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 Travel & Outdoors | January 2008 
It's Summer Somewhere: Mexico City
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| | Head to the Museo Frida Kahlo in the city's Coyoacan area, where they hold English-language tours daily | | |
Sure, Cinco de Mayo is just a few months away, but for a real dose of real Mexican culture, head to the country's capital for the Festival de Mexico. In its 24th year, the festival celebrates both past and present artists, writers, dancers and architects for two weeks in March.
Though the festival's current site is down, last year's site gives a rundown of the festival's events. In addition to performances by local musicians, composer Yann Tiersen (famous for scoring the movie Amelie) played a show in 2007.
Because the event celebrates Mexican culture, don't expect an English version of the festival to cater to US tourists. (So brush up on your Spanish.) Or to get a shot of Mexican creative culture at its finest - and in English - head to the Museo Frida Kahlo in the city's Coyoacan area, where they hold English-language tours daily. You'll visit the painter's home and studio and see one of the largest collections of her work in the world.
So, skip Cancun and take in one of Latin America's most architecturally and visually rich cities. The DF may have its fair share of smog, but even the thickest layers of dirt can't mask its dramatic cultural traditions.
Related Links:
· Festival de Mexico, 2007 [Official Site]
· Museo Frida Kahlo [Official site] |
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