Fun Facts on Mexico
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Fun Facts on Mexico
Mexico is filled with vibrant culture and breathtaking landscapes and has a vast history. The country is actually divided into 31 states. The capital is Mexico City. The country is mostly Roman Catholic and 90% practise.
Mexico is the third-largest country in Latin America after Brazil and Argentina. It has the largest population of Spanish speakers in the world. Mexico has the world’s second-highest number of Catholics. Mexican is the largest group of immigrants in the States.
The average Mexican only finishes grading 6.
The country gets frequent earthquakes.
Mexico’s main industries are food and beverages, tobacco, chemicals, iron and steel petroleum, mining and tourism.Thier agricultural products are rice, beans, coffee, fruit and tomatoes.
Maize-corn has been used for thousands of years and is a big part of the culture.
Hot chocolate is the sacred drink of the Aztecs.
The name tomato comes from the Aztec language.
The popular Caesar salad is named after Caesar Cardini.
Mayans chewed gum from the sapodilla tree thousands of years ago.
Mexico introduced chocolate to the world…yum!
If you love Starbucks, you won’t find one in Mexico. They only have one Ben and Jerry’s too.
Tequila is the national drink.
Did you know that Mexico City sinks 10 inches each year?
Mexico has three colours on its flag-green represents hope and victory. White stands for purity. Red brings to mind bloodshed.
The currency of Mexico is the Peso.
At the beginning of the 21st century Mexico’s population was over 100 million!
Mexico is the largest salt producers in the world. Along with that petroleum is their major export.
The largest bullfighting ring is in Mexico.
The poinsettia plant is named after Ambassador Poinsett.
Primary school starts at 5. Their Secondary school starts at 11 and lasts until 17.
The Aztecs believed turquoise would protect them so they decorated their battle shields with it.
There are fifty species of hummingbirds, several types of pelicans and other species of birds in Mexico.
Hundreds of bones have been found in Northern Mexico.
If you stand by the pyramid Chichen Itza you will hear a bird singing.
There is a tree called the Kapoc that produces cotton like balls.
The first astronomer’s convention was held in Mexico in 700A.D.
Did you know Mexico has the world’s smallest volcano? It is 43 feet tall and has a staircase inside.
The country has the oldest living tree in the world. It is 40 feet tall.
During the two equinoxes when the sun rises and sets the pyramid “El Castillo” shows a shadow of a serpent moving along its side! That is a mathematical amazement!
They are actually decorating swine flu masks in Mexico!
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i LIVE in mexico and i am appaled by your assumptions!! there are plenty of ben and jerry's, starbucks is one of the most popular coffees around and there is no such thing as decorating swine flu masks...
this web site helped me with my project 4 school
No Starbucks... ha since when? How incredibly ignorant to make such erroneous statements. Have you vistited Mexico?
There's about 10 starbucks in Cancun! Other facts are fun though!
really get real? I have been to Mexico twice and have never even seen so much as a macdonalds.......
mexico is the coolest place in the world???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
hi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hey...currently i live in durham, nc but i'm from Gudalajara, mex and we have like 20 starbucks arround the city along with other american food companies...
The Starbucks of Mexico is 'The Italian Coffee Company' and is very good. There are a few Starbucks there that I know of however.
I WANT COOKIE!!!
What?? I'm from Mexico, of course we have starbucks!!! you can find them everywhere!!!
wow how ignorants the americans are. i dont want to say stupid what they speak for themselves. its too sad they dont have knowledge about anything but mcdonalds and hollywood and they call themselves a first world country... a first world country full of consumist idiots...
I hate Starbucks, but there are a lot of them here in Mexico. Italian Coffee is better in my opinion.
I come from Mexico and i've been there 9 times and i've never
seen any Starbucks. But they have Torchata.
I lived in Mexico for 50 years, and i've NEVER seen a Ben And Jerry's. And never a Starbucks!!
first of all I thank whoever wrote the article i found it very helpful and i was surprised by how many people take their starbuks so seriously. to ssr: you are an idiot. I think it is amazing how you can create such a generalization about Amerians considering your English is horrible.
did you know who found mexico and what are some of the rouls in mexico????????????????????????????????????????????
well mexicans dont know any thing and us americans know more then any of you peps hahahahahahah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dude ur way off with the starbucks thing !!!!!! where'd ya get the info???
hi LOVE MEXICO PEACE
there are a lot of starbucks in mexico and the is NO SUCH THING AS DECORATING SWINE FLU MASKS u americans are so......................hm what is a nice way to put it STUPID!
wtf i thought itlan bougth chocolate
help me for shcool brochure thanks -.-(maybe not =D)
I want a brownie!!!!!!
haha
enjoyed the article I go to Mexico a couple of times each year
the information about the average grade completed is so wrong.
That's interesting about the oldest tree! Where is it located in Mexico?
this is a cool wedsite
but then aiain it stankes
lololololololololololololololololololo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
nice facts i love chocolate im a chocoholic
You missed the best fact about Mexico... The legal age of sexual consent is 12.
This information is INCORRECT!!!. Secundary education last 3 years and it is follow by 3 years of Preparatory and 4 years of University. Average people in Mexico finish preparatory and there are a high percentage on people who finish university. I think you should be better informed when writting about a country
WOW no starbuck i might DIe:(
This is so typical for americans. i live in east bev and i hear this every day, mexicans are so stupid, we are the greatest country in the world. mexicans aren't stupid, they know a lot more than you think and the U.S. isn't the greatest country in the world. i'm supposed to think it is, but it isn't, sorry
All I'mm trying to do is a project and I don't know what's right and what's wrong. I love Americans and Mexicans but this web site SUCKKKKKS!
I went to mexico a couple of months ago and there were a ton of star bucks and ben jerry's STUPID WEBSITE
really? 2 years ago
are you kidding me? i had starbucks EVERY day in cozumel...