Dried Up: The Water Crisis of Mexico City
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Did you know Mexico City is built on a drained lake system that covered around 1500 square kilometers surrounded by mountains? Water in Mexico City: From Abundance to Depletion During earlier times the Aztecs used to live around the shores of these lakes and developed an efficient terraced agricultural system that used irrigation canals and […]
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Did you know Mexico City is built on a drained lake system that covered around 1500 square kilometers surrounded by mountains? Water in Mexico City: From Abundance to Depletion During earlier times the Aztecs used to live around the shores of these lakes and developed an efficient terraced agricultural system that used irrigation canals and […]
Read MoreEnvironmental Perils of Mexico City
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Mexico City’s Urban Conundrum Mexico City is one of the most populous and polluted cities in the world. Because of high rates of urbanization, the city’s facilities and infrastructure can’t cope with the increasing number of people flowing into the city daily from rural areas. This has resulted in numerous squatter settlements where people live […]
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