HISTORY OF THE MESOAMERICAN CIVILIZATION
A journey through the largest capital city in the world
In order to truly savour Mexico, the interesting civilizations which have, for centuries, crossed its path,and the thousands of fascinating,contradictory facets of its capital city, one would have to take a leap back into the past and try to imagine Hernan Cortés’ impression that day in March, 1519, when he first set eyes on Tenochtitlán,
the white Aztec metropolis,with its pyramids and palaces crowned with gardens,
all casting their reflection into a blue lagoon.
CIUDAD DE MÈXICO
Practical and historical guide to the city
64 pages - cm 19X26
WITH THE CITY MAP ATTACHED (CM 36X25)3 Mesoamerican Chronology
4 Early Preclassic
5 Mid-Preclassic
6 Late Preclassic
7 Early Classic
7 Late Classic
8 Early Postclassic
9 Late Postclassic
10 Map of United States of Mexico
13 MEXICO: a land of glorious civilizations
21 Hernán Cortés
24 Montezuma II
29 Mexico City
34 Historical Centre
42 Temple-Pyramid of Tenayuca
47 Eastern Districts
50 University City
51 The Archaeological Sites of Copilco,
Cuicuilco and the Anahuacalli
55 Chapultepec Forest and Castle
59 The National Museum of Anthropology
62 Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera