# Mixcoac

Mexico City, Mexico

An ancient lakeside settlement whose Nahuatl name means Place of the Cloud Serpent. Once a town in its own right and home to poet Octavio Paz, it keeps its historic plaza, a 16th-century church, and a pre-Hispanic pyramid amid the modern city.

## Roots Earth

Roots Earth has a longer story for Mixcoac, with a choice of female or male voice. Download the city audio to listen offline. No account is needed.

Coordinates: 19.3761, -99.1877

[City page](/cities/mexico-city)

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