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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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Are Aztecs the ancestors of Mexicans?
That's a very broad question. But yes Aztecs are one of Mexican ancestors but so are Mayas, Toltecs, Olmecs and even Spanish.
Does a 16 year old need a passport to go to Mexico?
Yes, everyone is required a passport now to travel to any foreign countries.
How much is a 1984 Estados Unidos Mexicanos worth?
In Mexico, they use pesos not dollars...
MoreMexican currency uses the "$" sign to indicate pesos rather than dollars, so this can cause a lot of confusion. Mexico revalued its currency in 1992-93 due to inflation. They lopped 3 zeros off everything so a 100-peso coin from 1984 became worth only 0.1 pesos (100/1000). At the current exchange rate this coin is, I'm afraid, only worth about 1 US cent.What is the distance between Durango Mexico and Leon Guanajuato Mexico?
Both entities you are referring to are federal states. Minimum distance between both states' capitals (Durango and Guadalajara, respectively) is approximately of 400 kilometers (250 miles). Road distance is approximately of 625 kilometers (388 miles) and road travel time is estimated at 7 hours over a non-stop drive.
What is the shortest distance between Chihuahua Mexico and Havana Cuba?
Both cities are 2,428 km (1,509 mi) apart from each other, straight line.
Mexico's northern territories were under populated because?
Because Mexico had a very small population at the time. Before the conquest of Mexico by Spain, Mexico had a population of some 50 million people, but most of them died to diseases brought by Europeans or by the precarious life standards imposed by the conquerors. Present-day Mexico and its northern territories had a population of only 6 million on 1821, after its War of Independence.
Nowadays, Mexico has a population of 112 million, and the lost territories include at least another 76 million (the populations of California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, but not taking into account the populations of Wyoming, Colorado, Oklahoma and Kansas).
As much as hamburgers represent the United States, or chop suey represents China.
Tacos are just one of many dishes prepared in Mexico; these are especially popular in central Mexico but not so much on northern or southern regions of the country, where other kinds of food are much more appreciated. For example:
- Nuevo Leon (northern Mexico): Large-sized corn tortillas called sobaqueras (more than 25 inches in diameter) to eat beef meat, such as the arrachera. Also, much of the Tex-Mex food originated from Nuevo Leon (fajitas, burritos).
- Yucatan (eastern Mexico): Where the cochinita pibil was invented. A preparation of traditional cochinita involves marinating pork meat in strongly acidic citrus juice, coloring it with annatto seed, and roasting the meat while it is wrapped in a banana leaf.
- Jalisco (western Mexico): The regional dish most known for this state is the birria, which is a meat stew, made of mutton, goat or lamb, and it is often served with corn tortillas, onion, cilantro and lime.
Who were the first people to settle in mexico?
The Hispanos of New Mexico are people of Spanish or Indo-Hispanic descent. The explorer Don Juan de Oñate from Mexico City to New Mexico with 500 Spanish settlers and soldiers around 1598. By the time of the Civil War in 1861, both the North and South claimed ownership of the area. And like with White treatment of Native Americans, Whites treated the Hispanos unfairly as second-class citizens.
What would a us dollar in mexico?
Just the way it sounds in English: dólar.
If however, you mean what is the currency of Mexico, that would be the Mexican peso.
What is the driving distance from Orlando Florida to Cancun Mexico?
It's 2,737 miles to drive from Orlando, Florida to Cancun, Mexico. The drive would take about 45 hours with no traffic.
The Baja California Peninsula and the Yucatán Peninsula are the two major peninsulas in Mexicon. Baja California is comprised of the two Mexican states Baja California North and Baja California South. The Yucatán Peninsula is comprised of three states of Mexico and parts of Belize and Guatemala.
How did the conquered people felt about being ruled by the Aztecs?
A single powerful leader, the Aztec emperor, ruled these lands that they conquered. All the people he conquered were forced to pay him tribute, or heavy taxes, in the form of food, gold, or slaves.
Right in the book if you just read :)
Sonora is to Mexico as Idaho is to what?
Oregon. New Mexico was part of Mexico until 1848 and Idaho was part of Oregon until 1846.
Why are there no mosquitoes in Mexico City?
Yes, there are. Its just that some of them have hatching seasons and you may haven't noticed them during your visit to Cancun. For example, Winter is the best season to find a bug-free Cancun, as mosquitoes, ants, bedbugs, flies and others are usually hibernating.
No. There are public schools available for students of all ages, from nursery to college. However, as is the case in the United States - or anywhere else, for that matter - if you want to guarantee a future for you children, most probably you will have to pay for a private school.
What is the economy of Cancun Mexico?
It has an overwhelmingly tourism-driven economy, with a considerable revenue from commerce and services activities, such as banking, finance and accounting. Industry is almost non-existent besides some cement plants and the poor quality of the Yucatan peninsula soil prevents most forms of agriculture.
What gm vehicles are made in Mexico?
The content label on the window of every new car tells you where it is assembled and the % of parts that are foreign and American. GM vehicles built in Mexico are the Cadillac SRX & Escalade EXT. The Chevy Aveo, HHR, Silverado, and GmC Sierra are also built in Mexico. The Chevy Camaro, Equinox, Impala, and GMC Terrain are built in Canada. GM parts are built in France, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Hungary, and China.
What kind of shoes do people in Mexico wear?
Mexican people usually wear the same clothes Americans do, specially among big cities like Mexico City, Guadalajara or Monterrey. These include shirts, blouses and t-shirts, khakis or jeans, skirts and tennis shoes or formal footwear.
In rural towns and villages among Mexico, as well as special occasions such as festivals and patron saint festivities, there are many typical dresses depending on the region: in southern Mexico you can find women wearing the so-called huipil or tehuana dresses - there are examples of such dresses in the related links section. Many people in the northern regions wear jeans, Texan hats and boots, like many south western Americans do. Mexican people usually wear the same clothes Americans do, specially among big cities like Mexico City, Guadalajara or Monterrey. For girls, these include jeans, cotton shirts, blouses and dresses with many designs and patterns. Footwear includes high heels, tennis shoes and slippers. Most of them also wear accessories, such as earrings, handbags, necklaces and bracelets.
Girls from small cities and rural communities tend to wear huipil clothing, which is a loose, rectangular garment with bright-colored designs woven into the fabric. Each region within Mexico has different designs, from the Tehuana dress found in the southern state of Oaxaca to the Tarahumara/Raramuri clothing, found in the northern state of Chihuahua, close to the US-Mexico border.
What does D.F. mean in Mexico D.F.?
The term D.F. stands for Distrito Federal, which literally translates as Federal District, the political entity where Mexico City resides.
Mexico is a federal republic; as such, it has a federal district akin to Washington D.C. (i.e: it is not a federal state), where federal institutions reside, including the executive, the legislative and the supreme court.
How did Spain gain control of Mexico and Peru?
By the means of conquest. The Aztec's last stand happened during the Fall of Tenochtitlan (May 26 - August 13, 1521)
