MEXICO By: Miguel A. Rivera World Literature-2 nd block Ms. Geller September 11, 2014.

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.