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- 1. Mexico Our Southern Neighbor Presentedby: Patrick, Karen, Soren, Melissa, Shannon, & Aphrodite
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- 3. History Early History • TheOlmecs – 1200 to 600 B.C. – First Known Civilization • The Mayans – 250 to 900 A.D. – Pre-Columbian America’s most brilliant civilization • The Aztecs – 1195 to 1522 A.D. – Last pre-Columbian civilization
- 4. History Middle History • SpaniardHernán Cortés and the Conquistadors arrived 1519 • Cortés conquered Aztecs – 1521 – Colonized the area – Named it Nueva España (New Spain)
- 5. History Recent History • 1810– Miguel Hidalgo issued call to rebellion • 1821 – Vincent Guerrero and Agustín de Itúrbide collaborated to gain independence
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- 7. Demographics Total Population ofMexico • 111,211,789
- 8. Demographics Life Expectancy BirthRate vs. Death Rate 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 Women Men 73
- 9. Demographics Literacy (Age 15+can read and write) • 91% of total population • 92.4% of male population • 89.6% of female population School Life Expectancy (primary-tertiary education) • Total: 13 years • Male: 14 years • Female: 13 years
- 10. Trade Economy World TradeCenter in Mexico City
- 11. Trade Overview • 11th largesttrade economy in the World • Largest trade economy in Latin America • Export oriented economy • Most free trade agreements in the World • 12 FTAs with 44 countries • NAFTA is by far the biggest FTA, accounting for 50% Countries with which Mexico has signed a FTA NAFTA
- 12. Trade Exports • 6th largestoil producer in the World • Crude oil, car parts, video equipment, etc. • Fastest growing - tin, gold, sugar and natural gas • Primary export partners - USA, Canada and Europe Imports • 12th largest import nation in the World • Electronics, plastics and petroleum products • Fastest growing imports - tobacco, coins and nuclear fuels • Primary import partners - USA, Canada and Brazil
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- 14. Religion Religion of Mexico •1951 Herman Cortes conquered Mexico accompanied by Catholic Clergy • Roughly 92% Roman Catholic
- 15. Religion Religious Rituals • Thepassion play of Iztapalapa • Popular and biggest celebration • More than 1 million visitors • 150 year-old tradition
- 16. Religion The Virgin ofGuadalupe • The nation’s patron saint • Shrine in Mexico City • First appeared near hill of Tepeyac in 1531
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- 18. Tourism The Industry •#1 LatinAmerican destination •#2 Americas destination •#10 Worldwide destination The Tourists •Majority U.S. & Canada •Many from Europe & Asia •Few from Latin America
- 19. Tourism 3 Leading TourismAreas •Yucatan Peninsula – Riviera Maya/Caribbean Riviera – Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Tulum •Mexican Riviera – 2,000 miles of Pacific coast – Acapulco, Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta •Center of the Country – Mexico City, Copper Canyon, Morelia
- 20. Tourism Tourism Issues •Unsafe conditionslimit vacation •Tourists kidnapped in Nuevo Laredo •Drug Cartel harass tourists •Bystanders killed at political events •Shootings on major highways •Viruses and contamination
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- 22. Food Cultural Influence • Mayan •Spanish • French
- 23. Food Mayan Influences • Traditionallynomadic hunters and gatherers • Wildlife animals
- 24. Food Spanish Influences • Introductionof different meats • Imported fruits and spices
- 25. Food French Influences • Introducedbaked goods • Wine
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