Mexico - is 1,972,550 km ² of land on the North American continent, including about 6thousand km ² of islands in the Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of California. Mexico - a country of mountains, more than 50% of the territory lies above1,000 meters above sea level, an exception - the plain of the Yucatan Peninsula. Sierra Madre mountain ranges stretching from north to south and from east to west is thevolcanic belt of Sierra Nevada. Peak of Orizaba (5,700 m), the legendary volcanoPopocatepetl - 5462 m, Istaksiuatl - 5286 m, and Nevado de Toluca, - 4577 m are the highest points of the Mexican landscape. The capital of Mexico - Mexico City. Culture of Mexico has a unique solar color. Flora and fauna are diverse, as well as the climatic zones.
CLIMATE
The climate in the north - subtropical in the south - tropical. Mexico ranks fourth in the world in a variety of plants and animals that guard the 58 national parks and biosphere reserves.
Mountain ranges and the valley are covered with virgin forests of Yucatan, they constitute15% of the whole country. Above the forests lush alpine meadows bloom.
Jungles of Mexico - is the abundance of rare animals and plants, is part
icularly rich in the world of birds. Rare animals and beautiful tropical butterflies - is the pride of MexicanNature.
Tropical and meadows stretch to the Caribbean Sea, the coast is increasing the greatestcoral reef of the world after the Great Barrier in Australia. The status of this reef is very good.
POPULATION
Mexicans - are descendants of Indians, Spaniards and other Europeans, as well asexported from African slaves. Total population of this country is about 112 million people.The country has a great population growth, and young people often crosses the U.S. bor
der in search of a better life.
MONEY
The Mexican peso - $ MXN (1 peso = 100 centavos). In circulation are banknotes of 500, 200, 100, 50, 20 pesos, and coins of 10, 5, 2, 1 peso. Penny, small coin, is hardly ever used. Do you accept credit cards Visa and MasterCard, some American Express. In some places you can pay in dollars at the exchange rate at the discretion of the seller.Do not forget that for the exchange of U.S. dollars by the laws of Mexico, you will need topresent a passport. You can exchange foreign currency at banks or exchange offices.
CUSTOMS
From Mexico can not be exported archaeological treasures and antiques, rare birds and animals, their skins and stuffed. You can take out foreign currency, and Mexican - in an amount not more than 5000 pesos. When leaving the country you will have to pay airport tax, which amounts to about $ 20 per person, except children under 2 years.
BEACHES
All the beaches of Mexico's public and free access. But the rent umbrellas and sunbedshave to pay. On the beach you can not appear without a bathing suit. In Mexico, allbeaches are set flags that tell you about the state of the sea: red - bathing and swimmingis strictly prohibited, yellow - to behave in the water very carefully, green - swimming is safe.
MEXICAN CUISINE
Mexican cuisine is the best will tell you about the national character of the Mexicans.Many dishes are quite spicy. In almost all Mexican dishes involving Mexican corn tortillas tortillas, spicy chili peppers and beans. Many popular snacks, we know Mexican food restaurant - nachos, kesadilyas, tacos, tostados, chimichangi - is unleavened cakes with different fillings. You can offer a soup with seafood, with sharp spices and pulses.At the heart of Mexican hot meals - different meats which are prepared in several ways: olla podrida goulash, roast beef ribbons with bean side dish carne asado, and even the world-famous chili con carne. Many dishes are like Russian food: empanadas like our pie and dumplings, enchiladas - it is a kind of omelette rolls, a variety of popular burrito.The representatives of the old kitchen - it's tamales with sweet odor. Their steamed corn dough, turning to the corn leaf and pouring different sauces.If you have a sweet tooth, you will be pleasantly surprised by the Mexican desert Rosca de Reyes "bread king". This is a cake, baked in which dried fruit, and which secrete a special doll, symbolizing the baby Jesus and the onset of the festive fiesta.
CLIMATE
The climate in the north - subtropical in the south - tropical. Mexico ranks fourth in the world in a variety of plants and animals that guard the 58 national parks and biosphere reserves.Mountain ranges and the valley are covered with virgin forests of Yucatan, they constitute15% of the whole country. Above the forests lush alpine meadows bloom.
Jungles of Mexico - is the abundance of rare animals and plants, is part
icularly rich in the world of birds. Rare animals and beautiful tropical butterflies - is the pride of MexicanNature.
Tropical and meadows stretch to the Caribbean Sea, the coast is increasing the greatestcoral reef of the world after the Great Barrier in Australia. The status of this reef is very good.
POPULATIONMexicans - are descendants of Indians, Spaniards and other Europeans, as well asexported from African slaves. Total population of this country is about 112 million people.The country has a great population growth, and young people often crosses the U.S. bor
der in search of a better life.
MONEY
The Mexican peso - $ MXN (1 peso = 100 centavos). In circulation are banknotes of 500, 200, 100, 50, 20 pesos, and coins of 10, 5, 2, 1 peso. Penny, small coin, is hardly ever used. Do you accept credit cards Visa and MasterCard, some American Express. In some places you can pay in dollars at the exchange rate at the discretion of the seller.Do not forget that for the exchange of U.S. dollars by the laws of Mexico, you will need topresent a passport. You can exchange foreign currency at banks or exchange offices.
CUSTOMS
From Mexico can not be exported archaeological treasures and antiques, rare birds and animals, their skins and stuffed. You can take out foreign currency, and Mexican - in an amount not more than 5000 pesos. When leaving the country you will have to pay airport tax, which amounts to about $ 20 per person, except children under 2 years.
BEACHES
All the beaches of Mexico's public and free access. But the rent umbrellas and sunbedshave to pay. On the beach you can not appear without a bathing suit. In Mexico, allbeaches are set flags that tell you about the state of the sea: red - bathing and swimmingis strictly prohibited, yellow - to behave in the water very carefully, green - swimming is safe.
MEXICAN CUISINE
Mexican cuisine is the best will tell you about the national character of the Mexicans.Many dishes are quite spicy. In almost all Mexican dishes involving Mexican corn tortillas tortillas, spicy chili peppers and beans. Many popular snacks, we know Mexican food restaurant - nachos, kesadilyas, tacos, tostados, chimichangi - is unleavened cakes with different fillings. You can offer a soup with seafood, with sharp spices and pulses.At the heart of Mexican hot meals - different meats which are prepared in several ways: olla podrida goulash, roast beef ribbons with bean side dish carne asado, and even the world-famous chili con carne. Many dishes are like Russian food: empanadas like our pie and dumplings, enchiladas - it is a kind of omelette rolls, a variety of popular burrito.The representatives of the old kitchen - it's tamales with sweet odor. Their steamed corn dough, turning to the corn leaf and pouring different sauces.If you have a sweet tooth, you will be pleasantly surprised by the Mexican desert Rosca de Reyes "bread king". This is a cake, baked in which dried fruit, and which secrete a special doll, symbolizing the baby Jesus and the onset of the festive fiesta. 
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