Mexico City Resource Guide National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI)

Mexico City Resource Guide

United Nations Statistics Division National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI)

Expert Group on Business Statistics First Meeting

INEGI Mexico City, Conference Room

23 - 25 May, 2018

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1. Meeting Information

Title

First Meeting of the Expert Group on Business Statistics

Dates

May 23 - 25, 2018

Venues

INEGI Headquarters Mexico City, INEGI - Conference Room

Address: 711-A Avenida Patriotismo, Col. San Juan , C.P. 03730 Ciudad de México, CDMX

Phone code number

To call from abroad to Mexico it is used the code +52(0052); additionally, there is a code for the Mexico City region that is 55 and it sets after the international code. (e.g. 0052 55 xx xxx xxx for fixed numbers and 0052 1 55 xx xxx xxx for mobile phones).

For local calls (inside Mexico), you can also use the international code or without it but using the Mexico City region code.

Contacts

Should you need technical assistance, please call Lázaro Trujillo at +52 (55) 52 78 10 51 or send an email to [email protected]

In case that you need logistic assistance, please contact Ricardo Gutierrez at +52 (55) 52 78 10 51 or send an email to [email protected] Grounds Passes

Please come to the lobby of INEGI´s Conference Room on Wednesday, 23 May between 8:30 A.M. and 9:00 A.M.

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Website

Agenda and other documents can be accessed from our meeting website: UNSD: https://... INEGI: https://...

2. Mexico City Information

Airport

Benito Juárez International Airport; Av. Capitan Carlos León S/N, Peñón de los Baños, Venustiano Carranza, 15620 Ciudad de México, CDMX Code: MEX; Elevation: 2,238 m

Phone number: +52 (55) 2482 2400

Transportation

Airport transport

Taxis

In Terminal 1 and 2, taxis serve both international and domestic arrivals. In both cases, ticket sales modules for taxis are located near the arrival halls and in the ambulatory area; the tariffs that are applied are in sight of the user and have authorized by the Ministry of Communications and Transportation (SCT). For your safety, we recommend that you only use the services of the taxis allowed by this airport, which are: Porto Taxi, Site 300, New Image and Excellence in Terminal 1; and Porto Taxi, Site 300, New Image, Excellency, Comfort and Yellow Cab in Terminal 2.

There are two modes of service:

Ordinary, sedan type vehicle for four passengers.

Executive, wagons for eight passengers.

It is essential to consider the distances and schedules before making any trip within the city. Previously, the corresponding ticket must purchase at authorized points of sale for the use of its services.

Taxis operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, in both terminals.

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Contact details:

Comfort Taxi phone: +52 (55) 5615-4658, (55) 5615-3447

Nueva Imagen Taxi phone: +52 (55) 8421-3701, (55) 8421-3702, (55) 5716-1616 Website: http://taxisaeropuerto.com.mx

Porto Taxi Ejecutivo phone: +52 (55) 5786-8993, (55) 5786-8212 Website: https://www.portotaxiejecutivo.com/

Sitio 300 Taxi phone: +52 (55) 5571-9344 Website: http://sitio300.taxi/

Sitio 300 Yellow Cab phone: +52 (55) 5785-7949, (55) 2599-6024 Website: http://www.taxisyellowcab.com/

Metrobus

The Metrobus is a public transportation system that connects the Airport to the City Center. Line 4 of the Metrobus, has a start route at Buenavista Terminal (where you will find the Suburban Train service as well as directions 1 and 3 of the Metrobus), which passes through the San Lázaro Metro terminal (trunk station where you will find bus services, and metro routes). This line connects to the Benito Juarez International Airport of Mexico City; the boarding areas are in Terminal 1 at Gate 7 and Gate 2 in Terminal 2.

Metrobus Card valid for Metrobus and subway can be purchased at Metrobus and subway stations.

Rates

Metro Card costs $10.00 pesos (recharge for the total amount of trips).

Single trip: $ 30.00 pesos for one person, leaving the airport.

Time of service: Monday to Friday, from 05:00 to 24:00 hours.

Sundays and holidays: From 05:00 to 24:00 hours.

Website: www.metrobus.cdmx.gob.mx/

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Subway (Metro)

A few steps from Terminal 1 AICM, on Puerto Aéreo corner with Avenida Capitán Carlos León González, there is the Terminal Aérea station on line 5 of the Metro, which runs from the Polytechnic stations to Pantitlán. The Metro has a network of 12 lines that run through a large part of the city. Traveling on these trains, you can go to the city center, bus terminals, tourist areas, the metropolitan zone and other sites of interest.

Rates

Single: trip fare is $5.00 pesos for subway Subway time of service: Business days, from 05:00 to 24:00 hours. Saturdays: From 06:00 to 24:00 hours. Sundays and holidays: From 07:00 to 24:00 hours. Website: http://www.metro.cdmx.gob.mx/

Taxis

Taxis are readily available around Mexico City. Taxis do not accept credit cards, only cash. The rates for taxis are as follows: Initial fare...... $8.74 pesos Each 1/4 kilometer...... …….$1.07 pesos Each 45 seconds idle...... $1.07 pesos Night surcharge...... 20% more (after 23:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m.)

