Athens
6-12 Travelers
6 Days, 5 Nights
Mar 10 - Mar 17, 2024
2,880 USD per person
Mexico City has a complex and fascinating cultural identity, a place where pre-Hispanic, Colonial, and contemporary influences collide in a riot of street food, bustling markets, Cathedrals built atop Aztec ruins against the backdrop of a megacity thriving with regional migrants as well as long-established locals. There are tens of millions of souls who make Mexico City what it is; this trip is a celebration of the harmony as well as the dissonance.
On this six-day excursion in and around Mexico City, we’ll experience the ultimate moments when city’s layered identity is expressed so perfectly, as in a street side snack of tacos al pastor or a hidden Diego Rivera mural. But we’ll also be looking for the fractures, zooming in on specific influences and heading out of town in an attempt to isolate and understand them better, like a heady Aztec brew, or a Colonial era mole recipe, or the unique, pre-Hispanic floating farms still in use today. Our focus will be food and the people who make it, but in our periphery will be history, art, architecture, landscape, agriculture, street life and popular culture.
Arrive in Mexico City, check into our group’s hotel and have a quick look around this historic neighborhood before meeting for a welcome dinner at Limosneros, where the chefs work with pre-Hispanic ingredients, colonial techniques, and modern creative twists to create an unforgettable meal. In a private room, we’ll share our first of many meals and discuss our plans for the week.
We are firm believers in the power of local knowledge. Our guides and the culinary masters and other artisans who are part of our trips all deeply reflect that. Meet some of our local heroes:
