Activities in Mexico City

Estadio Azteca is a legendary 87,523-seat stadium and the only venue to have hosted two FIFA World Cup finals (1970 and 1986).

The canals of Xochimilco are the last surviving remnant of the lake system that once covered the Valley of Mexico. Colourful flat-bottomed boats called trajineras drift through floating gardens (chinampas) while mariachi bands, flower sellers and food boats pull alongside.

Xochimilco's Floating Gardens are a UNESCO World Heritage Site, remnants of the Aztec-era chinampa agricultural system where crops were grown on artificial islands in shallow lake waters.

Arena México is the Cathedral of Lucha Libre, the spiritual home of Mexican professional wrestling. Built in 1956, it hosts electrifying masked-wrestling bouts every Tuesday and Friday night.

A Friday night at Arena México is Mexico City at its most theatrical. Masked wrestlers — luchadores — perform acrobatic bouts of técnicos vs.

A guided street-food tour through Centro Histórico is the fastest way to decode Mexico City's culinary DNA. Over three hours, guides navigate market stalls and hole-in-the-wall counters, serving up tacos al pastor, quesadillas de huitlacoche, aguas frescas, churros and mezcal.

Teotihuacán is an ancient Mesoamerican city 50 km northeast of Mexico City, home to two massive pyramids and the ceremonial Avenue of the Dead. At its peak around 450 CE, it was one of the largest cities in the world.