mexico city`s general handbook to hold the

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Mexico City
The Capital of your Meeting
Mexico City Congress and Conventions Office
Paseo de la Reforma 42, Col. Centro, Mexico City, Mexico
(0052 55) 36852269 ext. 1435,1436 // [email protected]
Mexico City’s General Handbook
TABLE OF CONTENT
1. General information
Introduction
Mexico
Mexico City
2. Meetings’ infrastructure
Exposition Areas
Air and land Connectivity
Hotel Infrastructure
Alternative areas to hold social events
Touristic Services
INTRODUCTION
Mexico City is the first destination of the Mexican Republic. Some facts that back up this affirmation are:
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It receives more than 12 million tourists a year.
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It generates more than 4 billion dollars a year in tourism
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More than 280,000 people are employed in this concept
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Contributes to 7% of the city’s GDP
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According to the International Congress and Convention Association, Mexico City is the 39th best city to host congresses
and conventions. It is the 5th most important city in the Western Hemisphere.
Mexico
Official Name:
United Mexican States
Political Capital:
Mexico City
Political System: Representative, Democratic Federal Republic
Population: 111,211,789 (July 2009 est.)
Total Area: 1,972,550 square kilometers.
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Currency: Mexican Peso
Religion: Mainly Catholic, but there are several other beliefs.
Official Language: Spanish, but there are many indigenous languages that are spoken all over the country.
Time Area:
GMT -6 (regular time)
GMT -5 (daylight saving time)
National Day:
September 16th
Mexico City
Mexico City is privileged since it offers what very few other cities can: it is the center of culture, nature, tourism, education,
entertainment, healthcare, religious centers and night life.
Located in the nation’s center (99º 09' W longitude, 19º 24'' N latitude, GMT -6), the city is surrounded by mountains that
rise from the remains of seven ancient lakebeds and has an average elevation of 2300 m above the sea level.
Population
Mexico City has a 9 million population administratively divided in 16 Political Boroughs. Along with the Metropolitan Area it
adds up to 18 million inhabitants. Mexico City itself produces more than a third of the nation’s GNP.
Currency
The Mexican currency is the Peso ($ or MXP). It is issued in bills of $20, $50, $100, $200, $500 and $1,000 pesos, and in coins of
$10, $20, $50 cents and of $1, $2, $5, $10 and $20 pesos.
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The most commonly used credit cards are Visa, Mastercard and American Express. Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) are
available 24 hours a day and can be found in shopping areas and at banks.
The exchange rate for the Mexican peso is $11.28 pesos to US$1.00 and $17.11 to $1.00 Euro (July, 2011). Foreign currency
can vary at the Airport, banks, hotels and some other places.
Weather
Mild during Winter and warm and dry during April and May. The rain season starts in May and ends around October. Mornings
and evenings, especially in Winter, can be cold.
Month
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Max
21ºc-70°F
23ºc-73°F
26ºc-78°F
26ºc-78°F
26ºc-78°F
26ºc-78°F
24ºc-75°F
26ºc-78°F
26ºc-78°F
26ºc-78°F
23ºc-73°F
21ºc-70°F
Min
8°C-46°F
8ºc-46°F
9ºc-48°F
10ºc-50°F
13ºc-55°F
13ºc-55°F
14ºc-57°F
14ºc-57°F
14ºc-57°F
11ºc-51°F
9ºc-48°F
8ºc-46°F
Main Economic Activities
The main economic activities of Mexico City are basically finances, commerce and tourism. The latter is actually the main
source of income and employment of the City thus, it counts on a great infrastructure in terms of hotels, restaurants, travel
agencies, tourists guides, car rentals, touristic transportation, entertainment activities and night life. Mexico City is one of the
few that receives several important international congresses and conventions.
Mexico City’s history
Very few cities in the world have such a rich and ancient history as the one Mexico City has; its metropolitan Area has housed
very important human settlements for over two thousand years.
PRE HISPANIC ERA (2000 b.C.- 1521)
México Tenochtitlán, whose name means “in the navel of the Moon” was founded by the Aztecs in 1325.After taking advantage
of several tactical opportunities in the midst of a series of military conflicts between the riverside cities of the Lake of Texcoco,
Tenochtitlán quickly became the center of an empire that, after an intense expansion campaign, extended its domain to distant
lands such as Chiapas and Central America throughout two centuries. This is how, Tenochtitlán grew until it became one of the
most prosperous and populated cities of the world by the XV Century.
