Richard Fitzpatrick visits the massive urban sprawl of Mexico City which has a surprisingly spacious and uncrowded feel to it; however getting around isn’t so easy and taxi drivers will most likely take you for a ride.

At a time when the value of bank shares has been wiped out, property prices have collapsed and many pension funds are in dire straits what is a good, tax effective and safe investment?

FOR generations, they used their bare hands to unload massive ships berthed at a city’s bustling quays.