Arriving in Mexico City, arranged ground transportation took us to the Hotel Reforma. Travel arrangements for the New York, Washington, DC, and Mexico parts of our trip had been made by Valene’s travel agent business partner, Mr. Stadleman. A day exploring Mexico City took us to the Zócalo or Plaza de la Constitución. It is the main square of Mexico City and was the central point of the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan. The Cathedral and Palacio Nacional are located here. The Palacio Nacional dates to 1522 as the house of conquistador Hernán Cortés. Rebuilt several times, it is the home of the executive branch of the Mexcian government. The Gothic and Spanish Baroque Catedral Metropolitana (Metropolitan Cathedral) was built between 1573 and 1813 on top of former Aztec sacred buildings. I had heard about the floating
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