Uber

Uber is readily available around Mexico City. Uber is a safe alternative for foreign in late night travel when train and buses can be few and far between. Uber only accept credit and debits cards. The rates for Uber are as follows:

Initial fare...... $35.00 pesos

The cost of the travel is variable; it depends on the distance and the time that the service required. Handle variable rate that can double or triple the price of the trip.

Money

The majority of ATMs (Automated Teller Machines) networks in Mexico City are linked to a network that most likely includes your bank at home. Hence, you would be able to make a cash withdrawal if you have a cash card (ATM Card) that offers Cirrus (www.mastercard.com/atmlocator/index.jsp) or Plus (www.visa.com/atm), the 2 most popular networks. There are fees and daily limits associated with withdrawing money using the above networks. Please check with your bank at home for this information.

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Travelers cheques are another good and safe alternative (however, they are not accepted by all the establishments). Be sure to keep a record of their serial numbers, so you are ensured a refund in case they are lost or stolen. The 3 most popular travelers cheques providers are American Express (American Express branches www.americanexpress.com), Visa (Citibank branches), MasterCard (Thomas Cook Currency Services).

Credit Cards are a convenient way to pay for transactions. Visa, Master Card are accepted virtually everywhere in Mexico. American Express is accepted in some places.

Inside of the airport of Mexico City, you can find some currency exchange Average Exchange rate until January 2018:

Foreign currency Peso Dollar 18.6069 Euro 23.1823

Source: BANXICO, Consulted in: http://www.banxico.org.mx/portal-mercado-cambiario/foreign-exchange-markets--exc.html

Hotels

Estimated Name Address Phone Price Time of Website Arrival Mercaderes No. 20 Fiesta Inn Col. San José +52 (55) 54 82 91 30 $ 165 USD Approx. 30 min www.fiestainn.com/en/ Insurgentes Sur Insurgentes 03900 $ 3,059 MXN from INEGI web/fiesta-inn- Ciudad de México, insurgentes-sur CDMX Cúspide 53, Parques Radisson Paraiso del Pedregal, 14020 Hotel Mexico City Ciudad de México, +52 (55) 59 27 59 59 $ 119 USD Approx. 55 min www.radisson.com.mx/ (Perisur) CDMX $ 2,210 MXN from INEGI home Insurgentes Sur 1105, Col. Nochebuena, México D.F. www.eldiplomatico.com El Diplomático Del. Benito Juárez, +52 (55) 55 63 60 66 $ 115 USD Approx. 10 min .mx/home Ciudad de México, $ 2,136 MXN from INEGI CDMX Dakota: 95, Col. Nápoles www.ihg.com/holidayin Holiday Inn Del. Benito Juárez +52 (55) 11 64 11 60 $ 114 USD Approx. 20 min nexpress/hotels/us/es/ Express & Suites México, 03810, Ciudad $ 2,117 MXN from INEGI mexico/mexhm/hoteldet (WTC) de México, CDMX ail

Av. José Martí 178, Escandón Col. Escandón Del. +52 (55) 55 15 12 99 $ 127 USD Approx. 28 min www.hotelescandon.co Miguel Hidalgo 11800, $ 2,352 MXN from INEGI m/?lang=en Ciudad de México, CDMX

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Restaurants

Estimated Name Address Phone Price Time of Website Arrival Insurgentes Sur 1759, Álvaro Obregón, $ 22 - 25 USD Approx. 26 min Los Almendros , +52 (55) 56 63 51 51 $ 400 - 474 MXN from INEGI www.losalmendros.co 01020, Tip not included of m.mx/ Ciudad de México, 15% CDMX Av. Insurgentes Sur 1038, $ 19 - 32 USD Los Canarios Insurgentes San +52 (55) 63 63 25 43 $ 363 - 599 MXN Approx. 12 min http://loscanarios.com Borja, 03100 Tip not included of from INEGI .mx/ Ciudad de México, 15% CDMX Lago Menor s/n, Miguel Hidalgo, Segunda Secc. $ 21 - 29 USD Approx. 30 min Del Bosque Bosque De +52 (55) 55 15 46 52 $ 382 - 532 MXN from INEGI http://www.delbosque , Tip not included of restaurante.com/ 11040 Ciudad de 15% México, CDMX Av Juan Vázquez de Mella 525, Del $ 35 - 60 USD San Angel Inn Bosque, 11510 +52 (55) 56 16 14 02 $ 649 - 1,118 Approx. 30 min http://www.sanangelin Miguel Hidalgo, MXN from INEGI n.com/ Ciudad de México, Tip not included of CDMX 15%

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Time

For the time difference between Mexico City (GMT-6) and your country, please refer to: https://www.worldtimeserver.com/current_time_in_MX-DIF.aspx

Confirmation of Return Flights

Please contact the airline directly to reconfirm your flight.

