Most people probably have a vague idea that the Green Revolution was something to do with improving crops in the developing world, but how many realize that it began in Mexico? In fact, the Green Revolution continues in Mexico through the pioneering work of CIMMYT, the International Wheat and Maize Improvement Center based in Texcoco, […]
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Note: This article is an edited extract from chapter 29 of Geo-Mexico: the geography and dynamics of modern Mexico, by Richard Rhoda and Tony Burton (Sombrero Books, 2010). Reproduced by permission of the authors; all rights reserved. Females comprise 51.3% of the Mexican population (there are 94.8 men for every 100 women). However, with isolated […]
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I’ll break your jaw! (Chalco) In the umbilicus (Xico) Place of the squashed serpent (Coapatongo) [1] Mexico’s place names or toponyms provide a rich and fun source for linguistic analysis. Indigenous peoples spoke languages that had no formal alphabet. They developed complex symbols (hieroglyphs) for place names that used combinations of up to three different […]
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In the winter, the further south you go, the warmer it will be (no surprise there). Summer is the rainy season throughout much of Mexico. Winters are comparatively dry. The higher the elevation, the cooler and less humid the air. You can subtract three degrees for every 1,000 feet of elevation (Toluca at 9,000 ft […]
Continue Readingmapmexicobasic-outline Printable outline map of Mexico in pdf format – ideal for EDUCATIONAL USE! Published or Updated on: March 2, 2009 by Tony Burton
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Basic map of Mexico and Mexico’s states” CLICK HERE for a PRINTABLE OUTLINE MAP of Mexico and Mexico’s states in pdf format – ideal for EDUCATIONAL USE! Published or Updated on: March 2, 2009 by Tony Burton
Continue ReadingWhen Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés was asked to describe Mexico in the early 1500s, he is said to have crumpled up a piece of paper and set it on a table, demonstrating Mexico’s mountainous landscapes, sprinkled with volcanoes and plagued by frequent earthquakes. Most of the country’s volcanoes are situated within the 950-kilometer Trans-Mexican Volcanic […]
Continue ReadingThe coast and lower parts of Mexico can often be very hot with temperatures ranging from 75º – 88ºF in winter and up to 90ºF in summer. In altitudes from 1,220 – 1,830 meters temperatures range from 60-70ºF. On the high central plateau on which Mexico City & Guadalajara are found it is spring like all year […]
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Continue ReadingDr. Leopoldo Rodarte Ramón, general director of the Federal District Water Commission, has a tough job. He is responsible for supplying an ever-growing population with water, draining thousands of tons of rain and wastewater, and treating huge discharges of industrial and domestic waste. To complicate matters, the Mexico City’s water infrastructure is no longer able […]
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