Safety, weather, how many days you need, what things cost, altitude, entry requirements — the decisions you make before you ever book a flight.
Safe for the areas and hours most visitors spend time in; the honest caveats are about specific neighborhoods and late-night street safety, not the city as a whole.
October through May brings drier weather and clearer skies, with December and January the coolest. Most first trips land comfortably at four to five days.
Meals, museums, and transit run well below US prices; hotels in the popular neighborhoods are the exception.
US citizens don't need a visa for stays under 180 days. At roughly 7,350 feet, the altitude catches some visitors off guard for a day or two. From the airport: Metrobús, an authorized taxi stand, or a pre-booked private transfer. A few small things — a translation app, your hotel address saved in Spanish — are easy to forget until you're already on the plane. This isn't a beach trip, either: layers matter more than sun protection.
Standing out as a tourist here isn't a safety issue. For anyone who'd rather not, the real tells are more specific than most people expect.
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