Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Capital of Mexico: Learn Spanish in Mexico City


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Jesus Davila, the director of our Spanish school in Mexico city is our guest author.  He has provided us with the many options of things to do and see outside of Spanish classes while studying Spanish in Mexico City. This highlights the major reasons why people choose to visit and learn Spanish in Mexico City

Mexico City is probably one of the biggest and most amazing cities in the world. While many visitors might be surprised by its size, they have to know that it also offers a wide range of opportunities for entertainment, excellent food, concerts and worldwide museums.

In terms of entertainment, Mexico City offers concerts all year long. Its main concerts halls are Auditorio Nacional (recognized as the best hall in the whole world for sound), Palacio de los Deportes, and Foro Sol. Some visiting artists include U2, Robbie Williams, Madonna, Black Eyes Peas as well as world famous DJs like David Guetta and DJ Tiesto. There are concerts for everyone: from opera and classical music lovers to rock and electronic music fans. Also, there is excellent theatre, since many international plays are presented every year. For example, visitors can watch the Phantom of the Opera, Wicked and other amazing plays that originated on Broadway and the UK.

Food is one of the main attractions of Mexico City. The most typical dishes include tacos, mole, pozole, quesadillas, chiles en nogada, as well as tamarind water, rice water and other delicious dishes. The food quality of Mexico City will be hard to find somewhere else. In fact, Mexico City was voted one of the top 3 cities for food diversity and quality (Tokyo and New York at Top) in 2009. One can conclude that Mexico City is the best city in Latin America to eat.

The museum of anthropology is the most famous museum, and considered the best museum in Latin America. It includes all the history of Mexico as well as monthly special exhibitions including Egyptian, Greece, Russian and other cultures. Some other museums include Frida Khalo's home, the famous painter who was married to Diego Rivera; the Chapultepec Castel, owned by Emperor Maximilian; the Modern Arts Museums with amazing painting and art exhibitions, among many others.

Most visitors will be amazed and surprised by green areas in Mexico City. Some visitors enjoy jogging at Chapultepec park and Chapultepec lake or even biking around different areas of the city, since Mexico City has introduced an environmental friendly bike system. It is similar to that of many European cities, in which bikers can take bikes from one spot, visit different routes and return their bike to another spot.

So that’s it folks, if you want to experience a dynamic city with the best food in Latin America, some of the best museums, very attractive entertainment options and excellent transportation we hope to see you learning Spanish in Mexico City soon!

Safety in Mexico: There has obviously been a lot of publicity about the safety of Mexico in general. The major headlines point out gruesome atrocities among warring drug cartels and public safety officials around the border regions as well as some isolated incidents in different spots around the country. Mexico City is a massive city and has its good and bad areas. Our Spanish school and housing options are in the safest areas of the city

As of late there have not been any major incidents of tourists specifically being targeted in such crimes around Mexico or specifically in Mexico City. You will always have tourist related crime andMexico certainly has its fair share. However, our students have been safe studying in this great country recently and over the past decade.

We also have many other choices outside of Mexico if you feel that you just want to feel safe in their decision. Costa Rica, Guatemala or Puerto Rico have been some of our most popular options as of late due to the major headlines concerning Mexico. 

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