| | 3 Cultures Plaza (Mexican Tiananmen back in 1968) |
| | | Stadium where the 1968 Olympics took place, Bell 412 doing powerline patrol. |
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| | Taken from the rim of an extinct Volcano, it involved a tricky night landing! |
| | | The Ajusco on one of the few days out of the year that it had snow. |
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| | Mike Wasowski visting Mexico City and suffering the effects of pollution |
| | | Altus apartment building, can you imagine an earthquake here? |
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| | Crowded Neighborhood Huh? |
| | | The Angel of Independence on Paseo de la Reforma |
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| | Aragon, with the Metro running across, the Metro moves 3.6 million per day ! |
| | | Azteca Stadium, with a 114,464 person capacity. |
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| | These guys live from collecting recyclables off the garbage, fire was accidental |
| | | The Palacio of Bellas Artes, construction began in 1904, Built by Porfirio Diaz. |
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| | The sprawling western part of the city, these are apartment buildings |
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| | Part of UNAM (Public University), with the Olympic stadium on the background. |
| | | Mexican Stock Exchange Building in Reforma Avenue. |
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| | Casa del Lago in Chapultepec Park |
| | | REAL PICTURE! 300+ low income homes in Ixtapaluca, complex has more than 10,000! |
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| | Dance and Party Hall in the southern part of the city, Contreras |
| | | People of power have lived in this hill in Chapultepec Park since 1522. |
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| | Chapultepec Castle built in the 1800's by Maximiliano de Habsburgo |
| | | This is located in the Xochimilco area, and I have no idea what it is? |
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| | Cempasuchil flower used in "Dia de Muertos" (Day of the Dead) |
| | | This is the Central de Abasto, one of the biggest food markets in the world. |
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| | | Private home in southern Mexico City |
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| | Typical Mexico City's accident |
| | | "Cerro Chiquihuite" A wall was built to stop people from building upwards ! |
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| | Emission laws are strict, but you can still get a rolling chimney approved!? |
| | | Las Lomas residential area |
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| | Santa Fe Homes and Apartment Bldgs., housing is getting extremely expensive. |
| | | What a way to block the sun from the neighbors! (Bosque de las Lomas) |
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| | Xico volcano crater, behind is Chalco where few streets are paved. |
| | | The Cuautepec area has millons of inhabitants, but not much water or electricity |
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| | Ex-Convent called the Desierto de los Leones in the western part of the city. |
| | | Ecatepec, (NONE of the pictures in this album are computer rendered) |
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| | The sky above Mexico City is still blue, although some have never seen it !? |
| | | "Los Volcanes" Iztaccihuatl & Popocatepetl. "Izta" resembles a sleeping w... |
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| | Insurgentes Sur, I live a few blocks from here. |
| | | Interlomas looks like another planet in this picture |
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| | Nezahualcoyotl is a very interesting place, 3 millon people in one TIGHT place |
| | | A passion for many the world over, and Mexico is no exception |
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| | Another passion around here, La Villa is the home of "La Vigen de Guadalupe" |
| | | Literally MILLIONS come here every December 12th. to visit "La Guadalupana" |
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| | Nobody's guessed who this belongs to yet. |
| | | The biggest bullfighting ring in the world, (45,000 cap.) Impressive when full. |
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| | | Chapultepec Park and one of the lakes. |
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| The classic Mexico City skyscraper built in the 50's,
"La Torre LatinoAmer... |
| | | Downtown is being renovated and looks much better now than a few years ago. |
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| | This is where most of the water suppling the city used to come in from Lerma |
| | | Booming mode of transport for some |
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| | This French tourist threatened to throw himself for hours, in the end . . . . |
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| | These little buses are a big headache around here |
| | | Huge growth of housing projects like these for low income families, Ixtapaluca. |
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| | Built in honor of the Revolucion Mexicana of 1910 |
| | | I am a helicopter pilot and decided to share what I see from above, C.O. Ruiz |
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| | Las Lomas with a Bell 412 waiting for passengers on top of Torre Optima. |
| | | Department store in the Polanco area |
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| | These people invade properties overnight and just stay there forever usually |
| | | Bus and Metro stop in the northern part of the city, Indios Verdes |
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| | These taxicabs were rounded up for not having permits, Taxis Piratas |
| | | Nice ranch in Ajusco, love the horses |
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| | Landed to pick up a shot policeman without notice, in any other country . . . . |
| | | The heliport at Torre Mayor |
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| | This crossing has been heavily renovated, Reforma and Insurgentes |
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| | New and booming business district called Santa Fe, a new building every week ! |
| | | Satelite, it was supposed to become a nice area, it never did. |
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| | These welders were working on the tallest building in Latin America, Torre Mayor |
| | | Teotihuacan, 200,000 people lived here, the city is more than 2000 years old ! |
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| | Barrio Tepito, this place is AMAZING, you can buy anything here! Don't go al... |
| | | Mercado Sobre Ruedas, (small one a week day food market) |
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| | | This apartment building is pretty intersting, Interlomas. |
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| | Mexican Venice, and that my friends sewage |
| | | These volcanoes go up to almost 18,000 feet, the one on the right is very active |
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| | | Xochimilco at Dawn in winter. |
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| | All terrain around here is Man Made, everything used to be a lake. |
| | | The northern part of the city, Cuautitlan |
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| | The ZOCALO, built on top of Aztec Ruins by the Spaniards |
| | | Bell 407 over TV network's (televisa) headquarters in Santa Fe. |
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