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The Zapotec

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Yucatan Mayan legacy: Uxmal & Chichen Itza

The Mayan civilization formed a hugely influential part of pre-Hispanic Mexican culture. Their advanced, developed methods and carefully constructed society reached the highest state of development between the years of 250-900 AD. However, the Mayans continued to exert their power right up until the Spanish conquest.

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Famous Mexican Writers - Octavio Paz

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Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve

The Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve is a protected area that comprises of over 50,000 hectares of mountainous pine-oak forests that lie northwest of Mexico City along the Trans-Mexican Volcanic belt. Not only is it an important conservation area, but it is also a World Heritage Site. Here, every winter, millions of migrating monarch butterflies make this area their home. The biosphere aims to not only protect the Monarch butterflies but also the ecosystem that they belong to.

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The Mexican Vine Snake

The Mexican Vine Snake (Oxybelis aeneus), also known as the Brown Vine Snake, is a small, mildly venomous snake that lives throughout most of southern, eastern and western Mexico, excluding Baja California.

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Mexican Tacos

Tacos are probably one of the most famous components of Mexican cuisine. Traditional Mexican tacos are corn or wheat tortillas that are folded or rolled around a filling. There are an incredibly versatile dish that can be filled with anything thing including vegetables, cheese and a variety of meat, often accompanied by salsa, guacamole and herbs.

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The Mexican Crocodile

The Mexican Morelet's Crocodile is a modest sized crocodile that is native to Mexico, Belize and Guatemala. It is also commonly known as simply the Mexican crocodile or the Central American Crocodile; however it has many names in Spanish including Cocodrilo de Pantano, Lagarto negro, Lagarto de El Pet�n and Lagarto Panza. The Morelet portion of the name comes from the French naturalist P.M.A Morelet who discovered the species in Mexico in 1850.

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The Mexican Collared Lizard

The Mexican Collared Lizard, also biologically known as Crotaphytus dickersonae, is a colorful species of lizard that is closely related to iguana lizards and native to northern Mexico.

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Mexican Chili

Mexican food is famous throughout the world, and perhaps one of its most characteristic features of Mexican cuisine is its use of spice. Mexican chili peppers are a basic ingredient in a huge range of Mexican dishes.� Without Mexican chilies, many of these Mexican food delights would not be the same!

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The Mayan Calendar

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Hernan Cortez

One of the most formative times in Mexican history, is of course, its transformation into one of the many Spanish colonies that formed after the discovery of the Americas. One of the key figures in the process of Mexico�s colonization was Hernan Cortez. Hernan Cortes was a prominent figure among the Spanish conquerors because of the huge impact he had on the fall of the Aztec Empire and the conversion of large portions of Mexico to Spanish rule.

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Benito Juarez - The First Indigenous President of Mexico

Benito Juarez was a Mexican lawyer and politician, most famous for being the first indigenous Mexican president. In total he served five terms, somewhat sporadically, from 1858-1872.

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The Nahuatl

Whilst Spanish is the dominant language spoken in Mexico, there are in fact an additional 68 Amerindian languages that are considered national languages, the most widely spoken of which is Nahuatl. The Nahtuatl language is spoken by almost 1.5 million people in Mexico, and comprises of a group of closely related Aztec languages and dialects known as the Nahuan, some of which are mutually unintelligible.

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Mexican Grey Wolf

The Mexican grey wolf is the smallest of the grey wolf species. They tend to grow no longer than 150cm long and 80cm high making them a fair bit smaller than many other wolves.

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Activities for teens in Mexico

Mexico is one of the world�s most popular holiday destinations and it�s easy to see why. As well as having a great climate, beautiful beaches and a vast range of hotel complexes, it also boasts many cultural, sporting and educational activities for all ages. Whether it�s with rest of the family or in their own free time, teenagers will find an abundance of exciting activities in Mexico.

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