León
The leather and shoe capital of Mexico, in the Bajío, with the colonial silver towns close by.
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When to go
The best time to visit Mexico, and the seaweed that rewrote the calendar
The best time to visit Mexico by region, with the sargassum season forecast as the worst on record, the monarch window and the hurricane months.
Camila Duarte · 4 Sep 2026
Nomad life
Digital nomad Mexico City, and the conversation you are walking into
Mexico City for remote workers, with the residency threshold that varies by consulate, real Roma and Condesa rents, and the gentrification protests of 2025.
Tobi Adeyemi · 4 Sep 2026
Itineraries
Three days in Mexico City, booking the one ticket that sells out
Three days in Mexico City at 2,240 metres, with the Frida Kahlo ticket that needs a week's notice and the Teotihuacan fee that changed in January.
Camila Duarte · 3 Sep 2026
First trips
Is Mexico City safe, and the three risks that are not crime
Yes, with the care any large city needs. The neighbourhoods and the hours, the two scams that matter, and the altitude, water and earthquake facts nobody lists.
Camila Duarte · 2 Sep 2026