VIRREINAL ERA (1521 – 1821)
After the conquest of Tenochtitlán, the Spaniards settled for a brief period of time in one of the south riverside areas, Coyoacan,
from where they started the military advance during the first years of the Conquest. In 1528, Mexico was pointed as the seat of
the government and, 8 years later, as the capital of the “Virreinato de la Nueva España”. Having built the Spanish city over the
remains of the ancient indigenous city, only the octagonal design of its main avenues and the open spaces of the ancient
ceremonial area were preserved. This Area, with the course of the years, became the great Central Plaza of Mexico City around
which, the Virreinal Government seat was built and the first stone of the Cathedral, seat of the Catholic power, was placed.
XXI Century
Mexico City receives the new Century with 8.5 million inhabitants, which makes it the most populated city of the western hemisphere and
the city with the largest number of Spanish speakers in the world. In the early years of the XXI Century, several urban rescue programs were
initiated for the central areas that are appealing to an important number of investors to places like the “Historic Center” (Mexico’s
downtown) and “Paseo de la Reforma”. The city faces great environmental and demographic challenges that are manifested on the public
transportation expansion programs, as well as on various social initiatives.
The city also presents great potential in terms of economy, tourism and finances thanks to the growing strategic roll of Mexico in the world
economy and to the cultural weight of the city as the seat of many important national and international communication media, cultural and
entertainment centers and home to one of the most important Universities of America; these are some factors that place Mexico City as the
city with the 8th highest Gross Domestic Product in the world and as a melting pot of races, cultures, history and diversity; one of the most
dynamic urban epicenters of the world of our times.
II. General handbook
Exposition Areas
Mexico City has 17 conventions centers, highlighting:
Centro Banamex with 34,000 m2 / 366,000 sq. ft.
o Number of events: 8,000
Expo Bancomer with 32,400 m2 / 350,000 sq. ft.
World Trade Center Mexico City with 24,000 m2 / 260,000 sw. ft.
Expo Reforma with 6,400 m2/ 69,000 sq. ft.
Mexico City has an enormous offer of hotels with different spaces to hold meetings, some of them are:
Name
Category
Number of
Spaces
23
5
Capacity (m2)
GT
GT
Number of
Rooms
712
203
Camino Real México
Fiesta Americana Grand
Chapultepec
JW Marriot
Nikko
Presidente Intercontinental
W Mexico City
Hilton Mexico City Reforma
Gran Hotel
Holiday Inn Zócalo
NH Historical Center
Best Western Estoril
Fiesta Inn Historical
Center
Holiday Inn Plaza Dali
Four Seasons
Meliá
Marriot
Marquis
Sheraton María Isabel
St. Regis
GT
GT
GT
GT
5*
5*
5*
5*
4*
4*
318
756
661
237
457
60
105
105
125
140
7
11
27
8
20
12
5
11
5
5
321
1,730
1,843
369
1,675
274
154
146
257
207
5*
GT
GT
GT
GT
GT
GT
150
240
489
322
209
755
189
14
11
28
13
3
24
5
624
393
586
595
695
1,266
712
1,579
300
Air and Land Connectivity
The Mexico City International Airport (MCIA) is the largest airport in the country.
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25 airlines operate international routes to and from MCIA, including Aeroméxico, Air France, Air Canada, American
Airlines, Lloyd Bolivian Airlines, LAN Chile, Varig, Avianca, United Airlines, Delta Airlines, Continental Airlines, amongst
others
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It operates almost a thousand daily flights
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It offers a wide variety of services like restaurants, VIP lounges, migration facilities and an expceptional shopping area
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Mexico City has the Airport of Toluca as an alternative
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Number of international destinations with direct flights to Mexico City: 39 in 19 different countries
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It receives almost 9 million international passengers a year
International Direct flights with:
1. Amsterdam (Netherlands)
2. Atlanta (U.S.A.)
3. Bogotá (Colombia)
4. Buenos Aires (Argentina)
5. Caracas (Venezuela)
6. Charlotte (U.S.A.)
7. Chicago (U.S.A.)
8. Dallas (U.S.A.)
9. Detroit (U.S.A.)
10. Frankfurt (Germany)
11. Guatemala City (Guatemala)
12. Houston (U.S.A.)
13. La Habana (Cuba)
14. Las Vegas (U.S.A.)
15. Lima (Peru)
16. London (United Kingdom)
17. Los Angeles (U.S.A.)
18. Madrid (Spain)
19. Miami (U.S.A.)
20. Montreal (Canada)
21. New York City (U.S.A.)
22. Oakland (U.S.A.)
23. Orlando (U.S.A.)
24. Paris (France)
25. Panamá City (Panamá)
26. Phoenix (U.S.A.)
27. Salt Lake City (U.S.A.)
28. San Antonio (U.S.A.)
29. San Diego (U.S.A.)
30. San Francisco (U.S.A.)
31. San José (Costa Rica)
32. San Pedro Sula (Brazil)
33. San Salvador (El Salvador)
34. Santiago de Chile (Chile)
35. Sao Paulo (Brazil)
36. Tokio (Japan)
37. Toronto (Canada)
38. Vancouver (Canada)
39. Washington DC (U.S.A.)
Airlines with direct flights to Mexico City
Europe
AirEuropa
Air France
North America
Aeroméxico (Aeroméxico
Connect, Aeroméxico
Travel)
Air Canada
Central America
Copa Airlines
South America
Aerolíneas
Argentinas
Cubana de
Aviación
Grupo TACA
Avianca
British Airways
Alaska Airlines
Iberia
KLM
Lufthansa
American Airlines
Continental Airlines
Continental Express
operado por ExpressJet
Airlines
Delta Air Lines
United Airlines
US Airways
LACSA
Copa Airlines
Colombia
LAN Airlines
LAN Perú
TACA Perú
 6 airlines
 9 airlines
 4 airlines
 6 airlines
 25 Airlines
Land Connectivity
The City is connected through four bus centrals and 5 federal highways which makes it easier and cheaper to travel from around
Mexico.
Accommodation
Mexico City has the nation’s largest tourist service infrastructure, with 361 lodging establishments with over 47,000 rooms
in every category, throughout the city. Plus, most of the largest international hotel chains serve Mexico City.
Category
Number of Hotels
Number of Rooms
GT
11
4386
5*
61
9987
4*
84
6978
3*
36
2669
Total all lodging
establishments
247
47000
Alternative areas to hold social events
EX CONVENTO DE SAN HIPÓLITO
Address:
Area:
District:
Tel.
E-mail:
Web Site:
Hidalgo 107
Historic Center
Cuauhtémoc
55128810
[email protected]
www.exconventodesanhipolito.com
CLUB DE BANQUEROS
Address:
Area:
District:
Tel.
E-mail:
Web Site:
16 de Septiembre 27
Historic Center
Cuauhtémoc
57224255
[email protected]
www.clubdebanqueros.com.mx
CENTRO CULTURAL UNIVERSITARIO TLATELOLCO
Address:
Area:
District:
Tel.
E-mail:
Web Site:
Ricardo Flores Magón 1
Tlatelolco
Benito Juárez
57826612
[email protected]
www.tlatelolco.unam.mx/index.html
ANTIGUO COLEGIO DE SAN IDELFONSO
Address:
Area:
District:
Tel.
E-mail:
Web Site:
Justo Sierra 16
Historic Center
Cuauhtémoc
(00 52 55) 5702 6378 / 5795 5922
[email protected]
www.sanildefonso.org.mx
PALACIO DE MINERÍA
Address:
Area:
District:
Tel.
E-mail:
Web Site:
Tacuba 5
Historic Center
Cuauhtémoc
(00 52 55) 5623 2981 y 5623 2982
[email protected]
www.palaciomineria.unam.mx
MUSEO FRANZ MAYER
Address:
Area:
District:
Tel.
E-mail:
Web Site:
Av. Hidalgo 45
Historic Center
Cuauhtémoc
(00 52 55) 5518 2266 ext. 220
[email protected]
www.franzmayer.org.mx
PALACIO DE LA ESCUELA DE MEDICINA
Address:
Area:
District:
Tel.
E-mail:
Web Site:
República de Brasil No. 33
Historic Center
Cuauhtémoc
(00 52 55) 5491 1112 – 5491 1113
[email protected]
www.fundacionunam.org.mx
PALACIO DE LA AUTONOMÍA
Address:
Area:
District:
Tel.
E-mail:
Web Site:
Lic. Primo Verdad No. 2
Historic Center
Cuauhtémoc
(00 52 55) 5491 1112 – 5491 1113
[email protected]
ANTIGUA ESCUELA DE ECONOMÍA
Address:
Area:
District:
Tel.
