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A visit to Mexico City (pt 3/3)

Barnaby Bear goes to school in Mexico City with his pen pal Juan Pablo. The class are learning English. There is an earthquake drill and Barnaby learns that the procedure for this evacuation is a bit like a fire drill. School ends at lunchtime because it gets hot in the afternoon. People at work also take a break at the hottest time of the day and start work again at four o'clock in the afternoon. Barnaby visits a market and sees lots of food he has never seen before. He tries sweets made from hot and spicy chilli, and Nopal or cactus juice. South of Mexico City is an area famous for growing plants and flowers. This area, known as Coyoacan, is all that remains of the old Aztec canals. Families come here at the weekend to take a trip on a traditional boat cruise, listen to Mariachi bands and eat corn on the cob with lime juice and salt.

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