the venue Mexico City Seminar

Seminar:
Gathering Knowledge between Latin
America and Europe on Disaster
Risk Reduction and Climate Change
Adaptation
20 – 22, April 2015, Mexico City
Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en
Antropología Social (CIESAS)
VENUE
WEATHER
Generally the weather in April is hot and dry in Mexico City (20-30 ºC), but in
the evening and nights it becomes cooler (15-20°C). Forecast:
http://www.myforecast.com/bin/expanded_forecast.m?city=70246&metric=true
AIRPORT– HOTEL TRASPORTATION
TAXI: Approximately, 30USD. You can pay by card or in Mexican Pesos.
The journey from the airport to the south of the city takes approximately 50
min. Look for taxi companies that are located at the airport.
http://www.aicm.com.mx/en/passengers/transportation/taxis
Money Exchange
You can get Mexican pesos at the airport of in ATM’s.
Currency exchange rates at www.xe.com
HOTEL- We will book all rooms for confirmed participants.
Radisson Paraiso Hotel Mexico City (Known as Radisson Perisur)
Cuspide 53, Col. Parque del Pedregal, 14020 Mexico D.F.
Teléfono: +52 55-59275959 Fax: +52 55-56064006
Location: The hotel is located in the south of the city.
http://www.radisson.com/mexico-city-hotel-df-14020/mexicoci
CIESAS is located in the town of Tlalpan, southern Mexico City. Seminar will
held at Casa Chata, a historic building where CIESAS has a bookstore and
laboratories.
Adress: Calle Miguel Hidalgo s/n, Tlalpan Centro, 14000, Tlalpan, D.F.
The following map has 3 different routes to arrive from the hotel Radisson
Perisur to Casa Chata.
Blue and purple colours by Taxi, according to the traffic.
Pink by public transportation, arriving at Fuentes Brotantes bus station and
walking to Casa Chata.
TRANSPORT
It is recommended that you address authorized taxis, they can be ordered at
the reception of the hotel.
In any location in the city, you can call this company:
http://www.taximex.com.mx/
Public transportation
The closest bus station
http://www.metrobus.df.gob.mx/
to
CIESAS
is
“Fuentes
Brotantes”
Subway
http://www.metro.df.gob.mx/red/index.html#li
For fist and third day in the program, we ask you to take a taxi to CIESAS
(Casa Chata Building). Lunch and dinner will be in the same area. We can
arrange taxis to return back to the hotel.
For the second day we arrange the transportation to all journey (field trip). We
will meet at 8.30 in hotel lobby in.
Contact phones:
CIESAS - Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología
Social [Center of Research and Advanced Studies in Social Anthropology]
Juárez 87, Tlalpan Centro. 14000, D.F. México Tel, +52 (55) 54-87-36-00
Fernando Briones (Mobile) +52 55 -18-08-40-2013
Brenda Avila (Mobile) +52 55-29-08-35-07
For those who stay a few days in Mexico…
Due to the hotel is located in the south of the city, we recommend some hotels
nearer to places of your possible interest and centrally located:
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Casa Tamayo de Coyoacán (http://www.hospedajecoyoacan.com/)
La Casita del Patio Verde (http://www.bbmexicocity.com/)
Cuija Hostel (http://www.oggicorporacion.com/hostal/)
Places to visit in Mexico City:
Zone 1
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National Anthropological Museum
Reforma Street (from Anthropological
Chapultepec castle to El Angel monument).
Bellas Artes
Palacio del Correo (near of Bellas Artes)
Zocalo (down town)
Tenochititlan ruins and museum
National Palace (Riveras murals)
Catedral
Museum
walk
through
Zone 2
- Coyoacan neighborhood (Frida Kahlo’s house, Convento de San Francisco,
Santa Catarina square, La Conchita square).
- San Angel Market (Saturdays only)
- Condesa or Roma neighborhood.
Places of interest near to city (2.5 hours single trip )
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Puebla city http://puebla.travel/es/descubre/puebla
Queretaro city http://www.queretaro.travel/Default.aspx
Teotihuacan pyramids http://www.visitmexico.com/en/teotihuacan