Solution: Geographical features that Mexico City and Kathmandu are built on - NYT Crossword

After that 21st-century history lesson, it’s only natural that we encounter some paleogeography, right? Both Mexico City and Kathmandu sit on LAKE BEDS; Lake Texcoco, where Mexico City sits, was actually drained by the Spanish to create more land several centuries ago. The ground is flatter where water was once bound by mountains, and the soil is typically more fertile, so they’re natural loci for human civilizations — but earthquakes can be very destructive at these points on the earth’s surface.