E-mail:
Web Site:
República de Cuba No. 922
Historic Center
Cuauhtémoc
(00 52 55) 5491 1112 – 5491 1113
[email protected]
CASA UNIVERSITARIA DEL LIBRO
Address:
Area:
District:
Tel.
E-mail:
Web Site:
Orizaba No. 24 esq. Puebla
Roma
Cuauhtémoc
(00 52 55) 5491 1112 – 5491 1113
[email protected]
ACADEMIA DE SAN CARLOS
Address:
Area:
District:
Tel.
E-mail:
Web Site:
Academia No. 22
Historic Center
Cuauhtémoc
(00 52 55) 5491 1112 – 5491 1113
[email protected]
CASA DEL LAGO
Address:
District:
Tel.
Nombre de Contacto:
E-mail:
Web Site:
Bosque de Chapultepec
Miguel Hidalgo
(00 52 55) 5491 1112 – 5491 1113
Alma Carrascosa
[email protected]
ANTIGUO PALACIO DEL ARZOBISPADO
Address:
District:
Tel.
E-mail:
Web Site:
Moneda No. 4, Historic Center
Cuauhtémoc
(00 52 55) 3688 1243 – 3688 1245
[email protected]
http://www.shcp.gob.mx/dgcap
COLEGIO DE SAN IGNACIO LOYOLA VIZCAÍNAS
Address:
Area:
District:
Tel.
E-mail:
Web:
Eje Central y Vizcaínas No. 21
Historic Center
Cuauhtémoc
(00 52 55) 5512 4267 – 55512 5055 ext. 128
[email protected]
www.vizcainas.com.mx
CASINO ESPAÑOL
Address:
Area:
Tel.
Contact:
E-mail:
Web Site:
Isabel La Católica 31,
Historic Center
(00 52 55) 5521 8894 Ext. 109 (incluye Lada)
Fabiola Arredondo
[email protected]
www.casinoespanol.com.mx
CASA LAMM
Address:
Area:
District:
Tel.
E-mail:
Web Site:
Álvaro Obregón 99
Roma
Cuauhtémoc
(00 52 55) 5511 2009 – 5525 1331
[email protected]
www.casalamm.com.mx
CLAUSTRO DE SOR JUANA
Address:
Area:
Tel.
E-mail:
Web Site:
Izazaga 92
Historic Center
(00 52 55) 5130 3345
[email protected]
www.ucsj.edu.mx
MUSEO JOSÉ LUIS CUEVAS
Address:
Area:
District:
Tel.
Nombre de Contacto:
E-mail:
Web:
Academia No. 13
Historic Center
Cuauhtémoc
(00 52 55) 5542 9569
Maricela Lara
[email protected]
www.museojoseluiscuevas.com.mx
MUSEO NACIONAL DE ARTE
Address:
Area:
District:
Tel.
E-mail:
Web:
Tacuba No. 8.
Historic Center
Cuauhtémoc
(00 52 55) 5130 3493 – 5130 3496
[email protected]
www.munal.com.mx
MUSEO DEL TEMPLO MAYOR (Mayor Temple Museum)
Address:
Area:
District:
Tel.
E-mail:
Web:
Seminario No. 8
Historic Center
Cuauhtémoc
(00 52 55) 4040 5600 ext. 412930
[email protected]
www.templomayor.inah.gob.mx
Mexico City and Its Touristic Attractions
Mexico City, founded in 1325, is the main tourist destination of the country. It has a large and diverse touristic offer
that includes 9 pre- Hispanic archeological sites, close to 1,500 colonial buildings, as well as more than 150 museums,
300 art galleries, zoos, urban forests, green areas and hundreds of modern buildings.
Mexico is the only City in the world that has 4 sites declared Humanity’s Heritage by the UNESCO; these are: The
Historic Center, the Xochimilco Canals, the National University and the House of the Architect Luis Barragán. Other main
attractions are:
The Historic Center: the Zócalo Square, the Templo Mayor Archeological Site, the National Palace and the Diego
Rivera muralist paintings, the Ayuntamiento Palace, the Mexico City’s Museum, the Santo Domingo Square, the
Palace of Fine Arts and the Latin American Tower.
Reforma and Chapultepec: In these areas you will find our great historic and national monuments such as the
Independence Angel, the Emperor Cuauhtémoc’s Monument, the Hunting Diana Monument, the National Museum of
Anthropology, the Chapultepec Castle, the Chapultepec Lake and its Zoo.
