Ma. Ana Portal y Vania Salles
La tradición oral y la construcción de una figura moderna del mundo en Tlalpan y Xochimilco
The oral tradition and the construction of a modem figure of the world in Tlalpan and Xochimilco.

This work explores some aspects of the construction of a modern figure of the world in two adjacent counties in the Federal District: Tlalpan and Xochimilco. It tries to portray, through spoken tradition and certain daily practices, the way in which the construction of multiple meanings takes place with in a modern urban area.