5 days in Mexico City Itinerary

Breathtakingly large, Mexico City provides a home for almost 9 million people living in nearly 1,700 distinct neighborhoods.

Mexico City is known for museums, historic sites, nightlife, shopping, and nature. Your plan includes some of its best attractions: examine the collection at National Museum of Anthropology, admire the masterpieces at Palacio de Bellas Artes, take in the architecture and atmosphere at Basilica de Santa Maria de Guadalupe, and delve into the distant past at Zona Arqueologica Teotihuacan.

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If you are flying in from Peru, the closest major airports are Licenciado Benito Juarez International Airport, Querétaro Intercontinental Airport and General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport. In April, daytime highs in Mexico City are 31°C, while nighttime lows are 15°C. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 21st (Sun) to allow time to travel back home.