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Mexico (photo)

Welcome to Mexico, the largest Hispanic country in the world!

Ciudad Juarez

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Dell City

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Interesting facts about this country that you probably did not know:

  1. The first people appeared on the territory of modern Mexico at least by the XX millennium BC. In ancient times, Mexico was inhabited by many powerful tribes, the most famous of which are the Aztecs and Mayans;
  2. Mexico holds the championship in the number of reptiles living on its territory – 707 species;
  3. One of the oldest trees – “Arbol de Tul”, grows in Mexico (its history began 2 thousand years ago);
  4. Mexico gave the world chocolate, chili and corn. Corn is considered a universal product here – it is eaten raw, boiled, grilled, made from it cakes, stew, yogurt and even corn ice cream with pieces of corn;
  5. In the city of Guanajuato there is a museum of mummies, numbering 111 exhibits;
  6. There are 10 archaeological parks in Mexico City. One of them was built around the Aztec pyramid, built in the XIV century;
  7. Mexico – the birthplace of a very rare tailless rabbit (or “volcanic rabbit”), which lives next to Mexican volcanoes;
  8. Chihuahua dogs got their name in honor of the Mexican state of Chihuahua, where this species was first discovered in the middle of the XIX century;
  9. Slightly more than 77% of the species of cacti growing in Mexico are endemic – they cannot be found in any other corner of the world;
  10. Mexico – is the largest silver producer in the world.

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