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Vulnerability to earthquakes is the most important. The city itself was built on the dessicated remains of Lake Texcoco, thus the underground is prone to "soil liquefaction" during strong earthquakes.
Also, water table depletion poses as a problem; as underground aquifers are over-exploited, sinking occurs. Some areas of the city sink by a couple of inches each year, resulting in cracking streets and sidewalks and from time to time, buildings that have to be evacuated due to unstable foundations.
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∙ 12y agoIt didn't. It was built on the marshy islands scattered trough the Lake Texcoco, connected by bridges and dams.
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Is Mexico City built on top of a lake?
yes it was origanly built on a lake
Which city is built in an ancient lake?
mexico city
What is the name of the city built on Lake Texcoco?
The Lake Texcoco was a lake on which the Aztecs built a city called Tenochtitlan. The Spaniards later built Mexico City on Tenochtitlan, which is now the present day capital of Mexico. The lake is now completely drained.
What city was Mexico City built over?
A huge lake
Built on an island in a lake and occupied the site of modern Mexico city?
The city of Tenochtitlan
What was the geographical setting of Tenochtitlan?
It was an island city in Lake Texcoco (now Mexico City), built by the Aztecs to serve as their capital. In the years following the Spanish conquest and construction of Mexico City, the lake was gradually drained and built over.
What city was Mexico City built on?
It was originally built by the Aztecs in 1325 on an island of Lake Texcoco.
What Lake in Mexico where the Aztec built their capital and where Mexico city stands today?
Right. It was baptized as Mexico-Tenochtitlan and was founded on March 13, 1325.
Where was the capital of the Aztecs built?
The capital of the Aztecs, Tenochtitlan, was built in (modern-day) central Mexico on Lake Texcoco. Mexico City sits there today.
What Aztec capital was built on an island on the middle of the lake?
Tenochtitlan, present-day Mexico City.
Where were the Aztec located?
The Aztec Empire was located in Mexico- the Valley of Mexico to be exact. The capital, Tenochtitlan, was built on raised islets in Lake Texcoco.
What was Mexico City origanally build on?
The city of Tenochtitlan was built on a series of swampy islands in the middle of the Lake Texcoco, in central Mexico by the Aztec people on March 13, 1325. The site is the location of present-day Mexico City.
