Central Mexico Travel Guide

Region

The capital and the volcano-ringed highlands around it. Mexico City has the Zócalo, the Anthropology Museum, Frida Kahlo's house and a huge food scene, Teotihuacán's pyramids are an hour away, Puebla has tiled churches and mole, Cuernavaca and Taxco are classic weekend escapes, and Veracruz has the Gulf coast and El Tajín. It is mild all year.

Central Mexico Pyramid of the SunNational PalaceChapultepecPalacio de Bellas ArtesBasilica of Our Lady of GuadalupeTemplo MayorEl TajínSix Flags MéxicoTeotihuacanPopocatépetlPico de OrizabaMexico City Metropolitan CathedralEstadio AztecaIztaccihuatlLake TexcocoXochicalcoTrans-Mexican Volcanic BeltNevado de TolucaPyramid of the MoonValley of MexicoTula (Mesoamerican site)Chapultepec CastleLuis Barragán House and StudioAngel of IndependenceCofre de PeroteTorre LatinoamericanaCacaxtlaCuicuilcoMexico CityPueblaCholula, PueblaVeracruzZócaloNational Museum of Anthropology (Mexico)Great Pyramid of CholulaFrida Kahlo MuseumTolucaPachucaCuernavacaXalapaCiudad NezahualcóyotlTlaxcalaCoatzacoalcosCórdoba, VeracruzOrizabaChimalhuacánTehuacánTlacotalpanIxtapalucaSantiago TequixquiacCuautla, Morelos

Central Mexico essentials

Country: Mexico
Driest months: Dec-Feb
Pay in: Peso ($)
Language: Spanish
Emergency: 060

Where to Go in Central Mexico

City Mexico City Mexico CityMexico's capital federal entity and densely populated metropolis City Puebla PueblaColonial city famous for Talavera pottery City Toluca TolucaCapital of Estado de México, Mexico Island Isla de Sacrificios Isla de SacrificiosSmall Gulf island near Veracruz, historic colonial site History National Palace National PalaceHistoric government palace housing Diego Rivera murals History Palacio de Bellas Artes Palacio de Bellas ArtesIconic Mexico City cultural center and art nouveau theater History El Tajín El TajínPre-Columbian city famed for pyramid of niches History Teotihuacan TeotihuacanAncient Mesoamerican city with monumental pyramids Nature Chapultepec ChapultepecLarge urban park with castle and multiple museums Nature Popocatépetl PopocatépetlActive stratovolcano near Mexico City Nature Pico de Orizaba Pico de OrizabaMexico's highest peak and dormant stratovolcano Nature Iztaccihuatl IztaccihuatlDormant volcanic massif near Popocatépetl, popular for hiking
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Central Mexico at a Glance

Local Time
5:42 PM
GMT-6
Population
46,006,148

Best Things to Do in Central Mexico