Mexico City: The Mexican City with most Contemporary Metro Service

Mexico City is the capital city of Mexico and the seat of federal powers though it is not the part of Mexican federation as a whole. It is the largest city of Mexico and also a hub of country’s finance, economy, culture, and education. Mexico City is also famous as Alpha Global City in the America due to its most vital role in region’s financial sector. With 21.1 million population, Mexico City is the largest city in the western hemisphere and a Spanish-speaking world. It is city of lively nights, pulsating days and thrilled evenings where anyone can immerse and baptized.

To travel around this astonishing city, one must have ample time and accurate information about the transport options in Mexico City. To accomplish this goal, the city is offering numerous ways to travel including, buses, taxis, trains and private car but among all, Mexico City Metro is the most reliable and affordable one. The Mexico City metro is commonly called STC and providing metro services to the metropolitan area.  This metro is the 2nd largest metro service in North America behind New York Subway. According to facts, the metro network is handling 1.609 billion passengers annually which placed it among 18th highest commuter ship in the world.

Metro line was 12.7 km long at the time of inaugural in 1969 with 16 stations only, but the system underwent much expansion with the passage of time. Now the metro service has 12 lines, 195 stations, and 226.49 km area which has covered by its lines. Ten out of 12 lines are rubber tyred which is considered best to cope the uneven soil of Mexico City. The STC Metro is using 24 stations out of 195 for two lines only. It also has 115 underground stations in which the deepest one is 35 meters.

All the lines of metro service are operating from 5 am to midnight. Line 12 was built under the expansion plan of metro service, started by the Federal District In 1930. All the lines are also working exclusively and providing one service at one time only and each line has an assigned color and name. Every color shows assigned map, logos, and signs. Stations are also identified by specific logos that matched it with area name or its surrounding. It is stated that a large number of Mexican population cannot read or write, so the patron of colors, symbols and signs help them a lot during traveling. Even for a traveler, who is coming Mexican city for the first time, can take a guide from these colors, logos, and signs. Easily book online for Mexico City airport shuttle for safe and affordable transportation.

In short, Mexico City is well served by a remarkable Metro Network that is equally beneficial and feasible for local foreign travelers both.

Famous artists of Mexico

                             

Octavio Paz

Born on 31st March, 1914 in Mexico city , he got learned at the National University of Mexico. It was in 1937 that he fought the famous Spanish Civil War and after a time as a left wing journalist and a diplomat (1946-1951) he focused on writing.

A Mexican poet, essayist, and political thinker reflects many imposing influences through his works such as the Marxism, Surrealism and Aztec mythology. “El Laberinto De La Soledad” (1950) was the only first of his books that brought him to limelight exploring Mexico’s heritage. “Piedra Del Sol”(1957) one of his famous and a very lengthy poem symbolized the loneliness of individuals and their search for their union with others, such incredible works of his made him deserving of the Noble Prize for Literature with which he was awarded in 1990. His other publications include collected poems :- 1957-1987(1988), One Earth, Four or Five Worlds/Tiempo Nublado(1984).

Jose Emilio Pacheco

Born on June 30, 1939, this writer got learned from his grandfather and attended the National Autonomous University of Mexico. A Mexican poet and author who achieved renown throughout the Spanish speaking people with his works was also considered as the “Literary Lion” winning numerous awards in Latin America. He came into limelight in 1960’s with his early poetry resonated with surrealist and symbolic imagery but soon turning to simpler style. Mr. Pacheco’s precision, restraint and balance made “the sense of evil and disaster in the poem more striking”. His collection of short stories, essays and poems were translated into many different languages.

Elvia Garcia Ardalani

  
Born on June 4, 1963 in Heroica Matamoros Tamaulipas, Mexico was an assistant professor in the department of modern languages and literature at the University of Texas-Pan American. Her first book titled Por Recuerdos Viejos, Por Esos Recuerdos(1989) became very famous and was nominated for the Jose Fuentes Mares Prize for Literature making her the first woman nominated for this award. Her books followed on were De Cruz Y Media Luna was published by Tierra De Libros in 1996, Y Comeras Del Pan Sentado Junto Al Fuego was published by Claves Latinoamericans in 2002, Miercoles De Ceniza was published by Editorial Miguel Angel Porrua in 2007. Some of his books were nominated for Carlos Pelicer Iberoamerican prize in poetry. Her literary journal is El Collar De La Paloma ( The Neckring of The Dove).