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Cities & Villages
• Central Plazas– public squares in
Mexico’s cities and villages.
– Churches and government buildings
– Rural & Urban
Fiestas
• Parades, Fireworks and Dancing
• Mariachi Bands• Independence Day• Dias de la Muertos• Cinco de Mayo
Mexico’s Economy
• 12th largest economy in the world
• Agriculture– Corn, rice, beans, wheat– Exports coffee, cotton,
vegetables, fruit, livestock and tobacco
• Industry– Cars, consumer goods,
and steel• Natural Resources
– Petroleum and natural gas• Service Industries
– Banking and Tourism
Free Trade
• In the mid-1990’s, Mexico, Canada, and the US signed NAFTA
• 1999, Mexico signed a free trade agreement with European countries.
Mexico’s Challenges
• Population– People moved to the cities
looking for work.– End up living in slums and
working for low pay.
• Migrant Workers– Immigration – Move from place to place
seeking work. Work for low pay.
Drug Cartels
Foreign Debt
• Economic Growth was slow for many years.– Factories weren’t built for fear of loss of
revenue to foreign countries.
• Mexico borrowed money from foreign banks.
• Have to make payments on the debt, not invest in their country.
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