Here’s a striking view (top) of the surreal Ixtapaluca housing complex in Mexico City taken by helicopter pilot Oscar Ruiz.
Also, an overhead view (bottom) of just part of one of the many neighborhoods in the world’s second largest city.
Distrito Federal desde el Aire – a collection of 85 aerial views of Mexico City taken by Sr. Ruiz – via BoingBoing
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This is not Ixtapaluca, it is Cd. Neza, instead, the top photo yes, this is ixtapaluca. Neza is a old city, with 60 years olld.
am very impressed with housing complex, it nearly looks like something out of a disney cartoon, but beautiful.
I live in in England and we are supposed to have a housing shortage problem, I live in kingston upon hull and we have one of the largest council estates( low rental cost)( goverment owned) I liked the idea of the low cost buildings that can be purchased for the majority of the people. If you have any photos or further imformation I can be sent or look at on the net to do with better views or detail of the construction and insides layouts, I would be gratefull. I found this site after looking for aerial photos of traffic gridlock (not having much luck there) and I was amazed at the aerial view of the houses.
Hope you can be of help.
From Eddie.T.Bentley
It looks pretty apocalyptic if you ask me…
being a local, I could try to answer a few questions… so fire away…
Rio has neighborhoods that kind of look like that as well–also quite surreal.
what I’d be curious to know is: how resistant is that complex to natural disasters?
If you lived in that complex it’d help if you really liked your neighbors.