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Milpa Alta is the second largest borough (delegación) in Mexico City, but also its most rural, with farms and open spaces instead of crowds, avenues, and a never-ending concrete jungle. Milpa Alta is a traditional Aztec community where many locals speak Nahuatl as their first language. Foodies will not know what to order when faced with a dizzying variety of distinctive…

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