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We find ourselves at a crucial moment worldwide due to the housing crisis. The Palo Alto cooperative is an oasis amidst one of the wealthiest areas of Mexico City. It is a territory that has resisted the real estate harassment and the conflicts it has generated among its inhabitants.
Get to know the cooperative
Explore this illustrated map to learn more about this cooperative founded in the 1970s by workers from a sand mine in Mexico City. Here you can discover its emblematic places and some of its inhabitants, share their celebrations and traditions, and journey through the memory and history of Palo Alto.