Mexico City

Mexico City is best known within Mexico for the Zócalo, the monumental square at the centre of its historic core. Set in the high Valley of Mexico, the metropolis occupies a basin once dominated by the lakes of Texcoco, Xochimilco and Chalco; traces of that waterscape survive in the canals of Xochimilco, part of a UNESCO World Heritage site. Beneath and beside the colonial fabric lies the former Mexica capital of Tenochtitlan, whose Templo Mayor archaeological site stands near the Metropolitan Cathedral. The National Palace on the Zócalo contains Diego Rivera murals depicting Mexican history. View additional webcams nearby to better understand how Mexico City relates to the Valley of Mexico.

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