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Photographer: J. Makali Bruton
Taken: November 2, 2015
Caption: Tlatelolco: present, past and future
Additional Description: This additional educational marker is a few steps along the walkway and reads: Tlatelolco: presente, pasado y future
Resulta difícil imaginar que en el mismo lugar donde hoy existen casas, edificios y calles hubo otra cosa, pero así es. ¿Sabías que cuando Tlatelolco estaba en su apogeo, su entorno era muy diferente? Hace cientos de años había mucha agua en los alrededores y también islas con construcciones y sembradíos.
En todo el valle de México existían bosques con venados, conejos, jabalíes y muchos otros animales, mientras que en el lago habitaban peces, ranas, patos, garzas y otra diversidad de fauna. En los márgenes, la gente aprovechaba los yacimientos de roca volcánica para construir sus casas y templos y cultivaba las fértiles tierras de los alrededores para sembrar maíz, frijol, calabaza, chile y otros productos vegetales.
El espacio que hoy ocupa Tlatelolco ha cambiado a través del tiempo, y de ti depende que se conserve bien en el futuro: no tires basura, cuida las plantas, no muevas las rocas, ni dañes los edificios.

Pie de dibujo:
Fragmento del Mapa de Uppsala (elaborado en el siglo XVI) dónde se puede ver Tlatelolco y el antiguo lago de Texcoco.
La ubicación de Tlatelolco permitió que sus habitantes tuvieran acceso a diversos recursos naturales que existían en los alrededores, así como a fértiles tierras de cultivo.

English:
It is difficult to imagine that in the same place where houses, buildings and streets stand today, there was another thing, but it is true. Did you know that when Tlatelolco was in its peak, its surroundings were very different? Hundreds of years ago there was a lot of water in the surroundings, as well as islands with crops.
In the entire Valle de México there are forests with dear, rabbits, boards and many other animals, while in the lake there are fish, frogs, ducks, herons and other diverse wildlife. In the margins, the people took advantage of the laying volcanic rock to construct their houses and temples and farmed the fertile surrounding lands to grow corn, beans, pumpkin, chili peppers and other vegetable products.
The space that occupies Tlatelolco has changed over time, and it depends on you for it to be conserved well in the future: Do not throw trash. Take care of the plants. Don´t throw rocks and don´t damage the buildings.

English translation of caption:
Fragment of the Uppsala Map (made in the 16th century) where Tlatelolco and the lake of Texcoco can be seen.
Tlatelolco´s location permitted its inhabitants access to diverse natural resources that existed nearby, such as fertile lands to cultivate.
Submitted: January 4, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.
Database Locator Identification Number: p343492
File Size: 3.248 Megabytes

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