One of my favorite everyday adventures in Mexico City revolves around a noxious, toxic, rickety form of transportation known as the pesero. These shuttle-like buses pack Mexico City’s streets by the thousand and are an exceptional form of transportation. Businesspeople, maids, shoe cleaners, teachers and a few tourists travel for about a maximum of $.30 to almost anywhere in the city (4.5 pesos beyond 12km). If you’re sensitive to motion, then this is not your type of ride. The pesero weaves in and out of traffic like George Foreman during his latter years as a big, fat boxer. They bob and weave through lanes, sometimes avoiding a collision with another vehicle by centimeters. I’ve yet to hear a gasp from any traveler.
My favorite route is Ruta 2 going towards La Villa and Garibaldi. There I get off at Avendia Juarez and walk down the avenue. If you’re lucky, a car will slow down long enough to tell you “para la proxima te voy aplastar!”
The street is comprised of mostly banks and governmental institutions, and my favorite pro photo shop Foto Regis, which a fellow expat recommended. Usually my travels end there, but I suggest heading down towards Avenida Lazaro Cardenas and strolling into Bellas Artes for the afternoon.
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