Freezing in Mexico City

We have encountered another surprising cultural difference here in Mexico. Ours is a new apartment, but it has no central heating or cooling. When we questioned that -- in June -- the answer was ... "Don't worry, it does not get cold enough here in Mexico City to need central heating!"

And guess who was gullible enough to believe that ... yep, us! Well, the night time temperatures are now in the 40's and 50's and the expectation is that they will get down into 20's and 30's before the end of Winter.

And it is not just that we got suckered in this apartment, many ... if not most ... homes do not have central heating here. What we have learned is that most people use electric or gas space heaters. So we too have a couple of electric space heaters, and we are wearing more layers now.

I guess if we can get used to this, the move back North to the frozen tundra may result in lower heating bills in the Winter. However, I think if we learn to lower the thermostat to 50 degrees, we will likely have no friends who want to come and visit in the Winter.

Here is a photo taken from our apartment ...looking towards downtown Mexico City. You can see layer of "stuff" that lumes over the city in general. The soup is thickest during weekdays. On a clear day, we can see all the way over to the mountains on the other side of the city.