If your get to your first visit to the Zocalo, the very heart of Mexico City, by metro, you'll get a little preparation of what to expect. You'll step off the train, walk up the stairs to the main station and walk past three large glass cubicles containing models of the Zocalo as it used … Continue reading Zocalo Present, Past and Further Past
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Calzada de los Misterios
Once upon a time, most of Mexico City, as we know it today, was underwater. A large lake surrounded an island housing the Aztec city called Tenochtitlan. The Aztecs needed to provide decent access from their island to the rest of the valley of Mexico, and made a dam/road across the lake. Today I took … Continue reading Calzada de los Misterios
The Mexile 