What's It Like Living in Mexico City (local experience) 🇲🇽

9 places in this vlog

In the order they appear. Tap a time to play it here, or ↗ to open YouTube at that second.

1. 2:06

   Churrería El Moro

   ☕ Cafe · Centro Histórico

   Churros come coated in sugar or in cinnamon sugar; ask clearly if you only want plain sugar.

2. 4:20

   Zócalo

   🏢 Landmark · Centro Histórico

   Outside the church, people perform pre-Hispanic cleansing rituals and dances to rid visitors of bad luck.

3. 4:22

   Metropolitan Cathedral

   ⛩️ Temple · Centro Histórico

   The imposing interior contrasts with the pre-Hispanic rituals performed outside.

4. 14:16

   Tlalpexco

   🏘️ Neighborhood · Gustavo A. Madero

   Stick to the main avenues and avoid small side streets, especially after dark; the cable car is safer than the streets.

5. 22:21

   Roma

   🏘️ Neighborhood · Cuauhtémoc · brief mention

6. 23:28

   Paseo de la Reforma

   🏢 Landmark · Cuauhtémoc · brief mention

7. 23:44

   Santa Fe

   🏘️ Neighborhood · Álvaro Obregón

   Some elegant houses risk subsiding because the ground underneath is built over trash.

8. 26:40

   Condesa

   🏘️ Neighborhood · Cuauhtémoc

   Considered safe enough to walk home 2–3 km from a bar at 4 a.m.; rents have risen sharply since the pandemic.

9. 27:03

   Polanco

   🏘️ Neighborhood · Miguel Hidalgo

   Its churches stage some of the most fervent Holy Week festivities.