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Mexico City Travel Guide

Greater Mexico City, sometimes considered the world's largest and most populated city, forms a rough oval of about 60 by 40 kilometers, on the dry bed of lake Texcoco, surrounded on three sides by tall mountains and volcanoes such as the Ajusco, the Popocatepetl and the Ixtlacihuatl.

About Mexico City

Mexico City covers an area of 571 sq. miles (1479 square Km) and is estimated to have a population of 9 million people being the capital city of Mexico. It is the most important economic, industrial and cultural center in the country, and the most populous city.

Parque Hundido

a4.jpgThe Luis G. Urbina park, popularly known as the Parque Hundido or Sunken Park, is the perfect place to take a break after a walk down the bustling Insurgentes Sur Avenue. Amid the beautiful flowers, shaded gardens and tall trees, you can also see some of the best examples of pre-Hispanic sculpture, for there are fifty-one reproductions on permanent display. Nearby is the Ciudad de Deportes (Sports City), which includes the 65,000 capacity Azul Stadium, and the Plaza Mexico bullring. The latter, with its capacity of 48,000, is considered to be the largest such arena in the world.

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