What is a big farm in Mexico called?

Answer 1

It depends on its function:

• A major ranch would be known as hacienda
• A plantation is known as plantacion
• Communal land is known as an ejido

Answer 2

It depends on the crop being cultivated, as well as several factors including type of owner, terrain characteristics and climate, ranging from 1 to more than 1000 acres per farm.

See, Mexico has a mix of new and old agricultural practices. On one hand, there are small communal, subsistence farms of maize or beans known as ejidos with a very low output, usually in the hands of very impoverished peasants who earn less than US$1,750 per year; on the other hand you could find large orchards, haciendas or plantations with cash crops, including cotton, coffee or tropical fruits tended by large agro-industrial corporations.

Answer 3

It was called "hacienda".

Answer 4

It is called hacienda