The Torre Mayor is located on Paseo de la Reforma at the western end of the colonia . It was finished in 2003 , and from then to 2010 , it was the tallest building in Latin America . It continues to be the tallest building in Mexico at 225.4 meters tall . Due to the earthquake-prone city , this tower was built with 96 dampers , which work like car shock absorbers to block the resonating effect of the lakebed and its own height . These diamond-shaped dampers are seen architecturally on its perimeter . With this extra-bracing , this tower can withstand earthquake forces nearly four times as efficiently as a conventionally damped building . The dampening system proved its worth in January 2003 , when a 7.6 earthquake shook the city . Not only did the building survive undamaged , occupants inside at the time did not know a trembler had occurred
a 7.6 earthquake
2003 Colima earthquake
Colonia Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City