Marco’s home in Coyoacan is truly an oasis in the city. You could spend all day viewing the enchanting cactus and bamboo garden from the floor-to-ceiling living room windows. Marco and his nephew, Amilcar, are always available to help and advise. Following Marco’s advice, we visited the nearby Mexican National University (UNAM), to see some of its great murals and architecture, as well as the Museum of Contemporary Art on the campus. The University offers free tours several times a week.
The house is set back from the street and is quiet; the beds are comfortable. There are paintings and sculpture everywhere, most strikingly in the large bathroom. You should consider Marco’s home (and it is a home) if you appreciate art, nature and peace in an otherwise frenetic city.