MexicoThe Bridge of North America and South America

presented by Jason Hightower

Climate

TropicalDesertDry and Humid

Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary

Located in Mexico City

Built during 1573 to 1813

Seat of the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Mexico.

Archeological Site of Teotihuacan

oTwenty-five miles northeast of Mexico City.

oCity of gods.

oBuilt 1,400 years ago.

Quintana Roo

Beach resort of Costa Maya.

Youngest state in Mexico.

Capital: Chetumal

CHACCHOBEN MAYAN TEMPLEPyramid dates back to A.D. 700.

Covers an area of six square kilometers.

Earliest settlements of Chacchoben are recorded to be 200 B.C.

• 1,964,375 sq. km

• high, rugged mountains; low coastal plains; high plateaus; desert

• petroleum, silver, copper, gold, lead, zinc, natural gas, timber.

El Mapa

Ethnic Groups

Amerindian and Spanish, sixty percent

Only Amerindian, thirty percent

White, nine percent

Languages

Ninety-two percent of the population speaks Spanish.

Five percent of the population speaks Spanish and indigenous languages.

Decimal-eight percent of the population speaks only an indigenous language.

Religions

Roman Catho l i c , e ighty - two percent

Pentecosta l , one dec ima l s i x percent

J ehovah ’s Wi tnesses , one dec ima l four percent

MEXICO

Mexico is a federal republic.

The capital is Mexico City.

Has thirty-one states and one district.

Holidays

Independence day, sixteenth of September. Mexico became independent in 1810.

Cinco de Mayo

El Cumpleaños

Mexico

National Anthem- National Anthem of Mexico Himno Nacional Mexicano

National Symbol- golden eagle

National flag

Sports

SoccerClub America

Cruz Azul Football Club

BaseballPacific Mexican League

Mexican League Baseball

Sports

Jai Alai Jai Alai Palace

Bull Fighting Bull Fights

Charreada Federacion Mexicana de Charreria

Economy

Mexico has a free market economy.

Industries: Tobacco

Chemicals

Petroleum

Economy

Industries: Iron

Steel

Textiles

Clothing

tourism

Tourism

Puerto Vallarta

Playa del Carmen

Tulum

Acapulco• Best things to do:

• Playa Icacos

• Barra Vieja Beach

• San Diego Fort

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Spanish

Spanish is the major language.

Over two million speakers of this language exist.

In the U.S.A., Spanish is collectively studied as a second language.

Spanish Nouns

El Perro Dog

El Gato Cat

La Casa House

El dinero money

Spanish Verbs

Comer To eat

Hacer To do or to make

Bailar To dance

MexicoThe Bridge of North America and South America

presented by Jason Hightower