Original Aztec calendar Sun tablette, found under the Pyramid of the Sun

Mexico City: not what you’d expect, but kind of

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October 14th 2008
After an attempted escape from my house at 4:30 in the morning, Saturday, October 11th, I was escorted to the Zocalo by both Mexican parents, mama because she wanted to bring me and papa because he can drive. I had tried to make my break and walk with Bridgette and Jason, but I couldn’t get the door unlocked and I was called at from upstairs to “hold on and we’ll take you” in Spanish by my ... read more

North America » Mexico » Distrito Federal » Mexico City

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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