On each Sunday, the main thoroughfares of the capital are intended for those willing to experience movement. So you can ride freely on everything with wheels and without age restrictions. Whole families are out on the city's avenues and rush on their vehicles enjoying the "fresh" air.
The best way to orientate yourself in the topography of the city is to buy a day ticket for a ride around the city in a double-decker bus from which you can get off at any stop, and get on again at another point on the route.
My pictures from the Turibus bus are not very successful, but they show the diversity of the capital's architecture and the greenery of most streets.
The bushes and trees of Jakaranda are a real delight. They are now covered with flowers and decorate Mexico.*
*Jakaranda - a type of trees from the Bignoniaceae family. Includes at least 48 species. These plants are found in South and Central America, but some species were spread as ornamental plants. In particular, this applies to the mimozarist foliage considered to be one of the most beautiful trees in the tropical and subtropical zone. The plant has decorative, finely divided leaves, but the most effective is during flowering due to the mass development of large, purple inflorescences. Jacaranda copaia, which provides high-quality wood, is also of great economic importance.
The city has many impressive fountains and monuments commemorating the victory over the Spaniards and the 1910 revolution.
There is impressive one commemorated Cuitláhuac* (forget the pronunciation)
*Cuitláhuac - Aztec tlatoani 1520; son of Axayacatl, brother of Montezuma II. Cuitláhuac was the Aztec ruler of the city of Tenochtitlán practically since June, and was formally elected on September 7, 1520. He took over his brother, who was then imprisoned by the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés.
And here is a curiosity from Mexican Wikipedia:
"Cuitláhuac means "dry poop." So they said with mockery and contempt for the Mexican Tlatoani for being a bad ruler.
It should be noted that the name Cuitláhuac, "dry poop" is very suitable for an bad ruler, someone who has a poop in his mind, or a loser. "
I must add that scientists argue over the meaning of the name ...
Today I will give you a little bit of Aztec history. The previous ruler in Mexico has a more modest uznanie - he only has a Itzcóatl relief *
Itzcóatl - the fourth ruler of the Aztecs, ruling in the years 1427 to 1440. He laid the foundations of the later Empire, during his rule the Aztecs rejected the sovereignty of the Tepanki.
