Cultural Walk in Mexico City Historic Center with Estigo Tours

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Duration

6 Hours

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About

Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México, also known as the Centro or Historic Center, is the central neighborhood in Mexico City, Mexico, focused on Zócalo or main plaza and extending in all directions for a number of blocks, with its farthest extent being west to the Alameda Central. The Zocalo is the largest plaza in Latin America. It can hold up to nearly 100,000 people

Here was the capital city of the powerful Empire Azteca, the city of Mexico before it was called Tenochtitan, and Instead of the Cathedral That sample the picture had a more than 50 m high pyramid, The entire area was a religious and political complexion of the Empire Azteca, with palaces, temples and even a zoo.

When the Spaniards triumphed, the Aztec world was destroyed, buried (500 years ago). It was not the end of the Until 20th century, Which, incidentally, is found the exact location of the main pyramid. Which was called by the former and current chroniclers as the Templo Mayor. The building was demolished as it covered, and Were rescued Hundreds of pieces of what was Tenochtitlan, today you can traverse the space occupied by the Templo Mayor.

This section of the capital has just over nine square km and occupies 668 blocks. It contains 9,000 buildings, 1,550 of which have been declared of historical importance. Most of these historic buildings were constructed between the 16th and 20th centuries. It is divided into two zones for preservation purposes.

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What to Bring

Comfortable walking shoes; sunscreen; bug-spray; mexican pesos for souvenirs, snacks and gratuities.

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