The forgotten café where Fidel Castro and Che Guevara met, a tribute to the city's spirits, a mammoth in the subway, a cave turned into a sanctuary, an underground parking lot with mosaics from 1930, a baroque altarpiece made of papier-mâché, a village based on the principles of Thomas More's Utopia, secret masterpieces of colonial art in rooms that are only open for two hours a week, the largest rooftop garden in Latin America, the photo that serves as the model for the Oscar statuette, the first building in the world covered with a material that can trap urban smog, a road designed for praying while walking...
Far from the crowds and the usual clichés, Mexico is home to well-hidden treasures that it only reveals to residents and travelers who know how to get off the beaten track. An indispensable guide for those who thought they knew Mexico well or for those who want to discover another side of the city.
