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Mexico
Mexico is a country on the southern tip of North America. Not to be confused with the US State of New Mexico, it is home of ancient Aztec and Maya civilizations. Also known for Tequila, Mariachis, Cancun and Los Cabos, this is the place to ask anything related to Mexico.
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What tectonic process is ongoing between Baja California and the Mexico?
Baja California is on the Pacific Plate and across the Gulf of California, the rest of Mexico is on the North American plate. Both plates are sliding, in a way that the Pacific Plate is moving to the northwest while the North American Plate is moving southeast. This is called a transform boundary between both plates.
Yes, a Brazilwood is used for pillar- and post-making in Melaque, Jalisco, Mexico.
Specifically, Brazilwood belongs to the genus Caesalpinia. Various species can be used for timber. Caesalpinia platyloba is called Chakte viga in southern Mexico, and it is one of the Brazilwood species that is used in buildings and on grounds because of its strong resistance to termite damage.
Is it possible to obtain visa into Canada from Mexico if prior drug charge in US?
Unless it was a federal charge and your info is on Interpol, you shouldn't worry.
What was the warning Mexico gave to the united state after Texas had won its independence?
if texas was admitted to the union, mexico would declare war on the us
What is the closest city in Mexico to Tijuana?
That would be Rosarito, 33 km (21 mi) south of Tijuana.
Do people in Mexico shake hands when they meet?
Yes, they do. They form part of the western civilization, so most greeting rituals found in the United States or Western Europe also apply there.
Are there sharks in Puerto vallarta Mexico?
As of September 2014, there have been no shark attacks in Puerto Vallarta. The last shark attack in the area occurred in 1880, according to the Shark Attack Survivors pages, as well as the Florida Ichthyology Department at the Florida Museum of Natural History.
Did Mexicans invite Texans to Mexico?
They did, and provided them with generous land grants. Texas however was a part of Mexico, and it was Americans who were invited to Texas.
What is the name of the shrines in Mexico?
I have seen several being referred as "shrines", that would be "retablos" and "altares"
How did the war with Mexico and the acquisition of the Oregon territory illustrate it?
Both are the result of the Manifest Destiny.
Why is the Mexican Constitution of the 1917 significant?
The Mexican Constitution was the first successful constitution Mexico had and used, and it has influenced the Mexican government for decades since its writing.
What was General Winfield Scott's strategy for winning the war with Mexico?
Land his forces at Veracruz, sieze it and march to Mexico City.
The official name is Mexican National Anthem (in Spanish: Himno Nacional Mexicano). The lyrics were written by Mexican poet Francisco Gonzalez Bocanegra in 1853. In 1854, Catalan composer Jaime Nunó composed the music which acompanies the anthem. Unofficialy, the anthem is sometimes called "Mexicanos, al grito de guerra" (Spanish for "Mexicans, at the cry of war") which is also the first line of the chorus.
An urban legend about the copyright status of the anthem states that it is owned by a United States firm. This however, is not the case. United States copyright law declares the Mexican anthem to be in the public domain inside the United States, since both the lyrics and music were published before 1909.
What was the territory between Mexico and the US that was purchase from Mexico called?
The Gadsden Purchase of 1853, named for ambassador James Gadsden, was for a strip of Mexican land which the US bought in order to build a transcontinental railroad through it and to settle some of the border issues between the US and Mexico.
What note intercepted by the US asked Mexico if they would aid Germany in the war against the US?
The Zimmerman Telegram qualifies as such.
Who wanted to invade Mexico afther the revolution?
The United States. In fact, it did invade Mexico twice:
- On April-November of 1914, the US invaded and occupied the city and port of Veracruz for six months. There were some 200 casualties between both sides during the initial landing. The invasion put both countries to the brink of war, and damaged relations for decades to come.
- On March 1916 - February of 1917, the US assembled a punitive expedition into Mexico to kill Francisco "Pancho" Villa after he attacked the town of Columbus, NM. The expedition was unsuccessful, but due to its illegal entry into Mexican territory, there were several clashes between American and Mexican forces resulting in 200 dead on the Mexican side.
Strengths and weaknesses in Mexico?
Mexico has an efficient work force which is unparalleled this side of Asia, but they also have an outdated government which is even more corrupt than that of the US.
What is the telephone area code for Magdalena Sonora Mexico?
Magdalena, Sonora, is in Mexican area code 632. Local numbers are uniformly 7 digits.
Landline numbers are +52 632
Mobile numbers are +52 1 632
(The plus sign means "insert your international access prefix here." From a GSM mobile phone, you can enter the number in full international format, starting with the plus sign. The most common prefix is 00, but North America (USA, Canada, etc.) uses 011, Japan uses 010, Australia uses 0011, and many other countries use different prefixes.)
