Historic center of Mexico City
The historic center of Mexico City, also known as the Centro or Centro Histórico, is the central neighborhood in Mexico City, Mexico, focused on the Zócalo and extending in all directions for a number of blocks, with its farthest extent being west to the Alameda Central. The Zocalo is the largest plaza in Latin America. It can hold up to nearly 100,000 people.
The Zócalo also known as Plaza de la Constitución with the Mexican flag waving in the center and to the right behind it, the Old Portal de Mercaderes
Fountain with busts honoring Alonso Garcia Bravo, who laid out post-Conquest Mexico City conserving much of the original Aztec infrastructure. Located off Merced Street between Jesus María and Talavera, east of the Zocalo
Mexico City Cathedral
A view of the ruins of the Templo Mayor with museum in background
Mexico City is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. Mexico City is one of the most important cultural and financial centers in the world. It is located in the Valley of Mexico within the high Mexican central plateau, at an altitude of 2,240 meters (7,350 ft). The city has 16 boroughs or demarcaciones territoriales, which are in turn divided into neighborhoods or colonias.
Image: Sobrevuelos CDMX HJ2A4913 (25514321687) (cropped)
Image: Angel de la Independencia Mexico D.F
Image: Ext 06Museo Soumaya FREE Fernando Romero Enterpris E photo by Adam Wiseman (cropped)
Image: Monumento a la Revolución 2 (cropped)
