Mexico

Mexico is located in the North America and it is a federal constitution republic. The United States of America is located on its north and it has the Pacific Ocean on its west and south. On the east of Mexico there is the Gulf of Mexico and on its southeast it is surrounded by the Caribbean Sea, Belize and Guatemala.

Mexico is not just the fifth largest nation in the Americas but it is also the 14th largest independent country on earth. It has about one hundred and nine million people living in its land and as such, this makes Mexico the 11th most populated country on earth.

Chichen-Itza is Mexico is one of the new Seven Wonders of the World and this archaeological site is one of the attractions of this nation. As per the World Tourism Organization, it is the one of the most preferred tourist locations worldwide. In the year 2005, Mexico was the 7th most popular tourist destinations in the world.

Most of the locations in the country have a dry climate with periodic rainfall. The Mexican economy is the 10th-12th largest worldwide. The tourism industry plays a very important role in bringing in revenue for the country.

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    Casas Grandes

    Casas Grandes is an archaeological site approximately 200 miles (320 km) south of US Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument ruins and was built by the Mogollon people. It is the contemporary name given to a pre-Columbian archaeological zone and its central site, located in the modern-day Mexican state of Chihuahua.

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    El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve

    The El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, created in 1988, is located in Mulege Municipality in northern Baja California Sur, at the center of the Baja California Peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of California. With a landmass of over 9,625 square-miles (24,930 square km), it is the largest wildlife refuge in Mexico.

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    Gulf of California

    The Gulf of California is a body of water that separates the Baja California Peninsula from the Mexican mainland. It is bordered by the states of Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora, and Sinaloa with a coastline of approximately 4,000 km (2,500 mi).

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    Hotel Riviera del Pacifico, Ensenada

    The Hotel Riviera del Pacifico was a hotel located in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. It was one of the most prestigious and luxurious hotels in Mexico, and the place of birth of the Margarita cocktail.

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    Part of the Chihuahua-Pacific Railway

    The Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacifico (Chihuahua-Pacific Railway), also known as El Chepe from its reporting mark CHP, or Ferrocarril Chihuahua-Pacifico is a major rail line in northwest Mexico, linking the city of Chihuahua, Chihuahua, to the city of Los Mochis, Sinaloa and its port Topolobampo.

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    Pinacate Peaks

    The Pinacate Peaks are a volcanic group of volcanic peaks and cinder cones located mostly in the Mexican state of Sonora along the international border adjacent to the U.S. state of Arizona, surrounded by the vast sand dune field of the Gran Desierto de Altar, at the desert's southeast.

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    Rock Paintings of Sierra de San Francisco

    The Rock Paintings of Sierra de San Francisco is the name of the prehistoric rock art pictographs found in the Sierra de San Francisco mountain range in Mulege Municipality of the northern region of Baja California Sur state, in Mexico.

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    San Pedro Martir Island

    San Pedro Martir is the name of an island of Mexico, located in the Gulf of California, about halfway between the coast of Baja California and Sonora. San Pedro Martir is located in the center of the Gulf of California and is the most remote island in the Sea of Cortez.

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    Valle de Allende

    Valle de Allende is the municipal seat and largest city of the municipality of Allende in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Originally named Valle de San Bartolome, it was founded in 1569 by Franciscan monks. The city is one of the oldest in Chihuahua.