Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas is a university in Mexico City, part of the Instituto Politécnico Nacional, dedicated to the biological sciences. Its buildings, surrounded by the greenery of its wooded campus, house lecture halls, laboratories and research facilities where students and staff work across fields such as biology, microbiology and biomedical sciences. Visitors come for lectures, conferences, academic meetings and admissions procedures, and the campus draws people from across Mexico City and beyond. The school sits within reach of the city's central districts, so a stay nearby puts you close to both the university and the wider capital. Mexico City sits at 2,240 metres, so drink water and keep day one light. From June to September, rain usually arrives in a two-hour burst most afternoons, while mornings are generally fine.