Mexico

Some of them would be:

Competitiveness: Even if Mexico has addressed competitiveness issues by improving its labor and fiscal laws, it still faces huge challenges when competing against the BRIC bloc (Brazil, Russia, India, China) for economic opportunities, markets and foreign investment from developed countries. As an example, in terms of competitiveness (2013), Mexico is ranked in the 53rd spot, out of 144 countries. For comparison purposes, it is better ranked than India and Rusia (59th and 67th positions, respectively) but worse qualified than China and Brazil (ranked 29th and 48th, respectively).

Security: The ever-scaling violence between drug cartels and police forces, as part of the "Mexican War on Drugs" (2006 - present-day). This conflict has put a severe strain in Mexico's resources, as demands for security have to be counterbalanced against other priority issues, like poverty or education. To date, there have been more than 120,000 dead since the conflict begun.

Education: Lack of education for most of the population, as only one in every 10 Mexicans completes college education. It is widely known in Mexico that the education minister does not work on improving the education of Mexican children, but to deal with the day-to-day issues of the Teachers Union, which is one of the most corrupt in the country. Nowadays, in terms of reading, mathematics and writing, Mexican students qualify as second-to-last against all OCDE countries (it is just barely ahead of Turkey)

Economy: World economic bust compounded with high dependence on the United States as receiver of Mexican exports. Although during recent years Mexico's economy has had a decent growth (3.9% in 2012), any downturn on the US economy would severely impact Mexico's potential growth. For 2014, Mexico is expected to grow only 1.5-2.0%

Poverty: Although Mexico is a world leader in hunger reduction, there is still a 5% of children under 5 suffering with malnutrition; according to the United Nations Development Programme, 17.6% of Mexicans (19.7 million for 2009) are below the poverty line. Using the asset-based definition of poverty, this number is much higher with 47-52% of the population below the poverty line.

Peak Oil: Current Mexican oil reserves are dwindling, with 7 years left to be completely gone. Recent energy reforms (2013) have been implemented to allow foreign investment into the gas and oil sector, including drilling in deep waters along the Gulf of Mexico, but results of such reform - lower prices, higher competitiveness and production - will not be seen for at least another 5 years

Corruption: Rampant corruption among public officers. Also, due to the war on drugs, there are high levels of corruption among police and armed forces, specially when dealing against drug cartels. This process has been known as "plata o plomo" (silver or lead) meaning the drug cartels threaten security officials to either accept bribes or be killed by the cartels' operatives

Environment: climate change and environmental degradation are a global issue, but Mexico is being hard hit, including more than 300 threatened species and several more already extinct, mostly due to habitat loss. Deforestation, erosion and desertification are also a present danger. Finally, pollution of soil and water sources are considered "contained", but nonetheless are a persistent issue.

1,300 miles taking this route:

1. Take SR-91 EAST to SR-60 EAST to INDIO at EXIT 65B near downtown Riverside, INLAND EMPIRE.
2. Follow SR-60 EAST to I-10 EAST towards INDIO.
3. Take I-10 EAST all the way across to I-19 SOUTH to TUCSON at EXIT 260 in downtown TUCSON, ARIZONA. To bypass PHOENIX, take the PHOENIX BYPASS ROUTE. [SR-85 SOUTH (EXIT 112 off I-10 in ARIZONA) (33 miles) SOUTH to I-8 EAST in Gila Bend; then I-8 (59 miles) EAST to I-10 EAST to TUCSON (EXIT 178A off I-8).]
4. Take I-19 SOUTH to NOGALES, where you will cross the border into MEXICO.
5. Once you have crossed the border, follow ROUTE 15 to Guadalajara. I STRONGLY recommend you take the TOLL ROADS (15D roads).

The three most prosperous regions are:

• One is located at the Mexican central plateau and spans a corridor of 300 miles that includes the cities of Guanajuato, Leon, Queretaro, Toluca, Mexico City and Puebla.

• Another one is the Monterrey-Nuevo Laredo corridor (north of the country, up to Laredo, Texas).

• Finally, the Guadalajara-Mazatlan corridor, to the north-west of Mexico City and near the Pacific Ocean.

The three regions have different kind of economies so a specific measure of 'wealthyness' is difficult at best. For example, Mexico City excels on service, financial and commercial activities, while Guadalajara is more akin to high-tech industry; Monterrey is a large industrial hub where manufacturing is the largest economic activity.

It would mean a color or a feeling:

• Blue (color): azul
• Blue (feeling): triste, deprimido

It was a city of more than 200,000 people around 1519 AD, founded by the Aztec empire in 1325. It was scattered between several islands on the Lake Texcoco and most islands were joined together by large stone bridges.

The largest island had an approximate area of 13.5 square kilometers (5.2 sq mi) and contained most public structures, such as the Main Temple, the Tlatelolco Market and the Calmecac(school for the children of Aztec nobility, for religious and military training). It was traversed by several canals, so that goods and people could be transported via canoe. Nowadays, it would be seen as the pre-Columbian version of Venice, Italy.

Most public structures were made of stone and were quite tall for the age; for instance the Main Temple measured some 80 by 100 meters (262 x 328 ft) and had a height of approximately 30 meters (98 ft). Commoners usually lived on the outskirts of the city, either on smaller islands or on the shores of the Texcoco. Water was brought in via two terracotta aqueducts from the western hills of the valley.