East of the Zócalo
Calle Moneda , running east from the centre, is one of
the oldest streets in the city, and it's fascinating to wander up
here and see the rapid change as you leave the immediate environs
of the Zócalo. The buildings remain almost wholly colonial, prim
and refurbished around the museums, then gradually becoming
shabbier and shabbier, interspersed with buildings abandoned after
earthquake or subsidence damage. Within four or five blocks you're
into a very depressed residential area with street stalls spreading
up from the giant market of La Merced, to the south.
Most of the appeal is in just wandering through and soaking up
the atmosphere, but be sure not to miss the Museo de la SHCP
and the Museo Nacional de las Culturas .
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