In 1720 the impressive Palacio del Ayuntamiento (Town Hall) that today dominates the entire southern side of the Zócalo was rebuilt after a fire destroyed the original, constructed over the ruins of Tenochtitlan in 1524. The building was formerly purely administrative, but since 2006 the section...
The Nacional Monte de Piedad (Mountain of Compassion) is Latin America’s biggest pawn shop and is over 200 years old. The front rooms are always full of crowds of people attempting to flog their jewelry, pottery etc., whilst further back the wares of the unfortunate are on sale. This huge...