Presents an overview of Mexico City, describing its history, people, economy, government, transportation, culture, tourism, and environment, and profiles several citizens.
In 1940, after traveling from their country village to Mexico City to find their mother, fourteen-year-old Maria and her younger brother Victor are befriended by the artist Frida Kahlo and the talking animals and household objects that inhabit her home.
Presents an introduction to Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, provides information about the city's history, people, living and economic conditions, and culture, and takes a look at plans for the future.
Discusses the tools and techniques of archaeologists to uncover artifacts and evidence from ancient Aztec cities in order to better understand what hides beneath the Mexico City, the purpose for the temples, and what became of the Aztec empire.
Examines the work of archaeologists at the site of the Great Temple in Mexico City, discussing excavation and knowledge gleaned from it about Aztec culture, and explores the future of archaeology in the city, which was built over the rubble of Tenochtitlan after the Spanish conquest.