Quake exodus threatens Mexico City's trendy districts
Mexico City
WHEN Fernando Bustos moved to Mexico City years ago, he had no doubt about where to live. The Roma and Condesa neighbourhoods - sidewalk cafes, hip restaurants, thriving art and music, historic architecture - had captured his imagination.
He was not thinking about their vulnerability to earthquakes, such as the one in 1985 that devastated both neighbourhoods and plunged them into a long funk.
But the earthquake Tuesday revived that reality. Once again, Roma and Condesa were among t…
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