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Once known more for its crime, smog, and daunting size, Mexico City is in the middle of a cultural revolution fueled by a rising economy. Artists, designers, and architects are creating uniquely modern, uniquely Mexican work. Across the city, cutting-edge boutique hotels, shops, and art galleries, along with nueva cocina Mexicana restaurants, are opening at breakneck speed.
For the innovative gallery scenes in Condesa and Roma, the restaurants of Zona Rosa, and the massive zocalo (central square) in Centro Histórico.