| The capital of Mexico Mexico City is the oldest and | | | | decorated with the frescos by Diego Rivera and |
| the highest situated city in the North America. It's also | | | | Cathedral the oldest Catholic temple in Latin America. It |
| the one of the fastest developing city on the continent. | | | | also houses Templo Mayor an important museum with |
| With its population of about 24 millions, it is on the top | | | | the reach collection of the displays. |
| of the list of the most populated cities o Earth. | | | | The favorite place of the tourists and citizens is |
| Mexico City is an open-air museum of the civilizations | | | | Chapultepec Park where the significant part of Mexico |
| history. It houses about 1400 monuments and historical | | | | attractions is located National Anthropological Museum, |
| reliquiae. The city has 10 archeological zones, 80 | | | | Modern Art Museum, Chapultepec Castle and the Zoo. |
| museums and a lot of art centers. | | | | The park can also boast the Botanical Garden with the |
| The city lies high in the mountains (approximately 2000 | | | | world's largest collection of cactuses. |
| meters above the sea) and has very sunny, pleasant | | | | One of the most famous monuments of Colonial |
| climate. | | | | period is Cathedral built in the honor of the saint patron |
| Mexico City is not only Mexico capital, it is considered | | | | of the city Saint Virgin of Guadeloupe. Every 12th |
| to be the cultural capital of the whole Latin America. It | | | | December is a holiday devoted to her. It attracts about |
| has numerous traces of the pre-colonial past, | | | | million pilgrims from America. |
| The history of the city began in the middle of the XIV | | | | 40 kilometers from Mexico the most notorious and |
| century, when Aztecs founded a settlement called | | | | mysterious Indian monuments are located Teotihuacan |
| Tenochtitlan. By the XVI century (the beginning of the | | | | with the pyramids of the Sun and the Moon, a street |
| Spanish colonization) the population reached 200 000. | | | | of the Diseased and the temple of Quetzalcoatl. This |
| In 1521 after the long siege Tenochtitlan was | | | | territory occupies 23 sq. km, that makes it the largest |
| conquered by the Spanish (led by Fernando Cortez). | | | | archeological area of America. |
| Only three centuries later in 1821 - Mexico became | | | | These ancient ruins are in contrast with the cozy |
| independent once again. | | | | quarters of Zona Rosa or the beautiful new district of |
| In the heart of the city, on Zocalo square stands | | | | Mexico City Colonia Polanco. |
| National Palace official governmental residence | | | | |