What are three geographic details about Mexico City?

Answer 1

I guess you mean trivia and interesting facts. In that case:

• Mexico City has a population of more than 21 million. It is the third largest city in the world behind Tokyo (Japan) and Seoul (South Korea).
• The city was founded by the Aztec civilization on March 13, 1325 and was named as Mexico-Tenochtitlan, which means "Great place in the center of the lake Moon".
• The reference to "Lake Moon" is due to the fact that Tenochtitlan was founded on a marshy island in the middle of Lake Texcoco (Lake Moon for the Aztec people).
• After Spanish conquistadors razed the city in August 13, 1521, they started to drain the lake and used the remains of Aztec buildings to build their own homes, religious and administrative buildings. One example is the Metropolitan Cathedral, which was built with rocks taken from the Aztec's Templo Mayor (Great Temple).
• Because it sits upon a lake and its aquifers are being depleted, some parts of Mexico City sink between 6 and 10 inches every year.
• There is no Taco Bell anywhere to be found: Mexicans find disgusting what such franchises serve.
• Many people work from sunrise to sunset, so they go out at night for grocery shopping and other leisure activities. So it is quite usual to find more people on the streets at night than during the day.
• Due to lack of a proper driving test, many people drive recklessly. For example, motorcycles don't stay on a lane or bus drivers are not afraid of hitting you.
• The city is so big, the printed map covers more than 200 pages. Best use Google Maps.
• Parking is almost never free. Those spots where there are no park-meters usually have boxes or water jugs to secure the spot for someone else.
• Lots of people wear suits and ties. An nobody - really, nobody - wears shorts and tennis, unless working-out.
• The Mexico City cathedral's construction started in 1560 and was finally finished 253 years later, in 1813.

• On August 6, 1997, an amateur cameraman with a digital camera captured footage of a UFO passing behind and above several buildings. Air traffic was restricted that day except for two helicopters. The UFO sighting baffled experts due to the apparent authenticity and lack of any manipulation or "special effects".

• Driving in Mexico City is best done during the Christmas holidays and/or during Holy Week (Easter). Most of the city population leaves for cities such as Acapulco (Pacific) or Veracruz (Gulf of Mexico), and you can actually get across town fast with minimal traffic.

• Climate is quite comfortable, on the 20-25 °C (68-77 °F). Contrary to what most foreigners think, it doesn't get hot, because the city lies pretty up in the mountains - altitude of 2,240 meters (7,349 feet). It can be somewhat humid, and air conditioning is uncommon, but it isn't that necessary.

Answer 2

It is located within a valley, surrounded by hills and mountains. The lower region of the valley is composed mainly of grassland that receives less rainfall than the upper regions of the south; the upper southern region is a mountainous region of pine and oak trees known as the range of Ajusco.

Answer 3

I guess you mean trivia and interesting facts:

• Mexico is a country within North America (the continent). This is true because according to plate tectonics, Mexico is located on the North American Plate.
• The main language of Mexico is Spanish, as Mexico became an overseas territory of the Spanish Empire from 1521 until 1821.
• Mexico is the 11th most populated country in the world (121 million by mid-2015).
• Mexico is the only country in the world that has ever invaded U.S. territory (1916, by Pancho Villa).
• Mexico's national anthem was copyrighted to a U.S. company from 1853 until 1909.
• The US-Mexican border is the third largest common border between two countries, just behind the US-Canadian border and the Rusia-China border.

• A Mexican national, Guillermo Gonzalez Camarena, invented and patented Color TV.

• Mario J. Molina, another Mexican national (got American residence) is the only Mexican citizen who has ever won a non-literature Nobel Prize (Chemistry, 1995).
• Mexico is the country where most U.S. citizens have a foreign, permanent residence in the world (1 million by 2002).
• Mexico is home to the youngest land volcano in the world: The Paricutin Volcano (19°29'34.8''N 102°15'3.6''W) which was 'born' on February 22, 1943 on a corn field.
• Mexico City, one of the largest cities in the world (~19 million on 2010) was originally found on a lake (the Lake Texcoco) on March 13, 1325 by the Aztec civilization.
• The popular nachos snack originated in the city of Piedras Negras, in Mexico.
• Mexico has the 'Silent Zone' (Zona del Silencio): a desertic area between the states of Durango, Chihuahua and Coahuila (26°41'29''N 103°44'44''W) where radio waves cannot be transmitted due to local magnetic fields and many UFO sightings are reported. It is frequently compared to the Bermuda Triangle.
• The Chihuahua dog breed originated from Mexico, and was named in honor of Mexican state of Chihuahua.
• Mexico was home of two of the most advanced civilizations in the Americas: the Aztec and Maya.
• It is believed the southeastern Yucatan peninsula is the place where the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs crashed, 65 million years ago.
• According to the Aztec and Mayan religions, the god Quetzalcoatl descended from the skies, and to prevent fear among the natives, took the form of a pale, bearded man that taught the American natives to grow corn and build pyramids.
• Mexico introduced chocolate to the world (Aztec: xocolatl), (Maya: chocolha).
• Mexico is thought to be a small country. It isn't: It is the 15th largest in the world, with the approximate size of Alaska.

