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VIBRANT DIVERSITY
Identified as a megadiverse country, its biodiversity ranks 4th in the world. The influence of its Spanish colonial days and of its ancient people, including the Mayan and Aztec cultures, is found throughout this nation that lies between the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. Regions continue to develop, preserving this heritage and evolving as a result of innovation combined with their climate and geography.
Four main geographical regions make up this vast country:
Tropical, Mountainous, Desert, Coastal
States and Regions of Mexico
States of Mexico 
Regions of Mexico
♦ Baja California
Baja California, Baja California Sur
Cabo San Lucas, coastal deserts
♦ Bajio
Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí, Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Queretaro
San Miguel de Allende, Historic, mountainous silver mining region
♦ Pacific Coast
Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima, Michoacán, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Chiapas
Puerto Vallarta, Guadalajara, Acapulco, Tropical beaches along the Pacific Ocean
♦ Northern Mexico
Sonora, Sinaloa, Chihuahua, Durango, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas
Mazatlán, Monterrey, Expansive deserts and mountains
♦ Central Mexico
Mexico, Hidalgo, Puebla, Veracruz
Mexico City, capital and surrounding area
♦ Yucatán Peninsula
Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatán, Quintana Roo
Cancun, Isla Cozumel, Merida, Mayan sites, tropical jungle, Caribbean coast
Mayan Tulum
Pre-Columbian ruins along a cliff overlooking the Caribbean Sea Zama, city of the dawn, as this site facing east toward the sunrise is believed to have once been known. Inhabited as early as the 6th century, its crumbled limestone walls overlook the Caribbean Sea on a spectacular cliffside perch. Flourishing between the 13th and 15th…
