Iztapalapa
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Iztapalapa is one of the 16 delegaciones (boroughs) into which Mexico's Federal District is divided.
About one million people come to Iztapalapa every year to witness a reenactment of the Passion of Christ, a practice that began in 1833 when the people escaped a cholera epidemic.
The Pre-Columbian pyramid known as the "Hill of the Star" is in Iztapalapa.
[edit] External link
- (Spanish) Delegación Iztapalapa Official site
