Monday 9 November 2009

Beautiful Mexico City

This is the Central de Abasto, one of the biggest food markets in the world.

Private home in southern Mexico City

Las Lomas residential area

Literally MILLIONS come here every December 12th. to visit "La Guadalupana"

The biggest bullfighting ring in the world, (45,000 cap.) Impressive when full.

The classic Mexico City skyscraper built in the 50's,
"La Torre LatinoAmer...

This is where most of the water suppling the city used to come in from Lerma

Bus and Metro stop in the northern part of the city, Indios Verdes


Teotihuacan, 200,000 people lived here, the city is more than 2000 years old !

Mexican Stock Exchange Building in Reforma Avenue.

Casa del Lago in Chapultepec Park

REAL PICTURE! 300+ low income homes in Ixtapaluca, complex has more than 10,000!

Dance and Party Hall in the southern part of the city, Contreras

People of power have lived in this hill in Chapultepec Park since 1522
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These guys live from collecting recyclables off the garbage, fire was accidental

The Palacio of Bellas Artes, construction began in 1904, Built by Porfirio Diaz.

he sprawling western part of the city, these are apartment buildings

Bosque Real Country Club

Part of UNAM (Public University), with the Olympic stadium on the background.

Altus apartment building, can you imagine an earthquake here?

Crowded Neighborhood Huh
?
The Angel of Independence on Paseo de la Reforma

Aragon, with the Metro running across, the Metro moves 3.6 million per day !

Azteca Stadium, with a 114,464 person capacity
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Mike Wasowski visting Mexico City and suffering the effects of pollution

The Ajusco on one of the few days out of the year that it had snow.

Taken from the rim of an extinct Volcano, it involved a tricky night landing
!
Stadium where the 1968 Olympics took place, Bell 412 doing powerline patrol.

3 Cultures Plaza (Mexican Tiananmen back in 1968)

And finally this is a state border between USA and Mexico.
I wonder, but Mexico is on the right side.

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