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29 December 2010

MEXICO: Dealing With Winter Cold; No Central Heat, No Problem.

 
NYTIMES/ DAMIEN CAVE/

    Almost every building in Mexico City, DF, with its 20 million people and high altitude, lacks central heating.
   Since concrete is the major building material, winter indoors is a very chilly experience.
    But its residents, called Chilangos, cope and even embrace the cold.
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