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Fresco ( plural frescos or frescoes ) is a technique of mural painting executed upon freshly - laid , or wet lime plaster . Water is used as the vehicle for the pigment to merge with the plaster , and with the setting of the plaster , the painting becomes an integral part of the wall . The word fresco is derived from the ___MASK10___ adjective " fresco " meaning " fresh ", and may thus be contrasted with fresco - secco or secco mural painting techniques , which are applied to dried plaster , to supplement painting in fresco . The fresco technique has been employed since antiquity and is closely associated with ___MASK10___ Renaissance painting . A borough is an administrative division in various ___MASK70___ - speaking countries . In principle , the term " borough " designates a self - governing walled town , although in practice , official use of the term varies widely . Cuernavaca (" near the woods ," modern ___MASK84___ pronunciation ) is the capital and largest city of the state of Morelos in Mexico . It was established by the Olmec , " the mother culture " of Mesoamerica , approximately 3200 years ago and is designated as the archaeological site of Gualupita I . The city is located south of Mexico City , from which it may be reached after a drive of approximately 1 hours using the D - 95 Freeway . Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez , known as Diego Rivera ( December 8 , 1886  November 24 , 1957 ) was a prominent Mexican painter . His large frescoes helped establish the Mexican Mural Movement in Mexican art . Between 1922 and 1953 , Rivera painted murals among others in Mexico City , Chapingo , Cuernavaca , San Francisco , Detroit , and New York City . In 1931 , a retrospective exhibition of his works was held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York . Rivera had a volatile marriage with fellow Mexican artist Frida Kahlo . Rodolfo Nieto Labastida ( July 13 , 1936 in Oaxaca -- June 24 , 1985 in Mexico City ) was a Mexican painter of the Oaxacan School ( apprenticed under Diego Rivera , later served him as an assistant ) . Mexico (, modern ___MASK84___ ), officially the United Mexican States , is a federal republic in the southern half of North America . It is bordered to the north by the United States ; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean ; to the southeast by Guatemala , Belize , and the Caribbean Sea ; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico . Covering almost two million square kilometers ( over 760 , 000 sq mi ), Mexico is the sixth largest country in the Americas by total area and the 13th largest independent nation in the world . With an estimated population of over 120 million , it is the eleventh most populous country and the most populous ___MASK44___ - speaking country in the world while being the second most populous country in Latin America . Mexico is a federation comprising 31 states and a federal district that is also its capital and most populous city . Other metropolises include Guadalajara , Monterrey , Puebla , Toluca , Tijuana and León . The Mexica ( ___MASK84___ : " Mxihcah ", ; the singular is " Mxihcatl " ) or Mexicas were an indigenous people of the Valley of Mexico , known today as the rulers of the Aztec Empire . San Francisco ( SF ) ( ___MASK44___ for Saint Francis ) officially the City and County of San Francisco , is the cultural , commercial , and financial center of Northern California . It is the birthplace of the United Nations . Located at the north end of the San Francisco Peninsula , San Francisco is about in area , making it the smallest county  and the only consolidated city - county  within the state of California . With a density of about 18 , 451 people per square mile ( 7 , 124 people per km ), San Francisco is the most densely settled large city ( population greater than 200 , 000 ) in California and the second - most densely populated major city in the United States after New York City . San Francisco is the fourth - most populous city in California , after Los Angeles , San Diego , and San Jose , and the 13th - most populous city in the United States  with a census - estimated 2015 population of 864 , 816 . The city and its surrounding areas are known as the San Francisco Bay Area , and are a part of the larger OMB - designated San Jose - San Francisco - Oakland combined statistical area , the fifth most populous in the nation with an estimated population of 8 . 7 million . Mexico City , officially City of Mexico (, ; abbreviated as " CDMX "), is the capital and most populous city of the United Mexican States . As an " alpha " global city , Mexico City is one of the most important financial centers in the Americas . It is located in the Valley of Mexico (" Valle de México "), a large valley in the high plateaus at the center of Mexico , at an altitude of . The city consists of sixteen municipalities ( previously called boroughs ).