1. Welcome to México

2. Official Name: Estados Unidos Mexicanos Capital City: Mexico City Official Language: Spanish Language Spoken: Spanish, 62 indigenous languages and English Government: Federal Republic Official Currency: Mexican Peso Independence: September 16 th,1810 (From Spain) Religion: 90% Catholic, 6% Protestant, 4% Other Time Zone: GMT/UTC

4. Religion Music Art Holidays Sports Food

5. The Spanish arrival and colonization brought Roman Catholicism to the country and became the main religion of Mexico. It’s the second largest Catholic nation in the world. 95% Catholic

6. Mexicans welcome the spirits of their families with delicious food, tasty candies decorated like skulls, and lighted candles to guide them home. Gravestones are decorated, and the whole family will gather in the graveyard to await and pay respects to the deceased. Día de los Muertos Semana Santa Carnaval Cinco de Mayo

7. Soccer is the most popular sport in Mexico, however, boxing, baseball, long distance races, and, more recently, golf are also popular.

8. The foundation of the music of Mexico comes from its indigenous sounds and heritage drums flutes sea shells Voices guitar

9. Mexico is known for its folk art traditions, mostly derived from a combination of the indigenous and Spanish crafts.

10. Mexican food is a style of food that originated in Mexico. Mexican cuisine is known for its intense and varied flavors, colorful decoration, and variety of spices. Tamales Tamales Tacos Tacos Pozole Pozole Birria Birria Menudo Menudo

12. Some of the places most popular with foreigners are Acapulco, Baja California, Cancun, Cuernavaca, Guadalajara, Guanajuato, Guaymas and San Carlos, Ixtapa, Los Cabos, Manzanillo, Mazatlan, Mexico City, Oaxaca, Puerto Vallarta, San Felipe, San Miguel de Allende, and Huasteca Potosina.