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Bosque de Chapultepec

  • August 24, 2003
  • Rated 4 of 5 by jphil from New York, New York
Bosque de Chapultepec

On the way to Maximilian's Castillo from Museo Nacional de Antropologia, we walked through Bosque de Chapultepec (Chapultepec Park), which also houses a zoo and other museums. As we exited Museo Nacional de Antropologia, there was a crowd gathering near a thick, long pole jutting up from the ground. As I looked up I saw four men on a platform on the top of the pole. We sat with the crowd and watched as these four men, who turned out to be acrobats, started to descend from the top of the pole by means of a rope tied to each one. They were spinning and performing acrobatic feats as their descent continued. This performance apparently happens regularly and is worth the slight wait to catch one.

We continued our journey towards the Castillo and passed many food vendors and stalls selling trinkets. We stopped to buy some delicious, freshly cut fruit and bought a drink that consisted of soda in a ceramic cup with hot ground pepper in the bottom and lining the rim. I was not a huge fan of this drink, but when else can you try such a thing?

A street performer that we had stopped to watch decided to tease us. Luckily, my friend is fluent in Spanish and was able to converse with him for us. As we passed on, there were gorgeous views of boats sailing on a lake in the park.

Unfortunately, we didn't have a lot of time to spend roaming the park, which is enormous. But when in Mexico City, make time to come and roam for at least a little bit in this spectacular park.

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