Mexico: The Third Largest Country In Latin America

In the book “Mexico Profundo Reclaiming A Civilization” by Bonfil Bonilla shows the reality of a modern Mexico without neglecting the problems of the current government of Mexico. The Mexican society is composed by different diversities of Indigenism and of high social groups that forms two different types of Mexico such as the Mexico Profundo and the Imaginary Mexico which are different worlds that are interpreted as Mesoamerican and European civilizations. Before and after the Mexican Independence, the process from the pre-Columbian time to a modern world in Mexico, had been a complex movement, since there were battles, slavery, cultures, customs, democracy and struggles containing different experiences that lead to what makes Mexico contemporary, hence; through the historical erasure, and the people who resist colonization since the beginning of colonialism, it created a Mexico Profundo

Mexico’s history includes the historical development of human societies. The history of human societies began approximately 25,000 years ago. From this time on, archeological evidence of human presence started being detected. This historical period, is characterized by the development of various Indian cultures. According to the web page “Ancient History-Olmec Civilization”, the oldest Indian tribe known to preserve historic monuments as well as lay the groundwork development of all other Indian cultures, was the Olmec civilization. The Olmec civilization started forming in 1500 BC and the end of their culture is assumed to be around 500 BC. The Olmec were really skilled sculptors and they had great architectures. However, another very important

The Gods of Mexico by C. A. Burland is a historical analysis of the religion of ancient Mexico that provides an alternate informative viewpoint on the overall history of the Mexican civilization. Burland provides a concise history of the Mexican people groups in the first few chapters, beginning from the earliest peoples of more than 20,000 years ago to the rise of the Aztecs in the 1300s. The Mayans are briefly mentioned to illustrate the important background of primary social system common to the whole of Meso-America: communities were established for worship rather than for secular life.

II. Thesis Statement: Mexico is an interesting country, with many different and people and customs, as well as major problems.

Mexico and the United States are countries that have several aspects to relate and compare the differences that exist between them. Each country has its own characteristics, and is a way of being able to identify to other countries. In this case, Mexico and United States are independent parents with an extensive history where we can know aspects of each one of them. Mexico is characterized by being a country of religious traditions and U.S. for being the first world power. In addition to the above, it is important to highlight the differences existing between the countries of Mexico and United Stated as well as their similarities.

The following section I discuss the following: form government, living standards, labor market conditions, the orderliness of leadership and succession, culture and demographic characteristics of the population, integration with international economic systems and security risk.

It all started with “El grito de Dolores” in 1810. Mexico wanted independence from Spain because they shared their wealth with them, unfair taxation without representation(Menchaca ch. 5) and were treated as second class citizens simply because they were not born in Spain. The term used for Spaniards born in Mexico is “Criollos.” After Mexico gained its independence, it went through a series of governments and most of them consisted of one head of state. Times did not change dramatically and colonialism influenced a lot of the culture and ways of life of post-independence Mexico.

Mexican Americans were decedents of Mexico, or “Estados Unidos Mexicanos” as their culture would say. Mexico is bordered by the “United States to the north, the Gulf of Mexico to the east, Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea to the southeast, and the Pacific to the south and west” (Englekirk & Marin, 2014). In this area, the population consist of 75 million people between these locations. According to Englekirk and Marin (2014) Mexico’s earliest occupants were hunters from Asia. Prior to the 16th century civilizations such as Mayan, Aztec, Toltec, and more, built societies amongst themselves in these areas. In 1951 Hernan Cortes conquered this area, thus establishing Mexico and their culture. Three groups were mixed to form

Mexico is a famous country which is located in the southern part of North America. I went to Cancun in spring 2012. It was an amazing trip. I really enjoyed the nature there. Most of Mexico 's land is covered by mountains, with only about a third of the land being flat. Moreover, there are five main areas in Mexico. The first one is The Central Plateau which is located just south of The United States. It increases in altitude from the north to south from more than 910 m and 2,440 m near the border of United States. Furthermore, approximately half of Mexico 's population live in this area. The second area is Sierra Madres which consists of three mountains ending with V shape near the Plateau edge. These mountains are the Sierra Madre del Sur on the south, the Sierra Madre Occidental on the west, and the Sierra Madre Oriental on the east. The third area is Chiapas Highlands. The land in this area is high and rough, especially near the Pacific Coast. The fourth area is Gulf Coastal Plain. The land in this area is low along with the eastern coast. Near Texas boarder in south, it narrows and almost disappears. The last main area in Mexico is Lower California-Sonoran Desert. This area consists of the peninsula of Lower California and the Sonoran Desert. Another physical feature in Mexico is Water. Most of the rivers in Mexico are short and too shallow for navigation. The third physical feature in Mexico is climate and temperature. The differences

The Mexican culture is a mixture of Spanish and Aztec roots dating back to the 19th and 20th century when Spain had rule over Mexico. Their rich heritage and inhabitance formed their culture today with pride and unbreakable traditions. Back before the Spanish had power over Mexico, it was first occupied with an enormous number of Indian groups that varied in social as well as economic systems. Mexico was shared with the Mayans, Totonac, Huastec, Otomi, Mixtecs, Zapotecas, and Tlaxcala’s, Tarascans, and Aztec tribes. Before the Spanish arrived, the Aztec tribe ruled most of Mexico. They built most of what is known as Mexico City due to a tribe prophecy that demanded the city to be established where there was an eagle with a snake in its beak resting on a cactus. That became a national symbol of Mexico and embellishes on the country’s flag

a city where an eagle with a snake in its beak rested on a cactus. This

Being near to the United States of America, Mexico City, founded on August 13,1521, is the largest city in Mexico with about 9 million people. Some main reasons people live in Mexico City is because of the diverse culture and wonderful food. But some other reasons could be that their family or their ancestors lived there. Mexico City also have famous monuments or famous buildings that could attract people to live in Mexico City. According to Case Study Rise and Fall of the Aztecs page 953, (2016), “The Aztecs settled in the Valley of Mexico-where Mexico City now is-in 1325.” The Aztec people first settled in the Valley of Mexico (Mexico City) because of the lagoon that was there. The lagoon was used as a water source. The Aztec people could have used that lagoon as food source, and even maybe for a transportation

In 1997, Mexico City was finally allowed to elect their own mayor, which in the past had always been appointed by the President. Because of the way the PRI had ran the government before this, and all the distrustful things that have occurred, the people of Mexico made it very clear that they disliked the PRI. Mexico City produced 50% of the gross income and one the fastest developing areas in the entire country. The first mayors that were elected were leftest opposite of the PRI.

Like an enormous living museum, Mexico City provides an extraordinary showplace for the thousands of years of human cultural achievement that Mexico has attained. It ranks as one of the world's great capitals and is a must for anyone craving to understand Mexico's complex past, its fast-paced present, and its ever challenging future. The size and grandeur of the city are staggering. It is not only the oldest continuously inhabited city in the Western Hemisphere, but, by some accounts, has also become the largest city in the world. Before we look at present day Mexico City, let us look into it deep and storied past.

Education is one of the biggest, most important factors that must be addressed in order to improve all current conditions in Mexico. In recent times the Mexican government has made efforts to bridge the enormous gap in education, such as the “Oportunidades” program. However the results of their efforts have been very minimal. Statistics show that “just 21 percent of Mexicans aged 25-34 have completed high school, compared with 95 percent of South Koreans” and only about “8 percent of Mexicans 18+, holds a Bachelors degree” (Jackson, 2005, 17). Education amongst the elderly population is even scarcer, the percentage of people aged 55 to 64 who have complete secondary school in 2005, was at about “5% for Mexicans who had only completed