Answer 4

• Mexico City is located within a valley, surrounded by hills and mountains.
• This valley used to be a large lake (Lake Texcoco) but after the Spanish conquest of Mexico in 1521, it began to be desiccated. Nowadays most of this lake is gone, leaving only some marshes to the northeast of the city.
• It has an elevation of 2,240 meters (7,349 feet) above sea level.

Answer 5

Mexico is a country of great contrasts. Mexico City is the perfect example of such extremes of wealth and poverty coexisting in the same place. By virtue of being one of the largest cities in the world (21.16 million), you can find beautiful boulevards, parks, plazas and avenues, steel skyscrapers, huge McMansions and enclosed communities, as well as decaying slums with poor sanitation, overcrowding and failing if not inexistent security. Think of Mexico City as the Latin American version of both New York and its upscale neighborhoods, as well as Detroit and its run-down slums.

Answer 6

Mexico City is the cultural, political and economic capital of Mexico. Built on top of the ruins of the ancient Aztec city of Tenochtitlan, throughout the years it has become the largest city in Mexico, and its greater metropolitan area is one of the largest in the world. According to Mexico's National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), greater Mexico City is composed by the whole Federal District (16 boroughs), 59 municipalities of the state of Mexico and 1 municipality of the state of Hidalgo. This area is home to roughly 18% or almost one fifth of total Mexican population (est. 2010):

City (Federal District only): 8,841,916

Greater Metropolitan Area: 21,163,226

Answer 7

It is the economic, industrial, and cultural capital of Mexico, and the most populous city in the country with some 21 million inhabitants. It is also the site where Tenochtitlan, ancient capital city of the Aztec Empire, was founded on March 13, 1325.

Answer 8

I guess you mean trivia and interesting facts:

• Mexico is a country within North America (the continent). This is true because according to plate tectonics, Mexico is located on the North American Plate.
  
• The main language of Mexico is Spanish, as Mexico became an overseas territory of the Spanish Empire from 1521 until 1821.
  
• Mexico is the 11th most populated country in the world (121 million by mid-2015).
  
• Mexico is the only country in the world that has ever invaded U.S. territory (1916, by Pancho Villa).
• Mexico's national anthem was copyrighted to a U.S. company from 1853 until 1909.
• The US-Mexican border is the third largest common border between two countries, just behind the US-Canadian border and the Rusia-China border.

• A Mexican national, Guillermo Gonzalez Camarena, invented and patented Color TV.

• Mario J. Molina, another Mexican national (got American residence) is the only Mexican citizen who has ever won a non-literature Nobel Prize (Chemistry, 1995).
• Mexico is the country where most U.S. citizens have a foreign, permanent residence in the world (1 million by 2002).
• Mexico is home to the youngest land volcano in the world: The Paricutin Volcano (19°29'34.8''N 102°15'3.6''W) which was 'born' on February 22, 1943 on a corn field.
• Mexico City, one of the largest cities in the world (~19 million on 2010) was originally found on a lake (the Lake Texcoco) on March 13, 1325 by the Aztec civilization.
• The popular nachos snack originated in the city of Piedras Negras, in Mexico.
• Mexico has the 'Silent Zone' (Zona del Silencio): a desertic area between the states of Durango, Chihuahua and Coahuila (26°41'29''N 103°44'44''W) where radio waves cannot be transmitted due to local magnetic fields and many UFO sightings are reported. It is frequently compared to the Bermuda Triangle.
• The Chihuahua dog breed originated from Mexico, and was named in honor of Mexican state of Chihuahua.
• Mexico was home of two of the most advanced civilizations in the Americas: the Aztec and Maya.
• It is believed the southeastern Yucatan peninsula is the place where the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs crashed, 65 million years ago.
• According to the Aztec and Mayan religions, the god Quetzalcoatl descended from the skies, and to prevent fear among the natives, took the form of a pale, bearded man that taught the American natives to grow corn and build pyramids.
• Mexico introduced chocolate to the world (Aztec: xocolatl), (Maya: chocolha).
• Mexico is thought to be a small country. It isn't: It is the 15th largest in the world, with the approximate size of Alaska.