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Considered the most important city in the world economically and cultural, New York is located in the homonymous state of the United States although it is not its capital despite having the population more numerous not only of that state but of the country whole. New York, also known as the Big Apple or The Big Apple in English, it is one of the world's economic, population and cultural centers, with a population of more than eight million inhabitants and an area of ​​1,214 square kilometers. In addition, New York is the headquarters of the United Nations, which also gives it a higher relevance than the rest of the great cities of the world.

The founding of the city of New York occurred in the early seventeenth century, although at that time it still did not have its current name, but was known as New Amsterdam. Only in 1664 would it receive the name that it maintains until the present and that it was placed in honor of the English Duke of York. This area of ​​northern

America he specialized in the Commerce of furs and later it would become one of the most important economic centers of all the territory being one of the most extreme points on the North Atlantic.

New York is, as it was said, a financial and economic center, being in her the famous Stock Exchange of the United States or Wall Street, in addition to the tragically disappeared World Trade Center where the famous Twin Towers were located until the 2001. In addition, it is a cultural and entertainment with endless monuments of great historical and cultural value such as the Statue of the Liberty, the Rockefeller Center, the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, museums of great importance such as the Museum of Modern Art or MOMA, the center of theatrical productions (Broadway) and parks of eternal green like the Central Park. All of them are must-sees for tourists and even for the same New Yorkers who usually visit them regularly.

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