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About Mexico
Mexico is the northernmost country
of Latin America. It lies just south of the United States. The Rio Grande
forms about two-thirds of the boundary between Mexico and the United
States. Among all the Western countries, only the United
States and Brazil have more people than Mexico. Mexico City is the capital
and largest city of Mexico. It also has one of the world's largest metropolitan
area populations.
Mexico is a traveler's paradise, crammed with a multitude of opposing
identities: desert landscapes, snow-capped volcanoes, ancient ruins,
teeming industrialised cities, time-warped colonial towns, glitzy resorts,
lonely beaches and a world-beating collection of flora and fauna. The
bursting megalopolis of Mexico City is a one-hour flight from the tropical
rainforests and Mayan villages of Chiapas. Up along the northern border,
Mexico's tumult of heritages merge with the air-conditioned cultures
of California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.
Mexico's profusion of people and landscapes reflects the country's extraordinary
history - part Amerindian, part Spanish. One look at this country is
enough to remind visitors that there is nothing new about the so-called
New World. Despite the considerable colonial legacy and rampant modernization,
almost 60 distinct indigenous peoples survive, largely thanks to their
rural isolation. This mix of modern and traditional, the clichéd
and the surreal, is the key to Mexico's immense popularity as a travel
destination, 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.
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