Mexico City and Environs

Articles and insights about Mexico City

Articles and insights about Mexico City

Spanking New Buses Make Debut On Reforma

The Mexico City government got a head start celebrating the bicentennial anniversary (2010) of Mexico's Independence with the launch of a new fleet of buses serving Paseo de la Reforma, the thoroughfare that runs right through the capital's main tourist areas. The 173...

Mexico City Taxi Gold and Burgundy

Mexico’s Taxi Colors

Street cabs in many capital cities around the world are painted in a standard color so as to make them easily recognizable and, at times, iconic; for example, the Yellow Cabs in New York, and the Black Cabs in London . . .

Manifestation in Mexico City

By The Left, Quick March

Demonstrations on the streets of downtown Mexico City provide novelty viewing for visitors and a source of frustration for local residents

Microbuses in Mexico City

Seating Room

Leg room on Mexico City's shuttle buses - the green and white microbuses - is somewhat more limited than on the crummiest of airlines, and aisle seats are at a premium. So much so, that when a passenger in the aisle seat gets off,...