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Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital, was built on a mountain.

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Tenochtitlan, today Mexico City, was built on an island in the middle of Lake Texcoco. The Aztecs created artificial islands, called chinampas, to expand the city, which grew to more than 200,000 inhabitants.

Source: National Geographic

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