Carlos S
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Important Exports. Mexico is the country with more free trade agreements in the world.
- Petroleum (oil)
- Textile and clothing industries
- Wood and paper
- Machinery and equipment
- Sugar, tobacco, grains.
Mountains.
- Orizaba Peak (Veracruz State). 5,702 mts
- Popocatepetl Volcanoe (Mexico/Morelos/Puebla States). 5,452 mts
- IztaccĂhuatl Volcanoe (right next to the Popo). 5,282 mrs
- Teyotl Mt (Puebla). 4,660 mts
- Nevado de Toluca (Mexico St). 4,562 mts
- Malinche Volcanoe (Puebla St). 4,461 mts
Rivers
- Bravo River (a.k.a. Rio Grande) 2001 km long
- Panuco River 600 km long
- Papaloapan River 900 km long
- Grijalva and Usumacinta, 600 km combined
- Nazas and Aguanaval 560 and 500 km long
Traditional Drinks
- Tequila. A spirit made with blue agave.
- Pulque. Alcoholic beverage made from fermented aguamiel (maguey juice)
- Mezcal. A spirit made with maguey.
- Maguey and avage plants needs at least 10 years to be used!
Traditional Foods
- Pozole (hot corn based stew, traditionally made with pork)
- Tamales (Corn dough combined mostly with meat, wrapped in corn leaves and steamed)
- Barbacoa (lamb cooked in a hole on the ground, may sound grosse but it's very good)
- Mole (chile and chocolate based sauce, usually served with turkey or chicken)
- Tacos
- Tostadas (fried or baked tortillas with beef or vegetables on top)
- The list is immense, but these are the most representative
Interesting places to visit.
- There's the big cities (Mexico, Monterrey, Guadalajara, Puebla, Queretaro, Saltillo). Most of them have great colonial buildings, churches and convents., lots of attractions, night clubs and restaurants.
- Beaches: Acapulco, Cancun, Manzanillo, Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta, Huatulco, Cabo San Lucas, Loreto
- Magical colonial towns with rich historic buildings and traditions: Patzcuaro, Real de Catorce, San Cristobal de las Casas, Taxco, Tepoztlan, Tequila, Dolores Hidalgo, Parras and many more.
Hot chocolate is not a native drink. Native mexicans used to make mix chocolate and chile to make the drink, it was very spicy, unlike the sweetened hot chocolate we drink nowadays. Cacao (not cocoa) beans were also used to produce alcoholic beverages.
Cacao beans were often used as some kind of currency. It was a luxury item. |
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Carlos S has a very detail answer, Rhino720 has the geography,
But Mrs Danrad is wrong Burritos are from Mexico, they are from North and North west Mexico, Ilove the ones from Villa Ahumada in my way to Juarez,
I´m from Chihuahua and belive me i know my burritos. |
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