I’m an underground metro nerd. Figuring out a new city’s system is so exciting. Maybe it’s because I grew up next to a major theme park and never got over…

If there’s one place in Mexico City where vastly different eras seem layered on top of each other, it’s the ancient borough of Coyoacán. The name means “place of the…

Mexico City is a sprawling world of a contrasts. Its population boggles the mind—25 million people and counting live here—yet tiny corner shops and three-table cafés seem tucked into every…

5am came early on the morning of my flight to Mexico City. I wrangled Laverne into her backpack and dragged my suitcases to the rental. The streetlights’ dim glows reflected…

There’s a rumble in the distance. I squint in the sunlight at an airplane pushing through wispy cloud layers, growing in size until it’s directly above me. Engine noise reverberates…