Towards North: Tlatelolco Archeological Site, the Guadalupe Shrine and the wonderful Teotihuacan Pyramids.
Towards South: the Areal Neighborhoods such as Coyoacan and San Angel; there you will find the House of Frida
Kahlo and the House / Study of Diego Rivera.
More to the South: Cuicuilco Archeological Site, Xochimilco, the Dolores Olmedo Museum and the National
University.
City Transportation
There are almost infinite options for getting around in Mexico City. While its public transportation system can be
complicated, some of its options offer top–level services, such as the subway system, known as the Metro, which is one of
the world’s largest, most efficient and most economical ones.
The Metro transports more than 4 million passengers every day along 175 stations divided in eleven lines that practically
link the entire city.
Other options such as Trolleybuses, the Metrobus and the Light Rail (known as the “Tren Ligero”) help reduce air
pollution.
Subway
The cost of a Metro ticket is one of the lowest in the world, as the fare has been 2 pesos since 2002.
Unlike some other subway systems around the world, a ticket allows passengers to transfer from one line to another and
get to numerous destinations without having to buy another.
Without a doubt it is the best, quickest and safest way to get around town.
Metrobus
This modern public transportation system offers an alternative for the city’s transit problems since it runs a straight line aside the
normal traffic flow.
The fare is $5 MN and is paid using an electronic card purchased for $11.50 MN, which includes the card’s refundable deposit
value of $8 MN plus one fare.
Taxi
An official or approved taxi is a unit that must be painted with the current official colors: white, cherry and golden, with the
logos of the Independence Angel and with the new Car Tags that distinguish it as individual public transportations of
passengers. The License Plates or Car Tags are white with the most representative monuments of the city, the image of the
Independence Angel and the slogan: “Ciudad en Movimiento”. Also, the Car Tags have one letter at the beginning, followed by
five numbers.
Electric Transportation
The City’s Electric Transport System (Sistema de Transporte Eléctrico) is another alternative provided by the local government
to reduce carbon emissions.
The system currently encompasses 15 trolleybus and light rail lines; the latter is considered the best way to get to
Xochilmilco from the city center.
Meals and Dishes
Mexican gastronomy has been declared by UNESCO as Human Heritage. It’s quite common for most visitors to try
different foods here, so if you are a gastronomic adventurer you’re going to be tempted by Mexico City!
Traditional dishes:
Quesadillas
Corn tortillas filled with cheese, vegetables, chicken or beef. Cheese and Squash blossom quesadillas, or those made with
Huitlacoche (an edible fungus that grows on corn) are not to be missed.
Tacos
Tacos come in an enormous variety and you can eat them any time and almost in any place. Tacos de Canasta are small corn
tortillas filled with beans, potatoes or meat stocked in a big basket that keeps them warm. There are also the traditional
Tacos de Suadero (small tortillas filled with fried beef) and Tacos de Carnitas (typically larger and filled with fried pork).
Tamales
Traditional for breakfast or dinner, Tamales are eaten throughout Latin America, but they vary greatly, being corn the main
ingredient. Mexico City tamales are made from cornmeal and small amounts of hot peppers, chicken or pork, and wrapped in
corn husks. They are often accompanied by Atole, a hot, sweet pre-Hispanic beverage also made with corn or rice.
Tortas
Sandwiches made with white rolls and stuffed with cheese, eggs, beef or chicken… In fact, the possible combinations are
really only limited by the imagination.
Pan Dulce (Sweet Pastries)
Going into a Mexico City traditional bakery is an icredible and tempting experience; there are seemingly innumerable options:
shell-shaped “Conchas”, elephantine “Orejas”, “Cuernitos” (croissants), “Churros” (fried-dough bars sprinkled with sugar
and cinnamon) and many kinds of pastry slices with cream filling, are just a few of the elaborate creations that have been
around since the Areal times.
Time
The time of day in Mexico City corresponds to GMT -6, and daylight saving time is observed in summer.
Activity begins about 5 am and continues past 12 am.
Most shopping centers and other businesses are open from 9 am to 8 pm, Monday to Sunday.
Banks have more restricted hours, 9 am to 4 pm, Monday to Friday. An extensive network of ATM machines is available.
Most museums and points of interest are open from 9 am to 5 pm, Tuesday to Sunday, the latter often offering free
admission.
Most public transportation systems operate from 5 to 12 am.

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