Mexico Welcome to the Lobby Traditional Food Traditions & Customs Major Cities Tourist Areas Traditions & Customs Museum Entrance Welcome to the Lobby

Traditional Food Menudo Tamales Tortillas Back to Lobby

Major Cities Tijuana Mexico City Puebla Back to Lobby 3

Tourist Areas Cancun Acapulco Guadalajara Back to Lobby 4

Traditions and Customs Catholic Religion Mexican Folk Dancing Bullfighting Back to Lobby 5

Insert Artifact Picture Here Aztec Calendar This calendar was used by the Aztec people of central Mexico. It consists of two parts. The first is the 365-day calendar cycle called xiuhpohualli and the second is a 260-day ritual cycle called tonalpohualli. Together the cycles form a 52 year century. Back to Lobby

Back to Traditional Food Insert Artifact Picture Here Tamales A tamal is a traditional dish made of masa which is corn dough. It can contain meat and chile on the inside. Some people choose to put different ingredients inside the tamal like cheese and vegetables. Others also make sweet tamales which are more like a desert. Tamales are wrapped up in corn husks and then cooked in vapor. Back to Traditional Food

Back to Traditional Food Insert Artifact Picture Here Menudo Menudo is a typical Mexican dish made out of cow stomach. It is cooked in the form of a soup with red chile. Some menudos are cooked with hominy. To top off the menudo, cilantro, onion, lime, and oregano are added upon the eaters preference. Back to Traditional Food

Back to Traditional Food Insert Artifact Picture Here Tortillas Tortillas are very common in Mexico. They are made out of corn, flout or wheat. The most typical type of tortilla is the corn tortilla. It is used to eat with most Mexican foods. Back to Traditional Food

Insert Artifact Picture Here Mexico City Mexico City if the Capital of Mexico and is also know as the Mexico D.F. which stands for federal district. It is also the largest city in the world. In 2009, Mexico cities population was 8.84 million people and is about 1,485 square kilometers. Back to Major Cities

Insert Artifact Picture Here Tijuana Tijuana is one of the largest cities in Mexico. Its population for 2010 was 1,300,983 people. It is also the industrial and financial center for Mexico. Tijuana is the most visited global city in the world. Back to Major Cities

Insert Artifact Picture Here Puebla Puebla is one of the most industrialized cities in Mexico with a population of 5,779,829 people. Many of the rural areas in the city of Puebla are poor. Back to Major Cities

Insert Artifact Picture Here Acapulco Along with Cancun, Acapulco is now the most renowned Mexican resort in the world. It population is 863,438 people. Acapulco is also the major sea port in the state of Guerrero. Back to Tourist Areas

Insert Artifact Picture Here Cancun Cancun is the city of international tourism development certified by the UNWTO (World tourism organization). It is now, along with Acapulco, the most renowned Mexican resort in the world. Back to Tourist Areas

Insert Artifact Picture Here Guadalajara Guadalajara is the second largest city in Mexico and is best known for its traditions, music and tequila. Its modern architecture makes the state very attractive for tourist. Back to Tourist Areas

Back to Traditions & Customs Insert Artifact Picture Here Mexican Folk Dancing This dance was developed over 5 centuries ago. It is a display of the colorful heritage of the country. The dance is heavily influenced by the complex history of Mexico, which includes the Spanish Colonial Period, the Mexican war of Independence and the 1910 Mexican Revolution. It showcases a unique mix of the cultural influences on the indigenous cultures in Mexico. This has now developed into a beautiful dance form, with its inspiring Mexican music and the rich colorful attire. Back to Traditions & Customs

Back to Traditions & Customs Insert Artifact Picture Here Catholic Religion Roman Catholics are 82.7% of the total population in Mexico. In other words, Mexico has the world's second largest number of Catholics after Brazil. While most indigenous Mexicans are at least nominally Catholic, some combine Catholic practices with native traditions. Back to Traditions & Customs

Back to Traditions & Customs Insert Artifact Picture Here Bullfighting Bullfighting is a traditional spectacle in which bulls are baited for sport or entertainment. Typically it is more for entertainment that sport because there is no competition in this. The largest fighting venue in the world is in Mexico City’s central Plaza Mexico. Back to Traditions & Customs