MEXICOBy: Miguel A. Rivera
World Literature-2nd block
Ms. Geller September 11, 2014
FACTS
The capital of Mexico is Mexico City.
The population is:
women are 63,072,199
men are: 61,330,560.
The currency is the Mexican peso
The Area is: 761, 600 sq. miles (1.973 million km2 )
Life expectancy is: 71.98 years.
CULTURE
RELIGION: Most of Mexicans (83 percent) are Roman Catholic. The Catholic
Church has greatly influenced the culture, attitudes, and history of all Mexicans
and catholic holidays are celebrated widely. The virgin of Guadalupe is the
patron saint of Mexico and a national symbol.
Food: Most of the Mexican food is or has something spicy like, tacos,
enchiladas, tostadas and mole.
Music: Mariachi music has found many international audiences. Mariachi
bands vary in size but generally consist of a singer, violins, trumpets, and
various guitars. corridos songs that tell stories, and rancheras are other forms
of traditional music. Mexico has become a major music recording and
distribution for the Americas.
THE PROBLEM
There is much poverty in Mexico, there are people
who have nothing to eat, and nothing to dress. There
is a lot of unemployment in Mexico.
What we can do is to bring some food and some
clothes for them and for the unemployment we cant
do something the government has to do something.
The tourism can help too, the government can get
a lot of money and invert it to help the people that
need it.
WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP?
You can help the economy of Mexico by visiting
our tourism areas there are a lot of them like
beaches, architecture and some more places.
Also you can donate money or whatever you want
that you think that can help this people.
WORKS CITED
Visit Mexico “Mexico tourism board”. 2012.
n.p. web. 03 September 2014.
“Mexico” Culture grams online edition.
ProQuest 2014. Web 26 Aug. 2014..
“Mexico, Country, North America” Columbia
Electronic Encyclopedia 6th Edition (2013): 1-7,
History Reference Center .web. 110 Sept. 2014.