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PLACES—MEXICO CITY

The Future of Tradition

To begin with, Mexico City is all about colors, such as the buildings’ facades, the cated, hectic, contradictory yet dynamic, interesting, varied, metamorphic and
tropical f owers dotting the window-sills, the women’s clothes that catch the eye attractive cities in the world. Central America’s natural wonders are all around it,
as the ladies walk down the streets. Food is also colorful and striking when you sit thus transferring their colorful and lush identity into local cuisine. Until recently,
down in a restaurant. Fruit and vegetables here are bright and so are their original Mexican cuisine could be summed up in one concept, namely street food. Tacos,
combinations, the tablecloths with ultra-saturated fabrics, the table setting and burritos, fajitas, quesadillas and any other local delicacy have always been per-
preparation – every single detail contributes perfectly to the pleasure of the eye ceived as fast food to be consumed rapidly, without devoting too much time to it.
and the taste buds. This is Mexico City, one of the largest, most chaotic, compli- Quite the opposite compared to the local lifestyle, which is hectic but knows when

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The construction of Mexico City’s cathedral started in 1571 and it was
f nished only in 1813. It was damaged repeatedly, in 1629 by a f ood and
then by various f res, the last of which in 1967. The Altar of Forgiveness
and the Altar of the Kings are very famous.

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