Photographic essay on various buildings in the capital city constructed with volcanic stone, a material that evokes the massive forms of pre-Columbian architecture. The enormous metropolis, often shaken by seismic activity, extends beneath the gaze of Popocatépetl, standing over 5,000 meters high, and has encroached upon the slopes of Ajusco, an inactive volcano stretching to the south. Volcanic stone known as "tezontle" has been used for centuries as a building material. The facade of the National Palace, a confluence of Mexico's pre-Columbian, colonial, and modern past, is made of this stone. 

Author: Pablo López Luz.