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Mexico is the fifth largest country in the Western Hemisphere. Its geography includes volcanic peaks, snow-topped mountains, tropical rain forests, and internationally renowned beaches.
Mexico City, the capital, is a vast metropolitan area that is the central hub of the country’s transportation and dominates the rest of the country’s culture, economy, and politics. Nearly one-fifth of the nation’s population resides in the immediate vicinity of the capital.
In the early 1500s, many advanced Native American civilizations existed in Mexico. Among the most important were the Maya, who resided in the southern and southeastern part of what is now Mexico and central Mexico was controlled by the Aztecs, who had developed a widespread capital beside a lake at Tenochtitlan, Mexico City’s present site. Therefore, one of the main attractions of Mexico is to explore the many ancient ruins that are left there. Of course the spectacular beaches under the hot Mexican sun are an immense attraction also.
The shoppers revel in the hand made wares of copper, silver, turquoise, and even pottery, blankets, ponchos or straw hats and baskets. The food of Mexico is quite distinctive with maize [corn], chili and beans being the staples of the Mexican diet. The music and dancing are fiery and colorful anytime but especially at their many festivals. Mexicans enjoy many of the leisure activities found in the United States, including television, movies, rock concerts, and sports. Soccer is the most popular national sport, and many Mexicans attend traditional bullfights.
Whether your passion is throwing back margaritas, listening to howler monkeys, surfing the Mexican Pipeline, scrambling over Mayan ruins or expanding your Day of the Dead collection of posable skeletons, Mexico is the place to visit.