Above Mexico City

Book excerpt: In this book by Robert Cameron and Herb Lingl, taken from unusual angles and heights, with broad perspectives and close-ups, there is a unique vision of a unique city.Unbelievably expansive,deep in history, Mexico City is at the same time , one of the worlds most important urban centers, and also one of the worlds most misunderstood.The purpose of this book is to go a long way toward correcting this misunderstanding.here are the heights of Popocatepetl's smoking cone,the intimate views of the chinampas in the channels of Xochimilco, and the innumerable new insights about North America's oldest metropolis. With text by Luis HerrerLasso M.