MEXICO CITY THE LAND OF RAMEN, PYRAMIDS, AND YES, TACOS

IF YOU ASK AN INTREPID AD VENTURER which cities they would most like to experience, chances are the list will include la Ciudad de México. The Mexican capital has long boasted an intoxicating mix of colonial and pre-Hispanic architecture, vibrant nightlife, world-class museums, tours of the nearby pyramids of Teotihuacan, trendsetting cuisine, and awe-inspiring volcanoes towering above its nearly 9 million inhabitants

Modern day Mexico City—commonly referred to as CDMX—has grown above the ruins of the Aztec-constructed city of Tenochtitlan, with reminders of this culture dotted throughout the city. Spanish conquistadors arrived in 1519, and by 1521, had almost completely destroyed it. In the centuries since, it