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- Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 13:48:27 EDT
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- From: Ken Koester <MAINT2@ERS.BITNET>
- Subject: Re: Oldest City in North America?
- In-Reply-To: Message of Thu,
- 10 Sep 1992 09:19:36 +1000 from <phs172m@VAXC.CC.M ONASH.EDU.AU>
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- On Thu, 10 Sep 1992 09:19:36 +1000 Stephen Harker said:
- >In article <1992Sep8.184158.16049@compu.com>, fr@compu.com (Fred Rump from
- >home) writes:
- >> yeonwook@hardy.u.washington.edu (Mark Choi) writes:
- >>
- >> Mexico City is not exactly considered North American now, is it?
- >
- > Yes, where else is it but North America? The Americas consist of
- >two continents North America and South America. When you look at a map it
- >is clear that Mexico and Mexico city are in North America. It becomes even
- >clearer when you look at a map of the continental plates.
- >
- My latest issue of =Science= calls it "mesoamerica." I think a good many
- people would call it "Central America." Certainly the history of the area
- pre-Columbus has more to do with Central America than with North America.
-