Five free things to do in Mexico City
People relax next to a fountain at the main square of Coyoacan, a former village south of central Mexico City. A former village south of central Mexico City, this charming neighborhood of cobblestone streets, brightly painted colonial houses and tree-shaded plazas was home to Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and hundreds of other artists over the decades. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)
A street vendor sells flowers in Coyoacan, a former village south of central Mexico City. A former village south of central Mexico City, this charming neighborhood of cobblestone streets, brightly painted colonial houses and tree-shaded plazas was home to Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and hundreds of other artists over the decades. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)
People enter the Chapultepec Park in Mexico City. Chapultepec is a park divided between shady stretches of forest and more-developed plazas, fountains and sculpture gardens. On weekends, the northern end is crammed with vendors, entertainers and families out for the day. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
Paddle boaters make their way around a lake in the Chapultepec Park. Chapultepec is a park divided between shady stretches of forest and more-developed plazas, fountains and sculpture gardens. On weekends, the northern end is crammed with vendors, entertainers and families out for the day. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
People walk the stairs towards the main entrance to the Soumaya Museum in Mexico City. On the northern edge of Mexico City's Polanco neighborhood, home to gleaming office towers, high-end restaurants and luxury boutiques, billionaire Carlos Slim has erected the mirrored, mushroom-shaped Soumaya museum, home to six floors of Impressionists, Old Masters, Mexican muralists, anonymous Mesoamerican craftsmen and hundreds of other works. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
People walk in the Santa Catarina square in Coyoacan, a former village south of central Mexico City. A former village south of central Mexico City, this charming neighborhood of cobblestone streets, brightly painted colonial houses and tree-shaded plazas was home to Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and hundreds of other artists over the decades. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)
A dog jumps into the lake at the Chapultepec Park in Mexico City. For many foreigners, Mexico City invokes images of urban chaos, choking air pollution and pervasive street crime. And it can be an intimidating place for tourists but the capital has changed radically in recent years, and almost entirely for the better.(AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
People feed a squirrel at the Chapultepec Park in Mexico City. Chapultepec is a park divided between shady stretches of forest and more-developed plazas, fountains and sculpture gardens. On weekends, the northern end is crammed with vendors, entertainers and families out for the day. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
