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Many people deem that the Historic center of Mexico City is one of the most symbolic and extensive sites in the whole of Latin America. In this respect, this site attracts tourism from all over the world, and in Mexico City, this place is the hub for the prosperity of cultural tourism. Moreover, this site becomes internationally recognized and renowned in 2007 when the UNESCO declared it to be the World Cultural Heritage site.
As the people visit the place, they will be jaw-dropped and astounded to realize that the world’s leading architectural design and the country’s revered treasures that hold immense cultural significance are depicted at the site in harmony with one another. Therefore, this World Cultural Heritage Center is an encapsulation of 1500 building out of the many are the religious and divine places of worships such as temples, theatres, culture centers, 13 museums, and around 78 squares and blossoming gardens where nature displays its exceptional beauty, magic, and wonders. Thus, the area covered by the cultural Heritage center is 668 blocks.
If we trace the period from the colonial times to the present day contemporary era, the cultural heritage center of the Mexico City will inculcate in us the knowledge regarding the evolution of beliefs, ideologies and notable movements that took place.
As far as the precise location of Mexico’s historic site is concerned, this place is situated in the core of the Mexico City neighborhood, centered on Zocalo or the main plaza. The place is spread out on a number of blocks extensively with the farthest end of it being in the Alameda Central to the western region. Furthermore, for the visitors’ information, the plaza on which the historic center is focused upon is the largest plaza in the city that can accommodate around 100,000 tourist and local visitors at a time.
At the historic center, the visitors will also get an opportunity to experience the Chinese Culture at the China Town that consists of encapsulated restaurants that sell Chinese food and businesses that sell imported merchandise. This Barrio China in the historic center is small and encapsulated neighborhood because either the Chinese immigrant decided to intermarry or they were exiled from the country in the period of the 1930s. Nevertheless, this Chinese community is still considered as the significant aspect of the country as around 3000 Chinese families are present who are upholding the legacy of their culture in Mexico City.
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