History UsefulNotes / MexicoCity

If you ask a poor local, they will tell you that poor ''chilangos'' (the popular demonym of Mexico City, [[AppropriatedApellation previously an insult but nowadays appropriated by the locals themselves]]) are cool, nice, kind and easygoing whereas rich chilangos are snooty, selfish and insufferable. If you ask a rich local, they will tell you that poor chilangos are trashy and primitive whereas rich chilangos are modern, cosmopolitan and educated. If you ask an outsider, they will tell you that poor chilangos are trashy and primitive ''and'' rich chilangos are snooty and selfish.

If you ask a poor local, they will tell you that poor ''chilangos'' (the popular demonym of Mexico City, previously an insult but nowadays appropriated by the locals themselves) are cool, nice, kind and easygoing whereas rich chilangos are snooty, selfish and insufferable. If you ask a rich local, they will tell you that poor chilangos are trashy and primitive whereas rich chilangos are modern, cosmopolitan and educated. If you ask an outsider, they will tell you that poor chilangos are trashy and primitive ''and'' rich chilangos are snooty and selfish.

Mexico City has played host to various films: ''Film/Dune1984'', ''Film/ConanTheDestroyer'', ''Film/LicenceToKill'', ''Film/HoneyIShrunkTheKids'', ''Film/TotalRecall1990'', and ''Film/KungPowEnterTheFist''. Reports are often that the Mexican authorities make things hard for the foreign production crews.

The city is divided into 16 ''Delegaciones'', which are as follows:

The name of this delegation comes from an old ''náhuatl'' word roughly meaning "Place of Coyotes" or "Coyote Owner's Place". Like many other parts of the city, Coyoacán used to be a different town from Mexico City all together until the city grew towards it and swallowed it. For the most part it's filled with picturesque, colonial-style buildings and plazas full of trees and benches to sit on. Nowadays, it's seen as one of the most bohemian parts of the city, popular with NewAgeRetroHippie -types and a few other subcultures. It also has a history as a hotbed for artists. Coyoacán was the birthplace of painter and feminist icon Creator/FridaKahlo, as well as the site of her house and studio, ''La Casa Azul'' ("The Blue House"), which still stands today as a museum dedicated to her life and work.

Mostly famous in and outside of Mexico as a CityOfCanals of sorts. Xochimilco struggles to keep its lake and canals clean, but constant littering and a whole bunch of invasive water flora have pretty much made this efforts moot (At some point, they actually introduced''manatees'' to eat off the excess of water plants off, but this effort failed when locals killed them not knowing what they were... and promptly [[Squick ate them]]). The water is now rather dirty, and its ecosystem is in danger. Scientists fear that the Axolotl, an amphibian animal that used to call the lake home, has all but disappeared from it, and may now be extinct in the wild.

Mexico City is a really big place. Its extension covers not only the state where it's located, but it additionally covers half of the State of Mexico, and a very small part of the south of the state of Hidalgo. The city keeps growing, and it will continue to do so until the future, unless an eruption from near volcano Popocatepetl can stop that, though it ''is'' unlikely. ''Chilangos'' are both stubborn and numerous, and despite their poor reputation among other Mexicans, they can join forces to clean up and rebuild after natural disasters. Most notably, this happened after the earthquake of 1985, and the less strong but still very destructive one of 2017, both of which took place in September 19th.

The name of this delegation comes from an old ''náhuatl'' word roughly meaning "Place of Coyotes" or "Coyote Owner's Place". Like many other parts of the city, Coyoacán used to be a different town from Mexico City all together until the city grew towards it and swallowed it. For the most part it's filled with picturesque, colonial-style buildings and plazas full of trees and benches to sit on. Nowadays, it's seen as one of the most bohemian parts of the city, popular with NewAgeRetroHippie -types and a few other subcultures. It also has a history as a hotbed for artists. Coyoacán was the birthplace of painter and feminist icon FridaKahlo, as well as the site of her house and studio, ''La Casa Azul'' ("The Blue House"), which still stands today as a museum dedicated to her life and work.

Coyoacán was also home to Bolshevik revolutionary Leon Trotsky after he was exiled from Russia. He maintained an affair with Kahlo (who was notably popular with men ''and'' women, despite her fragile health and unorthodox appearance, which she was actually quite proud of) until he was assassinated at his hoouse, which is ''also'' a museum.

La Ciudad de México (Mexico City, formerly Distrito Federal or Federal District, super-formerly Tenochtitlán) is the capital and the largest city of UsefulNotes/{{Mexico}}, as well as one of the largest in the world. Founded in 1325 by the Aztecs, making it the oldest capital of UsefulNotes/TheAmericas, the oldest city in UsefulNotes/NorthAmerica, and one of the oldest cities of its size in the world.

La Ciudad de México (Mexico City, formerly Distrito Federal or Federal District) is the capital and the largest city of UsefulNotes/{{Mexico}}, as well as one of the largest in the world. Founded in 1325 by the Aztecs, making it the oldest capital of UsefulNotes/TheAmericas, the oldest city in UsefulNotes/NorthAmerica, and one of the oldest cities of its size in the world.

Mexico City has played host to various films: ''Film/{{Dune}}'', ''Film/ConanTheDestroyer'', ''Film/LicenceToKill'', ''Film/HoneyIShrunkTheKids'', ''Film/TotalRecall1990'', and ''Film/KungPowEnterTheFist''. Reports are often that the Mexican authorities make things hard for the foreign production crews.

