TMGT 230

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TMGT 230

• Mexico

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Mexico

• 88 million people
• Mostly Mestizos (mix)
• Indian
• Spanish (castllian)
• Language - Spanish
• US citizens dont need visa or passport, but they
  do need a tourist card

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Topography

• Deserts - North East
• Jungle - South West
• Mountainous throughout
• Seashore - Beaches

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Climate

• Hot
• Dry in the North
• Humid in the South
• Higher areas can be cool

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5 areas

• Border
• Baja
• Mexican Riviera
• Yucatan
• Interior

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Border

• Tiajuana
• Mexicali
• Juarez
• Nogales

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Baja

• La Paz
• Cabo San Lucas
• golf
• desert
• marlin fishing
• sea caves

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Cabo San Lucas
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Riviera

• Acapulco
• cliff divers
• parasailing
• deep sea fishing
• Jet set
• Mazatlan
• Puerto Vallarta
• Ixtapa / Zihuatanejo

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Acapulco
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Las Hadas
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Yucatan

• Cancun
• Merida
• Cozumel
• Chichen Itza
• This area combines beach and ruins

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Cancun
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Chichen Itza
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Interior

• Mexico City
• largest city in the world
• Teotihuacan
• Museum of Anthropology
• Guadalajara
• Chihuahua
• Mormon settlement
• Copper Canyon

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Teotihuacan
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Chihuaha
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Interior

• Oaxaca
• Chiapas
• Mayan Indians
• Zarahemla
• Palenque
• Nephite Ruins

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Palenque
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Airport Codes

• Mexico City - (MEX)
• Acapulco - (ACA)
• Cancun - (CUN)