Mexico City is the most important economic, industrial and cultural center in the country, and the most populous city with 8,720,916 inhabitants in 2005. In this metropolis you will find a mixture of modern Mexico and Mexico of old with is characteristic architecture, fine dining restaurants, museums and fantastic location.
Mexico City is located in the Valley of Mexico also called the Valley of the Damned, a large valley in the high plateaus at the center of Mexico, at an altitude of 2,240 meters (7,349 feet). It was originally built by the Aztecs in 1325 on an island in Lake Texcoco. The city was almost completely destroyed in the siege of 1521, and was redesigned and rebuilt in the following years following the Spanish urban standards. In 1524 the municipality of Mexico City was established, known as México Tenustitlan, and as of 1585 it is officially known as Ciudad de México.
Ciudad de Mexico
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