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Show TheSalt Lake Tribune TRAVEL alsodisplay some of her works Casa Azul is at Londres 2 $4. When you have tired of walking around dimly lighted museumswith those audio guides, and you can’t get yourself up yet another pyramid, revving your wallet for quality shopping is a great wayto wrap up a visit to Mexico City. session with one of the town’s Coyoacan. Open 10 am. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday is and crafts. But Tepoztian is also famous for its UFO sightings, so spend a nightstargazing. This offbeat diversionis best enjoyed after a museums around Mexico City ission ie the central plaza packed with @ From previous page es fo d Sunday, April 7, 2002 many strong-armed masseuses Contact or time insice a temezcal — a sweat lodge that keeps alive the pre-Colombian art of cleansing mind and body with hot steam Teotihuacan: If you have at least a half-day, the pyramids of the Sun and Moon at Teotihua- and fresh bay leaves. You can can north of Mexico City area find temezcals and fresh, simple — even organic — menusat places such as Posada del Tepozteco, Posada del Valle (017-39-395-1947) and Hotel Am-> atlan de Queizalcoatl must. This ancientcity was laid out in a grid and was among the largest in the pre-Hispanic empire before the city disappeared in the 7th century. The Pyra- mid of the Sun is one of the world's tallest such structures. A cable heips climbers to balance on the wayup, but caution isneeded to descend the narrow steps. Wear comfortable clothing, including tennis shoes. Sunblock, sunglasses and hats are advised. Vendors are ail around, offering everything from rainmakers to water and soft drinks. Ask the concierge at your hotel about booking a daily bus tour to Teotihuacan or hire a driver for a day. The driver may charge about $100 for the round trip, but you and necklaces and those sorts of things that everyone is wearing these days. They are cheap, too. At Chapultepec light. Its crowded in late morning, early afternoon and you can get them. You can pay about $3 for the sunglasses and City, drive an hour south to Tepoztlan, a town tucked amid craggy spires and sheer cliffs off the Mexico City-to-Acapulco toll t jay. Tepoztlan is an old weekend hangout for Mex- ico Cityresidents. Evidence of that is an Aztec temple built three-fourths of the way up a canyon wall. (The climbis steep but doable.) More modern evidence are the numerous spas with those about$2 for necklaces. Chapultepec Park is a great place to walk around in. There are lakes, and if you are brave andcan trust your brother not to push you over, you can also rent a paddle boat, but the water is murky. The Chapultepec Zoo is great. It has lets of great animals I had never seen upclose, like the giant pandas. A long time ago, the zoo was pretty bad, but it was closed for two years and they spent millions and weekend estates in a town dotted with nice patio restaurants such as El Ciruelo (from Mexico City, dial 017-39-395- mals have more room to spread out. Best of all, the zoo is free. end life in Tepoztlan is dominated by an —air market at because it's closed. If you don’t like to walk that of dollars improving it. Now some of the 300 species of ani- lighted museums hours at the Ciudadela market (telephone 486) near the Balderas and Juarez metro sta great way to wrapup aVisit to Mexico City Standard tourist guides will direct you to Bazar Sabado and the pricey, ernment subsidized FO stores where you can find arts and crafts from all over Mexico. Or, pe muchorif it’s raining, goto the wooden roller coaster you can Papalote. see from the highway, andthey » highest in the world It’s the children’s museum, but everyonecalls it Papalote. The name means butterfly in the language of the Nahuatl people. There's great Mexico City’s alticheating just so stuff in there, with lots to learn e a lot of other things, too. Thereis a theme park called Ciudad de Jos Ninos, which is like Kid's Town. where there are things about your body, the environ- mentand more. There's also an IMAX theater,lots of exhibits outside, plus a playground. a water fountain and a simulator ofa roller-coasterride. There's also an amusement But don’t go there on Mondays, to the Papalote. There's a of arts and they a little more expensive 1 than unilla. But this big market openfrom 10a.m.to7 p.m. daily has an edge that few other crafts markets in centers. middle man is taking acut. Want something more up- port, why not go wherethewise Mexican shopper goes? First stop should be the Lagunilla mark nown lc Ellen Sweets/Knight Ridder NewsService Outside seating at this restaurant in Mexico City is a wonderful people-watching point on the perimeter of the Saturday Market. jown variety ist, or his or her brother, uncle or cousin. In moststalls, no air- left before reporting tothe air| near de The crafts is impressive, although Mexico City can match. Shoppers buy directly from the art: into the But if you have a weekend | and Ernesto Epuguibet streets pensive Santa Fe (westside) or Perisur (south side) shor day, or even just an afternoon } tions, between Ayuntamiento conditioned splendorof the ex you can duck | | yellows). Prices vary with quality, but there's always a bargainto be found. Or, you can blow a coupleof audio guides, and you can't get another pyrai , revving your wallet for quality shopping is a beach? Well, the beachis great, but Mexico City isn't all that bad for kids, if you know the coolplaces to go. First, if you are a teen-ager or little younger, there are lots of great places to shop for sunglasses, leather bracelets Park, near and aroundthe200, there are lots of booths where Whenyouare ready to wind down a busy stay in Mexico you have tired of walking arounddimly ee (017-39-395-1880). What the Kids Wiil Like: So, you say your parents are dragging you to Mexico Cityto see some old stuff whenall you want to do is go hang outat the won't be stuck there all dayif you need to returnto thecity. The site is open during dayweekends. Admissionis $4. that our parents do, but dt's just for kids Crafts, Deals, Chic: When as TheFlea Market,from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays. In thestalls of Lagunilla, at Eje 1 Norte and Comonfort streets in the Colonia Guerrero near downtown, are seemingly endless rows of stalls jammedwith everything from arts and crafts to antiques, claw-foot bathtubs,tiles for the kitchen, Art Decoflatware for a hipdinnertable, and evendishes donein “talavera” style (a craft imported from Spain that mixes Arabic and Spanish patterns in splashes of bright blues, greens and lore like Rodeo Drive in Hills? Then take a slow drive downPresident Masarik Avenue, in the moneylaminated Polanco neighbor- venida Palmas n. MarianoEs- cobedo. 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