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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, work to preserve heritage, and evolve through innovation within their varied geography and climate types: Tropical, Mountainous, Desert, Coastal.
States and Regions of Mexico
♦ Mexico City
within capital region of Central Mexico
♦ Central Mexico
Mexico State + Hidalgo + Puebla + Morelos + Tlaxcala
♦ Gulf Coast
Tamaulipas + Veracruz + Tabasco
♦ Bajío
Zacatecas + San Luis Potosí + Aguascalientes + Guanajuato + Queretaro
♦ Northern Mexico
Sonora + Sinaloa + Chihuahua + Durango + Coahuila + Nuevo León + Tamaulipas
♦ Baja California
Baja California + Baja California Sur
♦ Pacific Coast
Nayarit + Jalisco + Colima + Michoacán + Guerrero + Chiapas
♦ Southern Pacific Coast
Guerrero + Oaxaca + Chiapas
♦ Yucatán Peninsula
Campeche + Yucatán + Quintana Roo
Basics
Know Before You Go
Spanish
official language
Peso ₱
currency
31
official states
Mexico City
capital
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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…
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