The Muca Roma Museum is located in a Republican house at Colonia Roma, built on lacustrine terrains that are constantly sinking, like many buildings in downtown Mexico City do. A few blocks from this museum, the September 19th Earthquake devastated several buildings: some people in the area were left homeless. While we continue crushing Lake Texcoco’s lakebed, water becomes scarcer and the city finds no place to expand. All the latter has to do with the disappearance of the largest lake in central Mexico, still alive underneath the foundations of the museum. Join us next Thursday, August 30, to discuss the many lives of this lake, next to its ruins: we will talk about airports, development, failed projects, and other relevant issues, with two beloved anthropologists who understand the personality of this non-human entity.