Old and new collide in Mexico’s metropolis

“I’ve been a city-dweller my entire life. I grew up in New York City, attended college and currently work in Boston, and studied abroad in Sydney, Australia. In a lifetime spent hiking through concrete streets and navigating public transportation systems, I never thought I would find a city that felt unconquerable and overwhelming. But that was before I arrived in Mexico City.
With an estimated 20 million inhabitants, Mexico City is the world’s third-most-populated urban area, behind Tokyo and New York. As the capital of Mexico, it’s a thoroughly modern city, filled with skyscrapers. Yet it remains steeped in history. In 1521, Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes founded the city on the remains of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec empire. Today, the Spanish and indigenous influence is apparent in Mexico City’s vast art and cultural offerings. “

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