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Mexico City Hotel de Mexico stalled in completion
The Hotel de Mexico, once the tallest building in Mexico City, remains a shell despite years of work begun in 1966 for the 1970 World Cup. The grand lobby seats 650, yet no guests have stayed there as crews continue partial renovations and maintenance. Manuel Suarez, a Spanish immigrant who rose to multimillionaire status, built much of his empire around cement and sugar and acquired land along a busy south avenue.
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