Welcome to México

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Facts for the Visitors

•Official Name: Estados Unidos Mexicanos•Capital City: Mexico City•Official Language: Spanish•Language Spoken: Spanish, 62 indigenous languages and English•Government: Federal Republic•Official Currency: Mexican Peso•Independence: September 16th,1810 (From Spain)•Religion: 90% Catholic, 6% Protestant, 4% Other•Time Zone: GMT/UTC

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Mexico in the World

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Mexican Culture

•Religion•Music•Art•Holidays•Sports•Food

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The Spanish arrival and colonization brought Roman Catholicism to the country and became the main religion of Mexico. It’s the second largest Catholic nation in the world.

95% Catholic

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Holidays Mexicans welcome the

spirits of their families with delicious food, tasty candies decorated like skulls, and lighted candles to guide them home. Gravestones are decorated, and the whole family will gather in the graveyard to await and pay respects to the deceased.

•Día de los Muertos•Semana Santa•Carnaval•Cinco de Mayo

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Soccer is the most popular sport in Mexico, however, boxing, baseball, long distance races, and, more recently, golf are also popular.

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Music

The foundation of the music of Mexico comes from its indigenous sounds and heritage

•drums•flutes•sea shells•Voices•guitar

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Mexico is known for its folk art traditions, mostly derived from a combination of the indigenous and Spanish crafts.

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•Tamales •Tacos•Pozole•Birria•Menudo

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Some of the places most popular with foreigners are Acapulco, Baja California, Cancun, Cuernavaca, Guadalajara, Guanajuato, Guaymas and San Carlos, Ixtapa, Los Cabos, Manzanillo, Mazatlan, Mexico City, Oaxaca, Puerto Vallarta, San Felipe, San Miguel de Allende, and Huasteca Potosina.

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