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| Park at Plaza de las Tres Culturas |
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| Siqueiros Mural at Plaza de las Tres Culturas |
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| Apartment buildings where many students lived and hid during the 1968 masacre. |
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| Poster remiding us of the 1968 masacre |
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| Princess of two cultures |
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| Church of Santiago |
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| Church of Santiago |
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| Beauty in front of the monument that conmemorates the 1968 masacre |
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| Tlatelolco ruins |
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| Plaque that conmemorate the birth of a "mixed culture" |
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| Tlatelolco ruins and modern buildings in the background |
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| Who could this be? |
"Plaza de las tres culturas" is an area where one can see the three great cultures that represent today's Mexico.
The first culture is Tenochtitlan. The Mexica indians lived in this area before the Aztecas. Their "mercado de Tlatelolco" was huge and famous, it contained products from all over Mesoamerica. Check out some of the ruins.
The second one is the Spanish culture. This is represented by the church of Santiago. The Spaniards built their churches on top of the native temples, one more way in which they demonstrate their power.
And the third culture is the modern Mexico, represented by the "Torre de Tlatelolco" a 24 story building and by a series of apartment buildings.
The Centro de las Tres Culturas is also known around the world by the student's masacre committed by the Mexican gobernment on October 2, 1968.
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