LYCOS RETRIEVER 
Mexico City: New Spain
built 643 days ago
The Metro, Mexico City's modern subway system, is cheap and faster than a taxi, but it seems to be gaining popularity among thieves who target tourists. If you try it, be forewarned: As a new arrival, you'll stand out. If you are carrying anything much larger than a briefcase, including a suitcase, don't even bother going to the station -- they won't let you on with it.
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The catastrophic earthquake of 8.1 degrees richter that took place in the morning of September 19th 1985 and took the lives of between 9,000 and 30,000 people, remains fresh in the memory of the majority of Mexico City's inhabitants. Since the city was established in the dry bed of lake Texcoco and several geological faults that originate in the pacific coast reach the city, earthquakes are a common phenomena. Right after the 1985 earthquake many constructions were reinforced and new buildings are designed to meet structural criteria by law and no major building collapse has happened since, even after several strong earthquakes. You can check the latest earthquake activity at the National Earthquake Center an institute of the National University (UNAM). Should you happen to be in the middle of an earthquake, there's no better thing than to remain calm. Most buildings have clearly marked exit paths (green and white signs marked RUTA DE EVACUACION, with an arrow) so follow them out to the street.
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Though Mexico City will sweep you up at any time of the year, the holiday periods of Semana Santa and Christmas to New Year are particularly jovial, busy times to visit. October may be the pick of the months: the rains of summer have abated, everything is still green, smog is at its lowest levels, and the Day of the Dead provides a real highlight. Many Mexicans do their holidaying in July or August.
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Tucked away on a tree-lined avenue in Mexico City's cool Condesa neighborhood, the new CONDESA df Hotel imaginatively fuses the name and spirit of its environment with designer India Mahdavi's inventive and playful simplicity. Hip without being haughty, Mahdavi's design offers functional originality from rooms to rooftop, incorporating a range of local materials in elements including custom-made furniture and stone tile flooring.
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A three decade long dictatorship under Porfirio Díaz left a French influence upon Mexico City. The stunning, bronze Angel of Independence was built under his administration to celebrate the first centenary of the beginning of the War of Independence. Other urban highlights built at the time were the Palacio de Bellas Artes and the expansion of Paseo de la Reforma a la Champs-Élysées. Following the initial phase of the Mexican Revolution whereby president Díaz was forced to resign and a new president was elected, Mexico City suffered from what has been called La decena trágica in February 1913. La decena Trágica was a coup d'état orchestrated by Victoriano Huerta in complicity with the United States Ambassador to Mexico Henry Lane Wilson.
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As mentioned above, Mexico will need to bring additional generating capacity online over the next several years, in order to meet projected increases in demand. Natural gas-fired turbines will supply most of this capacity. In 2003, Union Fenosa, Sempra Energy, Transalta, and InterGen all commissioned new power plants, representing over 3,000 megawatts (MW) of generating capacity. In 2004, Iberdrola completed its gas-fired Altimira III and IV plants. Projects currently under construction and scheduled for completion by 2007 include Altamira V (1,200 MW), Baja California Sur I and II (80 MW), Guerro Negro II (10 MW), Laguna II (500 MW), Rio Bravo IV (500 MW), Tamazunchale (1,000 MW), Tuxpan V (500 MW), and Vallodolid III (525 MW).
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