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Mexico City Residents
Mexico City has a very varied population, both local and international, as permanent residents. These include Americans and Spanish speaking immigrants as well as a large number of indigenous people, who speak their own dialects of Spanish and other local languages, bringing greater diversity to the city.
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Public Holidays
January 1:: New Year's Day; February :: Constitution Day; March 17:: Birthday of Benito Juárez
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Exchange Rates
Mexican Peso: MXN
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Fast Facts
-Location:: Mexico City, Mexico -Dialing code: +52-1-55 -Emergency numbers; Police:: 060 and 080; Fire:: +52 5768-8261
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When to go
Alive with activity all year round, Mexico City offers visitors a perfect vacation getaway with so much to offer in terms of its rich cultural heritage, in the form of museums, artifacts, and hand crafted souvenirs, not to forget the scrumptious variety of local and contemporary cuisine.
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Mexico City Today
Mexico City is ranked as one of the most densely populated cities in the world, with an overall population of over 18 million residents. It is divided into 16 major boroughs, which are further categorized into various neighborhoods to ease administration.
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Mexico City History
Mexico City has its roots buried in ancient tradition – the history of the city is put together from myths and heroic epics alike. From the founding of the legendary island city of Tenochtitlan in 1325 and the reign of powerful leaders like Montezuma, to the savage plundering of the Aztec empire by the Spanish colonialists in 1521, the civil uprising in 1810, and the establishment of Mexico City as the capital of the Mexican Republic in 1823, and finally the subsequent invasion by the American army in 1847, the history of Mexico City has been fantastically dramatic. It was the resistance to the American invasion that gave rise to heroes such as Zorro – imaginary, probably, but inspired from revered real-life personalities
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