is built on pyramids I didn't mean for it to come out that casual but
when you put it that way yeah it's actually quite common throughout Mexico and in other
countries colonized by Spain they would knock down indigenous people's most sacred temples and build
Catholic churches right in their place as a way to assert their power yo that's dark yeah to build
this Cathedral they literally used the stones of the destroyed Temple of the god W god of war and
Main deity of the Aztec it took 250 years to build due to a number of challenges one of them being
that it was starting to sink this Cathedral is one of a few places where you'll find a black C Christ
so black Jesus a sinking church and the remains of one of the world's greatest civilizations
this place is amazing yes and actually right behind the cathedral you'll find what's left
of this Aztec capital city which is the ruins of temp mayor the next stop on today's [Music]
tour a is a spiritual medicine a therapeutic cleanse of your body
and soul and you can experience one right in front of temp May for a voluntary [Music]
donation holy is this for real look it's the serpent k I I remember when I when we first
saw the coliseum in Italy and I thought that was really cool but I didn't feel really connected to
it this this gives me goosebumps when I first saw this it's exactly the same thing I thought when
we were in Italy you would walk around and see ruins within Rome like walking in the street and
it felt like a museum Mexico City is no different the the detail what's left in these ruins is is
just I don't know breathtaking it kind of like makes you sad and at the same time it makes
you appreciate what's still left but this is wow these are our Roots this is who we are so we got
excited and walked directly onto this pedestrian bridge to oversee the tempo mayor but I think the
entrance to the museum is back that way I think the largest and most famous Museum in Mexico City
is the anthropology Museum which is known for collecting artifacts its mission is to preserve
artifacts but the museum here at Tempo mayor is specifically dedicated to preserving this part
of the Aztec capital temp mayor so if you want to specifically learn about this is the place to go
do not miss out on this Museum mayor archaological site will give you a glimpse at what this place
was like before the arrival of the Spanish in the 1500s this museum is so impactful because this is
what's left of the temples that were destroyed to build the cathedral we just saw it was the center
of religious life life for ancestral Mexicans when you enter you'll start with the ruins
before you enter the main Museum in admission is 95 bessels per person hey I think I've seen
this before I think this is the same script that was written in the anthropology Museum
of halapa ver Cruz [Music] De pretty sure it is the same one wow it looks even cooler from this
angle wow this is much bigger than I thought it was
oh those Jaguar noises keep getting me wow come on come on come on let's go
down there W this seriously so cool look at how close we are to this [Music] thing
look like Wells I am in so much awe the volcanic rock the details and the designs every Rock just
intentionally placed b m in my opinion is the main artery to Mexico City's heart this
pedestrian street has so much life in Mexico City you can experience all of Mexico City in
this exact street there's restaurants there's historical buildings museums churches o so many
things and these tacos e Canasta look bomb right now we have never tried these tacos de Canasta but
check out this long line they might be worth this entire [Music] line tasta are iconic to
Mexico City we actually side on Taco Chronicles normally they're sold on a bike because they're
the blue collar on the go eats for people who live and work and different places around the
city but this is the first time I actually see an establishment which is pretty cool we won't
be trying the tacos Canasta right now cuz we're saving room for something else whether or not
this is considered a Hidden Gem is questionable but it's definitely hidden and it's definitely
something you don't want to miss when you're in Mexico City and that's laao and that's where
we're going for lunch today casao is a chain restaurant from Mexico City and you'll find
locations throughout the entire city but since we're on I'll show you the one that's semi hidden
up in this building right up there you got to go up through the escalators it's like a mall
type of thing but like I said they're all over City and you could eat at any one of these we've
tried several and they're all amazing let's take you to the one that we're going to today it's your
first time here in Mexico City I highly recommend it they have all kinds of varieties of food like
enchiladas tostadas pole they're mainly known for Po and this restaurant is what US Latinos
like to call Bueno bit the food is is delicious the service is super fast and the prices are very
reasonable so if it's your first time having fle like I said is the perfect place to try it main
part of the beauty of Paso is the contrast you've got this modern building here and this very old
Colonial structure here looks like a palace look at this door amazing I mean if I was in a shopping
