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is the capital of Mexico and the second largest city in the world. About 9 1/3 million people live in . area size is 579 sq. mi. lies 7,525 feet above sea level in the high, oval-shaped Valley of Mexico. has more than 350 neighborhood districts called colonias ....

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.... foundation to prevent them from sinking. Mexico City's high altitude gives it a mild climate and the nights are cool throughout the year, although it's in the tropics. Mexico City has many beautiful palaces that were built during the Spanish colonial period. These buildings now houses government offices, museums, or shops. Mexico City is Mexico's center of higher education, transportation and tourism. Mexico City has more than four thousand elementary, vocational, and high schools. Mexico's oldest and largest university is the National Autonomous University of Mexico. It was founded in 1551, and has more than 300,000 students. In 1954 its new ca ....