World's Busiest Cities: Mexico City
Season 1 Episode 2 of 4
In this episode, Dan Snow, Anita Rani and Ade Adepitan go behind the scenes to reveal the hidden systems and armies of people running the densely populated Mexican capital, Mexico City. Ade learns about the daily struggles facing citizens as they try to attain clean, affordable drinking water in a city growing at a staggering pace. Meanwhile, Dan reveals how skyscrapers in Mexico City are built to withstand earthquakes, and also heads out onto the streets to sample traditional Mexican street food
World's Busiest Cities: Mexico City airs on BBC Two HD at 7:25 PM, Saturday 23 November. (Subtitles, repeat, audio description.)
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Ade Adepitan
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Dan Snow
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Anita Rani
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