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Mexico City: Cities
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: The Mexico City subway is a great way to get around the city. The Metro is fast, modern and some stations have bits of Aztec ruins. When you take taxis in Mexico City, only take ones from marked taxi stands (or have your hotel call a taxi). Don't hail any old taxi off the street.
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Mexico City is located near the southern end of the plateau of Anáhuac, at an altitude of c.7,800 ft (2,380 m). The horizons of the city are almost obscured by mountain barriers, and the peaks of Popocatépetl and Iztaccihuatl are not far off. The climate is cool and dry. Much of Mexico City's surrounding valley is a lake basin with no outlet, and in the past during the rainy seasons, mountain runoff swelled the lakes.
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You've undoubtedly heard about Mexico City's pollution. Major steps to improve the air quality (restricted driving, factory closings, emission-controlled buses and taxis) have worked wonders, but the problem persists. On some days you won't notice it; on other days it will make your nose run, your eyes water, and your throat rasp. If you have respiratory problems, be very careful; the city's elevation makes matters even worse. Minimize your exposure to the fumes by refraining from walking busy streets during rush hour. Sunday, when many factories are closed and many cars escape the city, should be your prime outdoor day.
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Hadden: "In the town of Atlixco, 3 hours south of Mexico City, disgruntled factory workers recently held a late night secret meeting to discuss grievances. The workers make pants and shirts for such companies a Nike and Reebok. 28 year old plant worker Josephin Hernandez says pay at the Korean-owned factory called Kuk Dong is about $35 a week, not quite enough to buy a pair of the pants she sews 10 hours a day. She says the factory supervisors have become abusive."
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This is the smallest terminal; it mainly serves the route between Mexico City and Toluca. It ... handles buses to and from Ixtapan de la Sal, Valle de Bravo, Morelia, Uruapan, Querétaro, Colima, Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Acapulco, and Guadalajara. In general, if the Terminal Norte also serves your destination, you'd be better off going there. It has more buses and better bus lines.
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Pollution: The air quality is terrible, as the geography of the valley that Mexico City sits in combines with the heavy traffic to create a thick stew instead of the air your lungs would prefer. At about a mile high, the city's air is thinner to begin with anyway.
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