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Mexico Today ¡ Ol é!. Experience:. See the Sights and Sounds of This Beautiful Land and Exciting Culture Presented by Ms. Cooper. Places to visit Things to see Things to do Places to stay Places to eat Interesting Facts Current Issues. Places to Visit. Chichen Itza Mexico City
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Mexico Today ¡Olé! Experience: See the Sights and Sounds of This Beautiful Land and Exciting Culture Presented by Ms. Cooper • Places to visit • Things to see • Things to do • Places to stay • Places to eat • Interesting Facts • Current Issues
Places to Visit • Chichen Itza • Mexico City • Our Lady of Guadalupe • Tulum • Isla Mujeres • Acapulco
Things to see • Beautiful beaches • Ancient Aztec, Mayan, and Olmec ruins • Amazing Mexican architecture
Things to do • Boating • Bullfights • Sampling local foods • Shopping • Swimming • Traditional dancing
Places to stay • La Vida Mexicana • Hotel de Cancun • La Plaza del Sol Places to eat • Restaurante del Pollo • La Casa de Rosita • Comida Buena
Interesting Facts • Spanish is the official language • The peso is the monetary unit • Mexico City is the most populated city on earth • The city of Cancun was created in the early 1970s as a resort area based on computer research • Most of the country is Roman Catholic
Issues facing Mexico today • Economic – poverty is a serious problem in Mexico as demonstrated by the graphs comparing Mexico with Canada and the United States. • Social/Political – drug cartels are causing an increase in crime and violence, especially in the southern regions of Mexico