MEXICO CITY The high-octane capital pulsating with colour and vibrancy, peel back the covers on the megalopolis of Mexico City - the Western Hemisphere’s oldest urban centre Writer: Phoebe Harper | Project Manager: Krisha Canlas
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ver seven centuries ago, what we know today as Mexico City (CDMX), rose from the swamps, as the ancient Aztecs founded their capital and named it Tenochtitlán. An island settlement laid on the bed of Lake Texcoco,
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Tenochtitlán flourished before the age of the Spanish conquistadors, lured by the city’s riches that made for ripe conquest. Today, the urban sprawl of CDMX stands as Mexico’s capital in every possible way, as a true beacon of the
arts, politics, and culture. Indeed, CDMX numbers amongst the world’s mega-cities, home to almost 25 million people. Relics of the pre-Hispanic era still stand, witnessed by the formidable pyramids of Teotihuacán, City of the
