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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 is the mestizos in Mexico?
Most Mexicans are Mestizos, or people of mixed European ("White") and Native American background. They account for 60-80% of the Mexican population (between 67 up to 90 million in 2010).
They are the result if interracial marriages between Spanish conquistadors, who arrived to Mexico's shores in 1518 and conquered most of Mexico by the 17th century, and several Native American civilizations -- such as the Aztec, Zapotec, Mixtec and Mayan.
What animals live in Mexico that do not live anywhere else?
Animals not living in zoos would include:
- Polar bears (Ursus maritimus)
- Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis)
- Elephants, either African (Loxodonta africana) or Asian variety (Elephas maximus)
- Any Kangaroo subspecies (Macropus) such as the Western Grey Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus) or the red-necked wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus).
- Tigers (Panthera tigris)
- Lions (Panthera leo)
What is Mexico's GDP and GDP per capita?
GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) - $1.559 trillion (2008 est.), $1.538 trillion (2007), $1.49 trillion (2006) GDP (Official Exchange Rate) - $1.143 trillion (2008 est.) GDP (Per Capita) - $14,200 (2008 est.)
Is Tijuana more populated than Mexico City?
Mexico city is bigger by population but los angeles is bigger by area
Would Mexico have viewed a Mexican advance north of the rio grande an invasion of the US?
No. They considered the Rio Nueces as the actual border between Mexico and the US.
Is Mexico having daylight saving time?
Some parts of Mexico observe daylight savings time; some don't. I suggest the Date and Time web site for specifics.
In general terms however, Mexico's daylight saving time starts on the first Sunday of April and ends on the last Sunday of October.
What body of water is at Cozumel Mexico?
Cozumel is surrounded by the Caribbean Sea, which could be considered part of the much larger North Atlantic Ocean.
What peninsula is the city of Puebla located on?
The state of Puebla is east of Mexico City. The capital of such state, Puebla de Zaragoza, is 137 Km (85 mi) southeast of Mexico City.
What part of Mexico has the most rain?
On the coasts south of the tropic of Cancer (23° 26' 22'' N), specially along the Gulf of Mexico, and in the Yucatan peninsula. Some Mexican cities with such climate include Veracruz, Villahermosa, Merida, Cancun and Cozumel.
When did Columbus discover Mexico?
On April 22 1519, by Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes. It is the date he founded the first Spanish settlement in Mexico, along the southern Gulf of Mexico. First founded as the "Rich village of the True Cross", (Spanish: Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz). Nowadays, the settlement is known as the city and port of Veracruz.
What is the distance from the north border of Mexico to the south border of Mexico?
It depends on 'where' among such borders. Distance between the northwestern border near Tijuana-San Diego down to the southwestern border with Guatemala is around 3220 kilometers (2000 miles). Distance between the northeastern Matamoros-Brownsville border and the southeastern border with Belize, there is a distance of 1232 kilometers (765 miles).
What are some reasons why Mexico lost control of California?
With the discovery of gold by John Sutter in 1848 the mass movement of people into the state was just too much. I have read letters describing miles of wagons backed up at the state line of CA trying to cross and as many as 40,000 people a day coming into the area. This was beyond the small Mexican army, and the US was just waiting off the coast to take advantage of the situation. When John C. Fremont took the governor and claimed the Bear Flag Republic that was the end. On Sept. 9, 1850 CA became a state.
It depends on what body of water you are talking about. The Pacific coast can be pretty violent, specially on winter. The Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico coasts are pretty calm, unless hit by a hurricane.
What Spanish speaking city is built on top of the ruins of Tenochtitlan?
Mexico City, capital of the country of Mexico.
What is the difference between a lake and The Gulf of Mexico?
Oceans lie between continents. A gulf is a body of water that is partially surrounded by land and connected to a larger body through one or more straits. The Gulf of Mexico is partially enclosed by the North American Continent.
Another difference: The deepest point in the Gulf of Mexico is about 14,000 feet--the deepest point in the Atlantic ocean is about twice that depth.
Are there still Aztecs living in Mexico?
As an independent culture, no: the Aztec civilization was destroyed by Spanish conquistadors some 500 years ago.
As an ethnic group however, there are more than 2.44 million Native Americans of Nahuatl ancestry (the actual ethnicity of the Aztec people) in Mexico, who represent 2% of the total population of the country.
What is the value of a 1969 El Banco De Mexico 50 pesos bill?
There is no such thing as a Mexican 50 peso dated/ or minted in 1889 and therefore is of no value, intrinsic or bullion. There might be some value for being a novelty. Mexico, during the late Republic period minted 20 peso gold at 5 different mint sites (CA-Chihuahua, CN-Culiacan, GO-Guanahuato, MO-Mexico City, and ZS- Zacatecas). There design is known as the "Balance Scale", which was also used in other gold and silver coins, including minor issues. This information is derived from "A Guide Book of Mexican Coins" by Buttrey and Hubbard." F.C.R Mexican Coin Club
What side of the Caribbean is Mexico in?
Mexico is west of the Caribbean, where the shores of such sea touch the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico.
Are nuclear or extended families more prevalent in Mexico?
Both. Most middle-income, urban families are composed of both parents and one or two children. Lower income, such as rural and "blue collar" families, include the extended family under the same roof.
Most Mexicans would be considered to be Catholic (76.5%), although pre-Christian practises take place. Related linkhttps://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/print/mx.html
How do people in Mixquic Mexico celebrate day of the dead?
they make the people that had past favorite foods, put flowers on the tumstone, and dress up as sulks
German foreign minister who attempted to lure mexico into the war against the united states?
The Zimmermann Telegram (The Zimmermann Note) was a coded telegram dispatched by the Foreign Secretary of the German Empire, Arthur Zimmermann, on January 19, 1917, to the German ambassador in Mexico, Heinrich von Eckardt, at the height of World War I. It instructed the ambassador to approach the Mexican government with a proposal to form a military alliance against the United States. It was intercepted and decoded by the British and its contents hastened the entry of the United States into World War I. Zimmermann's message included proposals for German support of a Mexican offensive on the southwestern United States in the event the United States attacked Germany.
