Mexico presentation

Mexico

The food's spicy!

Fun facts!

Cuisine

indigenous people

Founding legend

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Map of Mexico

Mexico is located on the southern portion of North America. It is the third largest country in Latin America, after Brazil and Argentina.

Location

1529

1325 C.E.

After Hernàn Cortez conquered and destroyed the city, he ordered the construction of a Mexico City to be built on the ruins of Tenochtitlan

When they saw this exact scene on an island (located in what was once Lake Texcoco), they founded Tenochtitlan on that island.

Their god, Huitzilopochtli, directed them to build a city where they saw an eagle perched on a cactus, eating a snake

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Founding Legend

Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec empire, was founded by the Aztec or Mexica people around 1325 C.E.

Did you know?Mexico is home to 68 Indigenous Groups, each speaking their own native language and together accounting for 364 variants.

Indigenous groups in Mexico!

Mexico is one of the countries with the most indigenous languages! A total of 68 native languages are spoken, divided into more than 350 linguistic variants!

How many Languages are there?

CAPRIOTADA (BREAD PUDDING)

JERICALLA

JAMONCILLO

CAMOTE ENMIELADO

ENCHILADAS

TAMALES

BURRITOS

TACOS

Mexican Cuisines!

Time for some Fun Facts!

Featuring a height of 66 meters, 400-meter base and a total volume of 4.5 million cubic meters the pyramid is significantly larger than the pyramid of Giza, even though it is less popular.

01. Mexico is home to the world’s largest pyramid!

The meteorite that wiped out dinosaurs 65 million years ago hit the Mexican peninsula of Yucatán (Chicxulub crater)

02. The meteorite that wiped-out dinosaurs struck Mexico!

In 2010, the UNESCO added Mexican cuisine to the list of Immaterial World Cultural Heritage. Mexican cuisine roots date back from colonial times where Spanish cuisine met native preparations thus creating a unique blend!

03. Mexican cuisine is officially World Cultural Heritage.

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