Astronauts often talk about something called the overview effect.

Wikipedia defines the overview effect as referring to the experience of seeing firsthand the reality of the Earth in space, which is immediately understood to be a tiny, fragile ball of life, “hanging in the void,” shielded and nourished by a paper-thin atmosphere.”

So that might be a tiny bit of an exaggeration as to what we felt when we look at Mexico City from above, but you get the idea. Step (or fly) a few hundred feet above ground and you have astonishingly breath-taking views of our fair city.

Check out the gallery of images above, shot by our CCO Jose on a perfect afternoon helicopter tour of CDMX.