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Mexico
A panorama of the colonial city of Guanajuato at the center of the vibrant Bajío region
Capital |
Mexico City |
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Cities |
Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey |
Bordering countries |
United States, Guatemala, Belize |
Bodies of water |
Rio Grande River, Colorado River, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean |
Land features |
Pico de Orizaba, Chihuahuan Desert, Mexican Plateau, Valley of Mexico, Baja California Peninsula, Yucatán Peninsula |
Languages |
Spanish (de facto official) |
Religions |
Christianity |
Tourist destinations |
Acapulco, Los Cabos, Tulum, Teotihuacan, Chichen Itza, Zócalo |
Currency |
Mexican Peso |
Cities |
Puebla, Tijuana, León, Ecatepec, Ciudad Juárez, Cancún |
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Bodies of water |
Usumacinta River, Lerma River, Gulf of California, Yucatán Channel |
Land features |
Sonoran Desert, Popocatépetl, Sierra Madre Occidental, Sierra Madre Oriental, Tiburón Island, Revillagigedo Islands |
Tourist destinations |
Basaseachic Falls, Copper Canyon, Calakmul, Guanajuato, Oaxaca, Palenque, Cancún |
Cities |
Oaxaca, Acapulco, Mérida, Querétaro City, Mexicali, Chihuahua, Culiacán, Hermosillo, San Luis Potosí, Aguascalientes, Saltillo, Veracruz, Campeche, Villahermosa, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mazatlán, Playa del Carmen, Matamoros, La Paz |
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Bodies of water |
Culiacán River, Balsas River, Lake Chapala |
Land features |
Bolsón de Mapimí, Volcán de Colima, Parícutin, Volcán Tacaná, El Chichón, Sierra Madre del Sur, Sierra Madre de Chiapas, Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, Oaxaca Valley, Mezquital Valley, Cozumel, Isthmus of Tehuantepec |
Tourist destinations |
Desierto de los Leones National Park, Cumbres del Ajusco National Park, Grutas de Cacahuamilpa Caverns, Hospicio Cabañas, Paseo de la Reforma, Morelia, Monte Albán, Cozumel |