The National Autonomous University of Mexico, said to be the largest in the western hemisphere, has operated out of the Mexican consulate here for three years. But now UNAM has opened a satellite office on south Spring Street in downtown Los Angeles to reach students who live here.
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Mexico's biggest university now in L.A.
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