San Pedro Mártir - The Milky Way from the National Astronomical Observatory of Mexico in Baja California. Photo by Stephane Guisard.
The Sloan 2.5-m Telescope --- Apache Point Observatory - The SDSS 2.5 m telescope in the Apache Point Observatory during dusk. Photo by the Johns Hopkins University.
Biblioteca - The UNAM’s main campus is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Main Library is covered with a tile-mural by Juan O’Gorman. Photo by David Valencia.
Milky Way - A panoramic view of our galaxy, as seen from Earth. Photo by Alan Dyer.
Milky Way - A panoramic view of our galaxy, as seen from Earth. Photo by the Photopic Sky Survey.

Venue

The meeting will take place within the main campus of the "Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico" (UNAM) in the south of Mexico City.

Specifically, it will be held at the "Vivero Alto, Unidad de Seminarios Dr. Ignacio Chávez", this is a part of the large ecologic reserve of the University, and represents one of the important "lungs" of the Mexico City. It is also close to many areas of interest, including "Cuicuilco", the oldest pre-Columbian archeological site in the valley of Mexico, which was buried by lava of a volcanic eruption.

Construction of the Campus of Ciudad Universitaria

The first plans for an all-embracing “University City” (Ciudad Universitaria) campus can be found in a thesis presented by architecture students in 1929. These plans called for the University to be built on a site in the south of the city known as Huipilco. It was not until 1945, however, that the appropriations act regarding the “foundation and construction of Ciudad Universitaria was finally decreed.