Castillo de Chapultepec
Chapultepec Castle - Castillo de Chapultepec. Entrance. Built in 1778-1788 on Chapultepec Hill as a retreat for the Spanish vireroys. It bcame the Museo Nacional de Historia in 1944.
Chapultepec Woods, Hill and Castle is a tentative UNESCO World Heritage site.
"The chief point of interest in the immediate neighbourhood of the City of Mexico is the Palace of Chapultepec, finely situated on a rocky hill at the end of the Paseo de la Reforma. ... The present building, which occupies the site of Montezuma's Palace, dates from 1783-S5, with later additions. It is occupied by President Diaz and by the National Military School (320 cadets)."--Baedeker 1909.
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The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... ... read more 
