Silver mining and ranching.
Guadalajara is one of the most beautiful cities in Mexico, one of the oldest colonial towns in the Americas, and the second most important cultural and economic center, after Mexico City.
Tourism is one of the most important economic activities in Mexico, as it allows entry of billions in foreign currency while requiring a modest investment to do so.
Mining and livestock rising.
Economic interests
Service industries include construction and tourism. As such, you will find these economic activities all throughout most cities in Mexico. However, some cities are more important for tourism, such as Los Cabos, Cancun or Cozumel; industrial cities such as Monterrey, Tijuana and Hermosillo have construction as a paramount economic activity.
It is an important economic activity, especially due to Mexico's landscapes, culture and friendly people. During 2012, Mexico was visited by some 23.4 million international tourists, providing USD 12.74 billion. It however, pales against other economic activities, as it only generates roughly 1% of total Mexican GDP, estimated at USD 1,231.64 billion during that same year.
They traded with people from both the Great Lakes and Gulf of Mexico.
Most economic activities in Mexico City revolve around industry and services. Main industries in greater Mexico City include: Food and Beverages, Electronics, Chemicals, Biotechnology, Defense Products, Textiles, Clothing, Computers, Consumer Durables, Information Technologies, Tourism and Ecotourism.
Your question doesn't make any sense or is too vague. Economic geography is a discipline that studies location, distribution and spatial organization of economic activities in different regions in the world. It you are asking what is the main economic difference between Mexico and Cuba, the answer is that both are developing countries, but Mexico has capitalistic tendencies while Cuba has a socialist/communist economy.
Dairy and cattle ranching are the most important agricultural activities in New Mexico. They also raise sheep and hogs if New Mexico.
It was important because it ruled a lot of the Caribbean and Mexico, and was the only colonial power at the time apart from Portugal. Also, the gold imported from Mexico was valuable and the Spanish sold it to other countries to become rich.
It IS the economic, political and cultural capital of Mexico. Think of it as New York and Washington in the same together in the same place.