Mexico facts & history in brief
Map of Mexico
Mexico is a North and Central
American country bordered
by the USA in the north,
Guatemala and Belize in the south,
and the Atlantic Ocean
on the east and the
Pacific Ocean on the west.
With an area of 1,958,201 km2
(756,066 sq. mi.).
Mexico can be divided into the main
areas of the Tehuantepec Isthmus,
Yucatan Peninsula, the splinter-like
peninsula of Lower California, the
Sierra Nevada, the mountainous western
Sierra Madre, an extension of the
Rocky Mountains and the narrow coastal
plain by the Pacific Ocean in the
west.
Mexico's population is more than 92 million,
mainly Roman Catholic (Over 92%),
with 55% Mestizo, 30% Indian and 15%
European.
The official language is Spanish.
The currency is the peso with 100 centavos.
Mexico is the Capital and the world's
largest urban centre, with severe problems
of pollution, infrastructure,
and overcrowding.
Hui Chin and I was very pleased
that we have visited Mexico, especially
Mexico.
There was a lot of work was going
on road and services around town
and around our hotel.
Mexico wasn't the first one,
where we have seen this either.
Much the same as usual, we went
for a city sightseeing tour.
During our sightseeing tour we were
taken to the 'Our Lady of Guadalupe'
Basilicas.
Aaaawesome.
Next day we returned for another
day to participate in a couple of
masses, that we walked in during
our explorations.
There are two main Basilicas and
many churches and chapels in the
complex. You really need most of
a day to see everything around here.
We also went to see the Pyramids
at Teotihuacan.
Another exciting day, although an
incident at our lunch break did
spoiled it for us some.
The lunch break was part of the
tour, but we had to
pay for it individually.
Hui Chin and I were running low
on cash and we did ask the restaurateur
before we sat down,if they accept
Visa, because Visa isn't very popular,
by our experience in Latin America.
Yes, they'll take Visa, he told us.
When it came to pay, of course,
they did not accept Visas from anybody,
we had to borrow the price of our
meals, from another couple from
our hotel.
Very embarrassing.
I did complain too.
Quiet strongly too.
Wasn't really a fair play.
It wasn't cricket, Mate, If you
happen to read this.
We happened to forget the name of
the Restaurant.
I would like to name them, to warn
others.
I would appreciate if someone could
let me know.
Returning to our Mexican experiences,
did anybody noticed the Mexicans
liking for green.
Thousands of green Volkswagen Beetle
Taxis running around the city.
Buses, some bridges are the same
green colour.
We spent a couple of days exploring
the city on foot.
There was a free very noisy and
colourful concert going on the Plaza
front of the Cathedral.
We are looking forward to visit
Mexico again soon.
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