In 2012 an earthquake reaching a magnitude of nearly 8 points on the Richter scale took place in Mexico City. Due to the earth’s movement, small cracks opened in a number of buildings, objects fell from tables, and the offices located in skyscrapers along Paseo de la Reforma sent their employees home.
Over in the south, in the Tláhuac Forest, a recently built lake ceased to exist on that day. It was a place where boats sailed, and around which families and lovers would gather on weekends. The earthquake shook the base of this lake, cracking it open like an old shell, opening holes in the earth which caused the water to be absorbed immediately, making the lake disappear in a matter of hours. From one day to the next, the lake had vanished: on the dry ground a few anchored vessels remained, as if dragged onto and abandoned in a vacant lot. [...]