Weather

According to National Meteorological System of Mexico, during May in Mexico City the weather has been like1:

- Average weather has been between 21.3 - 28.1°C (70.34 – 82.58 °F)

To check for current weather condition in Mexico City, please refer to:

- https://weather.com/weather/today/l/MXDF0132:1:MX

1http://smn.cna.gob.mx/tools/DATA/Climatolog%C3%ADa/Diagn%C3%B3stico%20Atmosf%C3%A9rico/Reporte%20del%20 Clima%20en%20M%C3%A9xico/RC-Mayo17.pdf

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Embassies

In case of information from the embassies, please review the following information.

Embassy Address E-mail/Website Phone North and South America mex@internat Canada Schiller 529, Polanco, 11560 Miguel Hidalgo, CDMX +52 (55) 5724 7900 ional.gc.ca Calle Andrés Bello 10, Polanco, 11560 Miguel Hidalgo, Chile [email protected] +52 (55) 5255 5280 CDMX Paseo de 412 Piso 19, Juárez, 06600 Colombia [email protected] +52 (55) 5525 4562 Cuauhtémoc, CDMX

Paseo de las Palmas 1340 , Jamaica [email protected] +52 (55) 5250 6804 Delegación Miguel Hidalgo, C.P. 1100 CDMX

United 305, Cuauhtémoc, 06500 https://mx.usembassy.gov/es/embajad +52 (55) 5080 2000 States Cuauhtémoc, CDMX a-y-consulados-de-eu/embajada/ https://www.bmeia.gv.at/es/embajada- Sierra Tarahumara Poniente 420, Lomas de Chapultepec Austria de-austria-en-mexico/sobre- +52 (55) 5251 0806 V Secc, 11000, CDMX

nosotros/contacto/ Monte Pelvoux 111 Piso 4, Lomas de Chapultepec V Secc, Finland [email protected] +52 (55) 5540 6036 11000, CDMX Campos Elíseos 339, Polanco, Polanco V Secc, 11560 https://mx.ambafrance.org/Contacto- France +52 (55) 9171 9700

Ciudad de México, CDMX 6898

610 Blvd. De Los Virreyes Col. Lomas de Virreyes, Georgia [email protected] +52 (55) 5520 0118 Delegación Miguel Hidalgo, 11000 CDMX

Paseo de las Palmas 1994 Lomas de Chapultepec, 11000 Italy [email protected] +52 (55) 5596 3655 Miguel Hidalgo, CDMX

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https://www.paisesbajosytu.nl/contact Av. Vasco de Quiroga 3000 Edificio Calakmul, Piso 7 Netherlands o/contactformulier---formulario-de- +52 (55) 1105 6550 Colonia Santa Fe 01210, Ciudad de México contacto Av. Paseo de las Palmas 405, Lomas de Chapultepec V Switzerland [email protected] +52 (55) 9178 4370 Secc, 11000 Ciudad de México, CDMX Calle Río Lerma 71, Cuauhtémoc, 06500 Ciudad de UK [email protected] +52 (55) 1670 3200 México, CDMX Asia Av. San Jerónimo 217b, La Otra Banda, 01090 Ciudad de China [email protected] +52 (55) 5616 4324 México, CDMX Calle Julio Verne 27, Polanco, Polanco IV Secc, 11560, Indonesia [email protected] +52 (55) 5280 6363 CDMX http://www.mx.emb- Paseo de la Reforma 243, Torre Mapfre, Piso 9, Japan japan.go.jp/itprtop_es/comuniquese.ht +52 (55) 5211 0028 Cuauhtémoc, 06500, CDMX ml Paseo de la Reforma 2621, Real de las Lomas, 11920, Palestine [email protected] +52 (55) 5255 2904 CDMX Varsovia 25, Col. Juárez, Del. Cuauhtémoc, C.P. 06600, Sri Lanka [email protected] +52 (55) 5208 1258 México, CDMX Africa Alejandro Dumas 131, Polanco, Polanco IV Secc, 11550, Egypt [email protected] +52 (55) 5281 0698 CDMX Preso Palomito 43, Int. 603 Col. Irrigación Delg. Miguel Ethiopia [email protected] +52 (55) 5207 2483 Hidalgo, C.P. 06600, CDMX Piso 9 Edificio Forum, Andrés Bello 10, Miguel Hidalgo, Mauritius [email protected] +52 (55) 1100 4970 Polanco IV Secc, 11560, CDMX Piso 9 Edificio Forum, Andrés Bello 10, Miguel Hidalgo, South Africa [email protected] +52 (55) 1100 4970 Polanco IV Secc, 11560, CDMX Baltimore 111 Col. Nochebuena Tunisia [email protected] +52 (55) 5559 9333 Delg: Benito Juárez, CDMX. C.P. 03720

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