1 8 A GUIDE TO MEXICO. 



THE CITY OF MEXICO, 



So much has been written of this city, the objective point of all tourists to 

 Mexico, that whatever could be given now would be merely repetition ; ' and we 

 will confine ourselves to an outline of its attractive points. 



From the railroad-station at Buena Vista, horse-cars and coaches convey passen- 

 gers to any part of the city, and are in waiting for all trains. For the convenience 

 of visitors who will later wish to visit various portions of the city, the following 

 list of hacks and prices is appended: — 



HACK STANDS AND RATES. 



No. I, Seminario; No. 2, Puente de Palacio; No. 3, San Jose de Gracia; No. 4, 

 Estampa de la Merced (vacant) ; No. 5, Segunda de Vanegas ; No. 6, Plaza de Santo 

 Domingo ; No. 7, Celaya ; No. 8, Mesones (vacant) ; No. 9, Tercer Orden de S. 

 Agustin (vacant); No. 10, Mariscala; No. 11, Resales; No. 12, Avenida Juarez; 

 No. 13, Corpus Christi ; No. 14, Gante; No. 15, Independencia; No. 16, Coliseo; 

 No. 17, Refugio; No. 18, Hotel Gilovv; No. 19, Calle de Vergara; No. 20, Hotel 

 de S. Agustin; No. 21, Vizcainas (vacant) ; No. 22, Mercaderes; No. 23, San Jose 

 el Real; No. 24, Empedradillo ; No. 35, Manrique; No. 26, Hotel Bella Union; 

 No. 27, Hotel Gran Sociedad ; No. 28, Puente de la Lena; No. 29, Puente Quebra- 

 do; No. 30, D. Juan Manuel ; No. 31, S. Juan de Letran; No. 32, de S. Diego. 



Hacks showing green flags are paid $1.50 per hour; blue, $1.00; red, 75 cents; 

 white, 50 cents. Befoi-e six o'clock in the morning, and after nine o'clock at night, 

 the above rates are doubled. On feast days, hack-drivers are paid as follows : 

 green flag, $2.00; blue, $1.50; red, $1.00. Any misconduct on the part of cab-drivers 

 should be reported to Antonio Meneses, on the first floor of the Municipal Palace. 



STREET-RAILROADS TO SUBURBAN TOWNS. 



Sa,n Angel, via Mixcoac. Cars leave Plaza de Armas and San Angel simultane- 

 ously, at 6 A.M., and every 80 minutes afterwards, except on Sunday, when they leave 

 every 40 minutes. Fare : first-class, 25 cents ; second-class, 12^ cents. 



Mi.vcoac. San Angel cars. Fare : first-class, 18 cents ; second-class, 9 cents. 



Tacubaya, via Chapultepec. Cars leave Plaza de Armas at 5.20 A.M., and run 

 every 20 minutes till 8 p.m. Fare: first-class, 12^ cents; second-class, 6^ cents. 

 Monthly commutation-tickets: first-class, $5.50; second-class, $3.50. 



Atzcapotzalco, via Tacuba. Cars leave Plaza de Armas and Atzcapotzalco simul- 

 taneously, at 6 A.M., and every hour afterward till 8 P.M. Fare: first-class, I2>^ 

 cents ; second-class, 6j4^ cents. 



Tacuba. Atzcapotzalco cars. Fare: first-class, 10 cents; second-class, 6^ cents. 



Tlalpam. Cars leave Plaza de Armas and Tlalpam simultaneously, at 6, 7.30, 9, 

 10.30 A.M., 12 M., and 2, 3, 3.30, 5, and 6.30 in the afternoon. Fare: first-clasis, 31 

 cents ; second-class, i8 cents. 



Guadalupe. Cars leave Plaza de Armas at 5 A.M., and run every half-hour till 

 1.30 P.M., and from 2.45 p.m. to 7.45 P.M. Cars leave Guadalupe every half-hour, 



' See the author's Travels in Mexico, Chaps. XII. -XVI., etc. 