mood I would go look for some shoes at Aldo or if I wanted to get my taxes done I would go get my
taxes or a tattoo piercings Dunkin Donuts buy an iPhone looks like they offer just about everything
here crazy there's restaurants you can pretty much eat anything from all over the world and
all over Mexico like China yeah you would have to go through these little side streets though
like there's Chinese restaurants that way Mexican restaurant that way ooh a makeup store look come
on come with me I'm running out of mascara and I want to show you my favorite brand of mascara of
all time this is super lash I used to buy these and my visits to Mexico when I was younger and to
this day it's my favorite and preferred mascara this is what I'm wearing now and they have one
that comes with infused with Mame and awakate which are super super good for nourishing your
lashes 30 pesos or less than $2 for the world's best mascara this is not sponsored by the way I
just really like this mascara you also will see Tor Latino Amana once Latin America's tallest
building not the first cuz the first one was in Brazil and what makes it a landmark here
in Mexico City is the fact that it was the first building built on a high sismic cmic anti-seismic
anti anti seismic abilities to survive earthquakes yeah and it survived three large earthquakes here
in Mexico which is very impressive it's gorgeous up there we haven't been it's definitely something
we recommend you all to do we're going to try to make it today cross our fingers that we make it
before the end of this video lines could be long sometimes so that's why we we don't know we're
not sure this gorgeous building is Palo deases which was constructed in 1934 to host theater
opera and it also hosts funerals to mourn some of the most famous Mexican celebrities like frao Juan
Gabrielle Jose Jose and cantin flas this building is is art they actually hired an Italian architect
and a Mexican architect to do this beauty and it took a really long time because the Mexican
Revolution kind of interrupted the construction of this building all right let's go check it
out admission to the Palace at least into the foer is free but to enter
the museum it is 90 pesos per person and just make a note that it is cash
only
is it time for a coffee yet actually it is time for coffee where should we go I
mean there's a celito there's a Starbucks no not a Starbucks no actually there is a Hidden
Gem of a coffee spot right in front of pal let's take you there so what you want to do
is enter the Sears Tower take the elevator to the eighth floor walk past the merchandise and
into cafeo for delicious coffee accompanied by a gorgeous view of the palace FYI because it's
so popular guests have a 40-minute time limit so everyone can enjoy coffee with this [Music]
View we actually found this spot because our patreon member Chuck actually brought
us here during Christmas time thank you so much chuck for bringing us here and if you
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same Architects that brought you Palo deases you have Palo postal this is a world renowned postal
office and it is absolutely stunning you have to see it inside come come check this [Music]
out are you kidding this is the most beautiful post office I've ever seen this is something out
of like a movie you know what this reminds me of like that Majestic luxury from the Titanic look
at that they just don't make things like this anymore there's a book fair happening I used to
get so excited for these as a kid but I never had any money for them you got money now baby
girl I got money now kind of at least for a book will you buy me a book [Music] yeah we're finally
arriving to one of my favorite spots in Mexico City and that is the alamaa central the alamaa
is not just a place where people gather it's not just a garden it's honestly the best place
to people watch and to get an essence of what Mexico City Spirit really is this is where you
come and buy things you don't need an extra hair clip socks Super Mario hats you need a snack got
elotes eses hias which are paletas hik one of my favorite things about this park is coming to see
the dancers [Music] there's one thing we can guarantee you for sure about this park is that
you will never be bored there's always something going on there's always people whether you want
to eat you want to dance you want to take really beautiful pictures or just sit and meditate read
a book relax it's a little Oasis in the middle of this big busy City I feel so bad admitting
that I used to just assume that this there was nothing really more than just a loud busy City
here and that was my ignorance because well one my mom didn't really know the city and
the little that I think our parents knew about it was that you know that there are kidnappings
and that it's dangerous and maybe in the ' 80s '70s it was you know one of the more dangerous
places in the world but thankfully Mexico City is coming out of that that reputation and again being
one a very friendly welcoming and amazing city this city has an infinite amount of incredible
experiences to offer and we're going to try to cover as much as we can in the following
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