Welcome to the Maps.com February 2009 Newsletter! In this
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Travel Spotlight — Mexico
High-end
resorts, active volcanoes, ancient ruins, and cozy villages are just a few of
the many facets of Mexico. As travelers know, this country is still a bargain
while having so many possibilities for fun and adventure. Mexico could be the
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The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst recession in over half a century. The nation had been making an impressive recovery until the global financial crisis hit in late 2008. Ongoing economic and social concerns include low real wages, underemployment for a large segment of the population, inequitable income distribution, and few advancement opportunities for the largely Amerindian population in the impoverished southern states. The elections held in 2000 marked the first time since the 1910 Mexican Revolution that an opposition candidate - Vicente FOX of the National Action Party (PAN) - defeated the party in government, the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He was succeeded in 2006 by another PAN candidate Felipe CALDERON.
Some interesting facts about Mexico:
- Area: 1,972,550 sq km (761,605.81 square miles)
- Area Comparative: slightly less than three times the size of Texas
- Location: Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, between Belize and the US and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and the US
- Capital: Mexico City
- Geographic coordinates: 23 00 N, 102 00 W
- Highest Point: Volcan Pico de Orizaba 5,700 m
- Time Zone: UTC/GMT -6 hours
- Population: 109,955,400 (July 2008 est.)
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