Our favorite Web links and the best local media.
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Web Links:
Planeta.com
Pioneering ecotourism website and “global journal of practical ecotourism,” including urban ecotourism. Articles, reviews, and up-to-date tips on “one of the oldest cities in the Americas.” www.planeta.com/df.html
Official Mexico City Tourism Homepage
Multilingual website with upcoming cultural events and festivals, plus up-to-date information about museums and places of interest. www.mexicocity.gob.mx
Mexperience
Independent, online travel resource with real estate, lifestyle, and culture guides, business travel information, and photographs. www.mexperience.com/
Mexican Wave
British website earned the prestigious Mexican Tourist Board Lente de Plata (Silver Lens) award in 2003 for being the best travel site. Blogs, photos, and insider travel tips. www.mexicanwave.com
Mexico Connect
Comprehensive website (subscription $30 per year) on all aspects of Mexico information. New articles every month and resource base of 12,000 articles. www.mexconnect.com
Mexico Premiere
A fairly new website with smatterings of everything relevant, from news, art and culture, golf, real estate, Mexican wine, World Heritage, and city profiles. www.mexicopremiere.com
Photographs
Wide variety of photos giving a down-to-earth look at and feel for the city. www.flickr.com/photos/planeta/collections/72157600078971332
Jim Budd
Articles by a seasoned travel columnist, with insights into Mexican history, archaeology, travel tips, and including daily news items. www.jimmbudd.com
Guía Roji
Map site for the ever-changing and expanding capital. Click Mexico City, then colonias, enter your neighborhood, and you will have an accurate and detailed map. beta.guiaroji.com.mx/
Local Media:
Chilango
The racy Time Out-style monthly glossy of Mexico City bars, clubs, fashions, and people. In Spanish for the young and style-conscious. www.chilango.com
Inside Mexico
English language monthly focusing on the latest happenings in Mexico, directed at foreign residents. Includes useful guides to Mexico City’s colonias (neighborhoods). www.insidemex.com
Dónde Ir Comprehensive
Monthly city guide featuring club listings, books, bike rides, dance, sport, music, gay and lesbian events, and walks. In Spanish. www.donde-ir.com
Guía del Angel Reforma
Newspaper’s Spanish-language homepage. Includes maps, shopping mall information, and reviews of new restaurants. www.reforma.com
Milenio Daily
Newspaper and weekly magazine with up-to-date news in Spanish and political analysis. www.milenio.com
Traveler’s Guide
Useful Mexico City section for shopping, nightlife, and what to see and do in major zones of the capital. www.travelersguidetomexico.com
El Universal
One of the country’s major Spanish language newspapers with solid city news and a lively weekend travel section “Destinos.” www.eluniversal.com
