NEWSLETTER
ON
MEXICO CITY
th
8 NDS Users’ Group Meeting in
Mexico City
INTRODUCING MEXICO CITY
On a crisp October evening, families crowd the Zócalo to look at tombstones. Rows of these mock monuments stand on a carpet of colored sawdust strewn with marigolds and painted skulls. French poet André Breton famously called Mexico the surrealist country par excellence, and the capital seems to revel in its strangeness. The world’s third largest urban area (by some estimates) fills a highland basin 2240m above sea level, so you might already feel a bit light‐headed upon arrival. Often the city impresses visitors as a wonderfully weird and welcoming world, and captivates them with its year‐round spring like climate, bubbling street life and abundant cultural offerings.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION Weather for October: 10°‐22°C Voltage: 127V 60Hz Plug type: class A Like any great metropolis, Mexico City presents a mosaic of scenes. One moment you’re knocking back tequila at a grand old cantina, the next you’re grooving to world‐class DJs on a rooftop terrace. Breakfast on tamales and atole (a drink made from corn) from a street corner vendor, dine on fusion cuisine by one of Polanco’s acclaimed chefs. After an afternoon spent sharing the anguish of artist Frida Kahlo, watch masked wrestlers inflict pain on one another at the lucha libre (wrestling) arena downtown. (Read more: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/mexico/mexico‐
city#ixzz2XA6whEid)
UNODC
Av. Obrero Mundial 358, Piso 2 Col. Viaducto Piedad Narvarte México, D.F. 03000 PRECAUTIONS
Mexico City is generally portrayed as an extremely crime‐
ridden city, so first‐time visitors are often surprised at how safe and human it feels. While the incidence of street crime remains too significant to deny the risks – four kidnappings, 70 car thefts and 55 muggings a day in 2006 – there is no need to walk in fear whenever you step outside. A few precautions greatly reduce any dangers. Unless absolutely necessary, avoid carrying ATM cards, credit cards or large amounts of cash. A far more immediate danger is traffic, which statistically takes more lives in the capital than street crime, though things have improved in recent years with the installation of timed crossing signals at major intersections. Obvious as it sounds, always look both ways when crossing streets. Some one‐way streets have bus lanes running counter to the traffic flow, and traffic on some divided streets runs in just one direction. Never assume that a green light means it’s safe to cross, as cars may turn left into your path. It is useful to take the ‘safety in numbers’ approach, crossing with other pedestrians. In case of any incident always make sure to contact the staff of UNODC (on arrival you will be given an information sheet on the members of our staff). Robberies happen most often in areas frequented by tourists, including the Bosque de Chapultepec, around the Museo Nacional de Antropología. Be on your guard at the airport and bus stations, and remember to keep your bag between your feet when checking in. Avoid pedestrian underpasses that are empty or nearly so. Crowded metro cars and buses are favorite haunts of pickpockets. Stay alert, keep your hand on your wallet and you’ll be just fine.
(Lea más: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/mexico/mexico‐city/practical‐
information/health#ixzz2XACGTckS) Specifications on the rates: 
Rates subject to 16% TAX and 3% hosting service. 
Rates are quoted in National Mexican Currency. 
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Buffet breakfast in La Veranda Restaurant from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Room in standard category. ACCOMMODATION
We recommend the Geneve Hotel
RATE:
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$80.00 dls + Tax = Total of $92.80 dls
TIPS:
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$ 2.00 dls - Per person, includes check-in and checkout
$ 2.00 dls - Per room, per night
COURTESIES:
 Pre-assignment on group rooms
 Wireless Internet in each room and hotel areas
 Gym, steam room and sauna for guests
 10% discount in Spa
 Free parking for guests
 The Hotel will provide a guided visit to the Soumaya
Museum for NDS guests.
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(Read more: http://www.soumaya.com.mx/) VENUE
The event will be held at the INEGI (National Institute of
Statistics and Geography) in the "SNIEG Room".
Currently, the facilities of this institution also harbor our
Center of Excellence UNODC.
The National Institute of Statistics and Geography
(INEGI) is the Mexican State’s organism with
constitutional autonomy that is responsible for the
generation of statistics on demographic, social,
economic, environmental, government, public safety,
victimization and justice phenomena and its relationship
with the country’s territory.
The overall goal of the Center
of Excellence is to build
capacity in the countries of the
region, and internationally, in
statistical processes in the areas
of government, public safety,
victimization and justice, from
the provision of tools for
planning, data collection ,
personnel training, knowledge
generation and dissemination
of statistical methodologies
exchange,
promotion
and
adoption of regional and
international
standards,
generation of studies, analysis
and dissemination of these
issues.
(Read more: http://www.cdeunodc.inegi.org.mx/) It is located at Patriotismo 711, Colony San Juan
Mixcoac, Delegation Benito Juárez, Zip Code 03730,
Mexico D.F., Mexico.
(Read more: http://www.inegi.org.mx/ )
8th NDS Users’ Group Meeting in
Mexico City
WE
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING
YOU IN
MEXICO!
Av. Obrero Mundial 358, Piso 2 Col. Viaducto Piedad Narvarte México, D.F. 03000