{"id":74827,"date":"2026-06-08T14:54:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T12:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/mexico-city\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T07:34:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T05:34:36","slug":"mexico-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/mexico-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexico City: a guide for travellers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mexico City is the capital of Mexico and one of the oldest metropolises in North America. It offers its visitors a rich cultural and gastronomic experience, and it is also a great starting point for many trips to the surrounding area.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

You won’t find a single place in Mexico that resembles Mexico City, and you certainly can’t apply what applies to this metropolis to the rest of Mexico. <\/p>\n\n

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Typical Mexico City street with crooked houses<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Mexico City was founded by the Aztecs 13. March 1325 and since 1521 it has been called Ciudad de Mexico<\/strong> (Mexico City). It has 9 million inhabitants and is a very densely populated city located at a high altitude of 2,240 metres. <\/p>\n\n

Mexico is a place of high seismic activity and earthquakes are common, although most of the time they are very small tremors that you don’t even notice. <\/strong>As you walk through the streets, you may notice crooked houses, which were probably caused by the earthquake. At least we think so.<\/p>\n\n

Although Mexico City is not built directly on a lithospheric plate fault, it is located relatively close to one of the most threatened places. <\/strong>The danger is compounded by the unfortunate surface on which the city was built. Mexico City was built on an island of the ancient Lake Texcoco<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n

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Earthquake occurrences in Mexico<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

This unique geology of the city dramatically amplifies the effects of the earthquake, and although the epicentre is not directly in Mexico City, the consequences can be devastating. <\/strong>In 1985, an 8.0 magnitude earthquake killed over 10,000 people in Mexico City, and in 2017 a 7.1 magnitude earthquake killed 370 people. The lower death toll in 2017 was not only due to the lower magnitude that the earthquake had, but primarily due to the warning system that the city put in place after 1985. Currently, the system can warn residents one minute before an earthquake strikes.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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