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Vista Point: Mexico City, Mexico Sra. Alba Spanish
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Mexico City Know as “City of the Aztecs” with a population of 26 million
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Palacio Nacional Replaced King Moctezuma’s Palace. It’s now home to the current President of Mexico.
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Templo Mayor The main temple of the Aztecs. This temple is located in the center of Mexico City.
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Catedral Metropolitana de Mexico Mexico’s largest cathedral that took 250 years to complete. It’s built in the Baroque and Neo-Classical style.
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Parque Chapultepec Houses museums, a castle, and zoological gardens. Famous for the “Pequeño Panda” Tohui who was born in 1981 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2RkmGsFf8ohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2RkmGsFf8o
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Museo Nacional de Antropologia Contains some of the most important relics of the Pre- Colonial era. Revered as one of the greatest museums in the world. http://www.inah.gob.mx/paseos/mna/http://www.inah.gob.mx/paseos/mna/
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Relic: Aztec earth goddess Coatlicue Massive, round, decorated stone used for human sacrifice. Created during the rule of Moctezuma.
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Aztec Calendar 24-ton stone calendar Aztecs were influenced by nature They created very precise calendars for solar & lunar eclipses Also calculated a cycle of 52 years that represented life sine the ice age.
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Torre Latino Americano Built in 1958, earthquake-proof tower with panoramic views of Mexico City.
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Casa de los Azulejos Covered in Puebla-style tiles, this residence was built in 1956 as a residence for Count del Valle de Orizaba.
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Palacio de las Bellas Artes Used to display Nouveau art and performances by the National Ballet of Mexico.
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Green VW Beetles Mexico City’s official taxi
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Parque Alameda Central Where many perished at the stake during the inquisition.
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Universidad Nacional de Mexico Founded in 1533, it is the largest and oldest Universities in Latin America.
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Xochimilco AKA “The place where flowers grow”
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Sombrero Mexico’s national hat
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Mercado A place where you can observe the daily life of Mexico City’s inhabitants and where foods and goods are sold.
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Teotihuacán The “Sun Pyramid” measuring 213 meters in length by 65 meters high. It’s 50 kilometers north/west of Mexico City
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