| Page Views: 426 Last Visit to Mexico City: February, 2004 | Mexico City LA CAPITAL by Matravel - last update: May 6, 2004 |
My beloved Mexico I must warn you that I am Mexican, so this is a totally biased comment on my beloved city.
The Great Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) was originally founded by the Mexica (or Aztecs) . They settled in the island that rose in the midst ogf Lake Texcoco in 1325. Using chinampa techniques and building artificial isles they were able to incorporate more land and expand the inhabitable area. After the Conquest the Spnaish managed to rebuild the city in three years, drying the lake and transfroming the environment.
Today, the city sprwls across a 7.500 foot high valley surrounded in every direction by tall mountains. It is the largest urban center in the world, housing more than 20 million people. |
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| Pros: | "A beautiful city full of history, art and archaeology, the food, the people, the weather." | | Cons: | "Crime, Traffic" | | In A Nutshell: | "The Aztecs believed it was the center of the Universe..." |
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CandyLee Tue Apr 17, 2007 02:48 UTC
Los Girasoles is indeed a fabulous restaurant. And the menu is arguably a great piece of literature, lol http://menukarma.com/menus/menu-del-restaurante-los-girasoles My favorite is "Deeply in Love to the Marrow..." |
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