Grey
@greygood
It's crazy that the Zocalo and Cathedral are built over Tenochtitlan's ruins. Tenochtitlan was a Mesoamerican Venice with aqueducts and canals. Spanish conquistadors drained the lake and built Mexico City on top. This was Tenochtitlan:
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Erik
@eriks
just learned about this when i got down here, read about it for a few hrs the other night bc it is so fascinating the ecological effect should be studied all around the world
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Grey
@greygood
Have you been to Museo Nacional de Antropologia? Av. Paseo de la Reforma y Calzada Gandhi s/n Col. Chapultepec Polanco. Del. Miguel Hidalgo. C.P. 11560 Open on weekdays (except Mondays) during the day. Tickets can be purchased on-site. There is no need to buy in advance or online. Well worth checking out
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Erik
@eriks
planning to check it out! we should meet up for a beer or two sometime this week or next
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