Editor Pick
Coyoacan
- November 11, 2000
- Rated 4 of 5 by
Becs from Hoboken, New Jersey
Any taxi will know where to drop you off if you ask him to take you to 'El Mercado de Coyoacan.' This is usually on just saturdays and sundays on Coyoacan's square. Get there in the morning, take in the live performers, visit the church, stroll the streets, take your time on every one of the market stands that interest you... bargain for what you want to buy.
You will be amazed at the variety of people you will encounter on this place. You'll find lots of artistic and bohemian characters and also Harley riders, native Indians, and high class intellectuals. Then, have lunch in one of the many streetside cafes and restaurants offering the most incredible nouveau Mexican cuisine (I recommend 'Los Danzantes'), or choose to step into a traditional cantina ('La Guadalupana'), our version of a pub, and have real mexican food. Then explore the stores in the nearby streets.
Specialty bookstores galore, you'll find anything to do with art, literature, music, religion, philosophy, mythology, cults, magic... when the night falls, some places come alive with live bands, such as 'El Coyote', where you can just sit back and relax while having a beer...what a perfect day.
From journal Mexico City, an insider's view.