Finally, Xochimilco was one of the most badly affected zones of the city following the earthquake of September, 2017, due in no small part to the fact that the terrain is marshy and rather shifty (a problem that affects several parts of the city because it is built on top of a lake, but is particularly severe in Xochimilco, since a good part of it is ''still'' composed of canals, lakes, and marshland). Several neighborhoods fell apart, leaving people homeless. A particularly high-profile case was the collapse of a bridge at the Mexico City campus of El Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, or Tecnológico de Monterrey for short (roughly translates to Monterrey Tech, a prominent private university in Mexico with campuses all over the country), located in Xochimilco. [[TearJerker At least four students died]], sparking up outrage and accusations towards the university of being guilty of the incident through neglect (the bridge that collapsed was the ''only'' exit from one of the buildings it was attached to, and complaints about damage to the structure were reported weeks before the earthquake, after another, smaller earthquake struck the area). Despite this and several similar incidents, the people [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming came together to rescue and rebuild]], and reconstruction efforts are still underway.

La Ciudad de Mexico (Mexico City, formerly Distrito Federal or Federal District) is the capital and the largest city of UsefulNotes/{{Mexico}}, as well as one of the largest in the world. Founded in 1325 by the Aztecs, making it the oldest capital of UsefulNotes/TheAmericas, the oldest city in UsefulNotes/NorthAmerica, and one of the oldest cities of its size in the world.

It's the second-most populous city of the Americas (just behind UsefulNotes/SaoPaulo), the largest Spanish-speaking city in the world, and the economic and cultural heart of Mexico. The city has seen many of the most important events that happened in the history of the country, and perhaps the one that has the most beautiful historic buildings of the country.

It's the most populous city of the Americas, the largest Spanish-speaking city in the world, and the economic and cultural heart of Mexico. The city has seen many of the most important events that happened in the history of the country, and perhaps the one that has the most beautiful historic buildings of the country.

Coyoacán was also home to Bolshevik revolutionary Leon Trotsky, who maintained an affair with Kahlo (who was notably popular with men ''and'' women, despite her fragile health and

Mexico City is a really big place. Its extension covers not only the state where it's located, but it additionally covers half of the State of Mexico, and a very small part of the south of the state of Hidalgo. The city keeps growing, and it will continue to do so until the future, unless an eruption from near volcano Popocatepelt can stop that....

Mexico City is a really big place. Its extension covers not only the state where it's located, but it additionally covers half of the State of Mexico, and a very small part of the south of the state of Hidalgo.

La Ciudad de Mexico(Mexico City, formerly Distrito Federal or Federal District) is the capital and the largest city of UsefulNotes/{{Mexico}}, as well as one of the largest in the world. Founded in 1325 by the Aztecs, making it the oldest capital of UsefulNotes/TheAmericas, the oldest city in UsefulNotes/NorthAmerica, and one of the oldest cities of its size in the world.

Mexico City is notorious for its smog, not aided by its relatively high altitude and location inside something of a circular valley (which means smog can easily get "bottled up"). It is also famous for its traffic snarls, despite a fairly modern and well-run [[UsefulNotes/MexicoCityMetor metro system]] that connects most points of touristic interest. To combat both those problems, city government often issues (somewhat controversial) "Hoy no circula" laws, limiting which cars can and cannot drive. However, this leads to rich inhabitants having several cars "just in case" so they can drive one of their cars regardless of which number plates are currently allowed on the streets.

Mexico City is a really big place. It´s extension covers not only the state where it´s located, but it additionally covers half of the State of Mexico, and a very small part of the south of the state of Hidalgo.

Mexico City is notorious for its smog, not aided by its relatively high altitude and location inside something of a circular valley (which means smog can easily get "bottled up"). It is also famous for its traffic snarls, despite a fairly modern and well-run metro system that connects most points of touristic interest. To combat both those problems, city government often issues (somewhat controversial) "Hoy no circula" laws, limiting which cars can and cannot drive. However, this leads to rich inhabitants having several cars "just in case" so they can drive one of their cars regardless of which number plates are currently allowed on the streets.

La Ciudad de Mexico(Mexico City, formerly Distrito Federal or Federal District) is the capital and the largest city of UsefulNotes/{{Mexico}}, as well as one of the largest in the world. Founded in 1325 by the Aztecs, making it the oldest capital of UsefulNotes/TheAmericas, the oldest city in UsefulNotes/NorthAmerica, and one of the oldest in the world.

It´s the most populous city of the Americas, the largest Spanish-speaking city in the world, and the economic and cultural heart of Mexico. The city has seen many of the most important events that happened in the history of the country, and perhaps the one that has the most beautiful historic buildings of the country.

-->-- '''Opening narration of the 1968 Olympics Games film.

La Ciudad de Mexico(Mexico City, formerly Distrito Federal or Federal District) is the capital and the largest city of Mexico, as well as one of the largest in the world. Founded in 1325 by the Aztecs, making it the oldest capital of the Americas, the oldest city in North America, and one of the oldest in the world.

It´s the most populous city of the Americas, the largest Spanish-speaking city in the world, and the economic and cultural heart of Mexico. The city has seen many of the most important events that happened in the history of the country, and perphaps the one that has the most beautiful historic buildings of the country.

Mexico City is a really big place. It´s extension covers not only the state where it´s located, but it additionally covers half of the State of Mexico, and a very small part of the south of the state of Hidalgo.