Mexico City Historic Centre

The historic center of Mexico City, also known as the Centro or Centro Histórico, is the central neighborhood in Mexico City, focused on the Zócalo, the largest plaza in Latin America. This section of the capital lies in the municipal borough of Cuauhtémoc and contains 9,000 buildings, 1,550 of which have been declared of historical importance. The area is divided into two zones for preservation purposes and is home to many historic sites, museums, and a large number of buildings constructed between the 16th and 20th centuries. As the centre of the ancient Aztec Empire and the seat of power for the Spanish colony of New Spain, the Centro Historico contains most of the city's historic sites from both eras, making it a World Heritage Site