MEXICO CITY - Which of these landmarks doesn't belong in Mexico City's historic center?
a. The Palace of Fine Arts
b. The Cathedral
c. The new sex plaza with 80,000 square feet of strip clubs, adult-movie theaters and boutiques stocked with sex toys

The angry buzz is that a blatant sex beacon has no place in the heart of this centuries-old city, setting the stage for a showdown over this month's opening of the first sex mall in Latin America.

As topless posters go up in the three-story building and promoters schedule American porn stars for the opening, city officials are waffling over their approval and warning they may block the inauguration. Yet in this very Catholic, very traditional country, there's no opposition from the church. And the mall is already attracting hand-holding couples and groups of women curious about the offerings.

In Mexico's new era of freedom of expression, ushered in by President Vicente Fox's government, sexual expression has blossomed. Now everyone - from government officials to sexologists to priests - is confronting Mexicans' conflicted attitudes about sex. (Click here for full article)