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- Mexico City was built on the ruins of Tenochtitlan, the ancient Aztec capital, which was established in 1325 and is now partially submerged beneath the city's foundations.
- The National Museum of Anthropology, founded in 1823, houses over 600,000 artifacts, including the famous Aztec Sun Stone, which weighs about 24 tons.
- Coyoacán, a historic neighborhood, is home to the Frida Kahlo Museum, also known as La Casa Azul, where the artist lived and worked, attracting over 25,000 visitors monthly.
- Mexico City has the largest number of museums in the world, with over 150 museums, including the Museo del Templo Mayor, which showcases the remains of the main temple of the Aztecs.
- The city’s Chapultepec Park is one of the largest city parks in the world, spanning over 2,000 acres, and includes a zoo, several museums, and a lake.
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- Country
- Mexico
- Coordinates
- 19.4326, -99.1332
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