√ Basic information on Mexico (Central America)
Mexico
National flag of Mexico
When thinking about Mexico, vivid images of great tacos with the sizzling meat and a shot of tequila run through your head. But behind all of that there is a country full a people proud of their traditions with plenty to show the world.
Mexico in numbers/basic information on Mexico
- Inhabitants: ~ 112.322.000
- Area of Mexico: 1.972.550 km² (761.606 square miles)
- Spoken languages: Spanish, Mayan, Nahuatl
- Borders with: Belize, Guatemala, United States
- Capital: México Distrito Federal
- Seat of the congress/parliament: México Distrito Federal
- Seat of the government: México Distrito Federal
- Head of State and Government Chief: Felipe Calderón
- Typical products: Tequila
- Voltage: 127 V /60 Hz
- Telephone prefix number, Mexico phone country code: +52
- Time Zone: GMT/UTC -6 hours
- When you opened this page in Mexico it was 23:27 h +/- possible difference because of summertime/daylight saving (see below).
- Summertime/daylight saving: 1 h
- Summertime/daylight saving from end of April until end of October.
- Currency: Mex$ - Peso Mexicano (MXN)
Who doesn't want to know Mexico?
And when you know it, who doesn't want to return? Mexico is one of those countries that can capture you forever. With the mixture of its fascinating past and modernity, resulting in the mixture of the native, the colonial and the modern industrial influence, it offers us most of the pleasure that is to travel through Mexico.
Mexico City
Its history begins in the fourteenth century when the Aztecs founded a city at the place where they saw an eagle land on a cactus, eating a snake. From there began the makings of a grand city of temples and palaces that enchanted the conquering Spaniards. Eventually, Mexico City converted to become one the primer tourist destinations and largest cities in the world.
In the Plaza Mayor, or known as the “El Zócalo” there are still remains of the Grand Temple of the Aztecs, and nearby the colonial Cathedral gives a European feel. There are also various museums that display great collections of jewels that represent the rich cultural background of Mexico.
More information and interesting Web-Sites regarding Mexico:
Mexican Hammocks at best prices
Web-Site available in German (deutsch).
