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