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Fundación Jumex in Polanco
ByLydia Carey March 28, 2014September 1, 2025 Updated onSeptember 1, 2025

I finally made it to the Fundación Jumex Museum over the weekend and while I still think that the building…

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City Wandering Neighborhoods Travel advice

Six Mexico City Museums That Won’t Make You Want to Kill Yourself
ByLydia Carey February 11, 2014September 1, 2025 Updated onSeptember 1, 2025

I’m personally not a big fan of the anthropology museum or really any place where the rooms go on without…

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City Wandering Centro Historico Travel advice

The Templo Mayor is not as Lame as you Think
ByLydia Carey January 29, 2014September 1, 2025 Updated onSeptember 1, 2025

Or at least not as lame as I thought. In general ruins are just that — ruins. they don’t hold…

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City Wandering Local Traditions

Lucha Libre vs. WWF
ByLydia Carey January 16, 2014September 1, 2025 Updated onSeptember 1, 2025

I think I may have surprised (and frightened) my girlfriend over the weekend with the vast knowledge I have about…

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