5 Specific and Significant Geographical Facts About: MEXICO  Borders: North USA, South Guatemala & Belice  Oceans, Bodies of Water: East: Goulf of México, West: Pacific Ocean  Mountains: Sierra Madre Oriental, Sierra Madre Occidental, Cerro de la silla, Cerro del Cubilete Popocatepetl, etc.  Important Rivers: Rio Bravo, Rio Panuco, Rio Balsas Guadalquivir. Important Cities: México, Monterrey, Guadalajara, Puebla, Queretaro, Chihuahua.

5 Specific and Significant Political Facts About: MEXICO  President: Felipe Calderón Hinojosa  Political Parties: 3 main political parties (PAN, PRD and PRI)  Presidential Elections every 6 years  Political Division: 31 States and a Federal District.  Mexican Government is a federal presidential representative democratic republic.  The federal Government represents the United Mexican States and is divided into three branches: executive, legislative and judicial, as established by the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States, published in 1917.

5 Specific and Significant Cultural About MEXICO  Official Language : Spanish  Religion: 89% Catholic  Typical Food: Tacos, enchiladas, tamales, tostadas.  Sports: Bull Figths, Football Soccer, etc.  Population: Mexico city (2005) 14,007,495.  Others: Sombreros, Mariachis,

Significant Historical Facts About MEXICO The history of Mexico, a country located in the southern portion of North America, covers a period of more than two millennia. First populated more than 2,000 years ago, the country produced complex indigenous civilizations before being conquered by the Spanish in the 16th Century. Since the Spanish Conquest, Mexico has fused its long- established native civilizations with European culture. Perhaps nothing better represents this hybrid background than Mexico's languages: the country is both the most populous Spanish-speaking country in the world and home to the largest number of Native American language speakers on the continent. In 1519, the first Spaniards arrived and quickly absorbed the native peoples into Spain's vast colonial empire. For three centuries, Mexico was a colony, during which time its indigenous population fell by more than half. After a protracted struggle, formal independence from Spain was recognized in In 1846, the Mexican American War broke out, ending two years later with Mexico ceding almost half of its territory to the United States. Later in the 19th century, France invaded Mexico (1861) and set Maximilian I on the Mexican throne, which lasted until The Mexican Revolution (1910–1929) resulted in the death of 10 percent of the nation's population, but brought to an end the system of large landholdings that had originated with the Spanish Conquest.

5 Specific and Significant Touristic Atractions MEXICO  Mexico city tourist attractions such as the Pyramid of the Sun and the and the Moon, plaza de toros México also one of the finest museums in the world: the National Musseum of the Anthropology and History is worth a visit to Mexico in itself.  Guadalajara Jalisco is the second-largest city by population in the Republic, is home of some of Mexico's best known traditions, such as the tequila & Mariachi music and charros.  Monterrey, Nuevo León was founded in the late 16th century. The downtown district is the oldest section in the city, surrounded by newer neighborhoods. The Museo de Historia Mexicana (Museum of Mexican History), MARCO (Monterrey Museum of Contemporary Art), Metropolitan Museum of Monterrey and the Museum of the Palacio de Gobierno, or State House, are some of the better known museums in the city, as well as nationally. The Santa Lucía River is a riverwalk having a length of 2.5 km (1.6 mi) and connecting the Fundidora Park with the Macroplaza, one of the largest plazas in the world.

Significant People From MEXICO  Singers: Pedro Infante, Vicente Fernandez, Plácido Domingo, José Alfredo Jiménez  Painters: Diego Rivera, Frida Khalo, David Alfaro Siqueiros,  Actors. Salma Hayek, Cantinflas, Demián Bichir, Gael García Bernal.  Writers: Octavio Paz, Carlos Fuentes, Elena Poniatowska, Juana Inés de la Cruz.  Novel Prizes Alfonso García Robles Nobel Peace Prize in Mario José Molina Henríquez Chemistry Nobel Prize in 1995 Octavio Paz Lozano Literature Nobel Prize in 1990.

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