While Trump ping-pongs back and forth with threats of tariffs, the Mexico City art scene, with dozens of galleries and museums, is growing.

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For the first time, public schools in Mexico City are offering Nahuatl as an elective subject. The government of Mexico City, in collaboration with the federal government, has launched this initiative across 78 schools.

According to Montero, the myth implies that, after a god's passing, its essence gets imprisoned in a mundane creature, subject to the cycles of life and death. Axolotl then carries within itself the Xolotl deity, and when the animal dies and its divine substance transits to the underworld, it later resurfaces to the earth and a new axolotl is born.

A Mexico City trip with the Power List agency and DMC was filled with immersive and exclusive experiences that provided a deeper understanding of the country's traditions.