Why doesn´t Mexico City, Mexico´s giant, sprawling capital, win more tech plaudits? Perhaps because the backstories of manufacturing and manic Jalisco and Tijuana are more captivating for those looking to link Silicon Valley with entrepreneurs south of the border. But also perhaps because, as a 22m-strong city, the largest in the western hemisphere and Spanish-speaking world, Mexico City should, by all accounts, be its nation´s tech powerhouse. The stats certainly support the latter: Mexico City accounts for around a quarter, or $490.6bn, or Mexico´s entire GDP. Its universities produce 130,000 graduates each year, and the city has been the regional seat of power all the way back to its time...
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