Quick Facts About Mexicans and Mexico
Did you know that Mexico...
- Holds the world record for beaches.
- Has 27 World Heritage Sites. That's more than any country in the Americas.
- Is honored to have the pyramid of Chichén Itzá, voted recently as one of the World's New Seven Wonders.
- Saw the birth of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, two of the most prolific and internationally famous painters in the country.
- Is home to 60 indigenous nations, that's more than Europe's languages together.
- Has almost all climates together along its territory: forest, jungle, desert, valleys, etc.
- Was the home country for Anthony Quinn, who received the Academy Award for his acting on Viva Zapata!
- Loves soccer as a national sport.
- Uses the metric system (meters, kilos, kilometers).
- Is known for producing great Forbes business leaders like Emilio Azcárraga, Ricardo Salinas, Carlos Slim, María Aramburuzabala, Lorenzo Zambrano, Roberto Hernández, among others.
- Is informally called Mexico, but the official name of the nation is Estados Unidos Mexicanos (United Mexican States).
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