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ME
XIC
OFrom
semi-deserts
to tropical forests to volcanic m
ountains, M
exico is a country as up and down as its brutal history.
It’s chock-full of lost civilisations and heaving m
odern cities, local traditions and colourful custom
s. Say hola to M
exico!
Mexico city
TH
E S
PA
NIS
H
INVA
SIO
NW
hen 508 Spanish soldiers, 100 sailors and 16 horses cam
e ashore in Mexico in
February 1519, led by Hernán
Cortés, a Spanish C
onquistador (conqueror), they m
anaged to overthrow
an entire civilisation of 25 m
illion people. This Aztec
civilisation, the last native empire
to inhabit these lands, had never seen horses before and believed
Cortés to be a G
od.
BEFOR
E T
HE S
PA
NIS
HM
exico, like much of C
entral and South Am
erica, was once part of
many great, but now
-lost, civilisations. From 1150B
C to A
D 1519,
Mexico w
as the central location of six great ancient civilisations:
Olm
ec, Teotihuacán, Maya, Zapotec, Toltec and A
ztec.
DA
Y O
F T
HE D
EA
DD
ía de los Muertos, or D
ay of the Dead, is a grand
festival that Mexicans celebrate every N
ovember.
During the D
ay of the Dead, deceased relatives are
believed to return home w
here they’re honoured with
flowers and food. C
olourful sugar skulls decorate tom
bstones and houses, and people stay in graveyards celebrating all night long.
MON
AR
CH
AIR
WA
YS
The Monarch butterfly m
igration is one of nature’s greatest
spectacles. Each year, as many
as one billion beautiful Monarch
butterflies make the journey from
eastern C
anada to the forests of w
estern central Mexico, a
journey that spans more than
2,500 miles!
CH
ICH
EN
ITZA
Chichén Itzá w
as a large city built by the M
aya people around the year 600. The ruins of this lost
city largely remain, including the
incredible Kukulkan Pyram
id, w
hich is one of the seven new
wonders of the w
orld.
CAV
E O
F C
RYSTA
LS
Mexico’s C
ave of Crystals,
located 300 metres below
ground, is the hottest cave in the w
orld, regularly recording tem
peratures of 44 degrees C
elsius. The crystals are the largest natural crystals to be
found on earth, and can weigh
up to 55 tons - that’s heavier than six elephants!
TEQU
ILA
!T
he icon
ic nation
al d
rink
of Mexico is Teq
uila.
Th
is very alcoholic d
rink
is m
ade from
a type of
cactus, w
hich
grow
s in
the tow
n of Teq
uila.
DIN
OSA
UR
KIL
LER
You might have heard that a m
assive asteroid killed off all the dinosaurs
65 millions years ago. B
ut what m
any people don’t know
is that it was in
Mexico w
here the asteroid crash-landed! This super-charged space
rock smashed into the Yucatan
Peninsula in Mexico – leaving a crater
175 km (110 m
i) and 20 km (12 m
i) deep, and triggering the extinction of
all the poor dinos!
Wh
ich cou
ntry d
o the
Mon
arch b
utterflies
mig
rate from?
go to pa
ge
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iles
MEXIC
O
From semi-deserts
to tropical
forests to
volcanic m
ountains,
Mexico is a
country
as up an
d down as
its brutal
history.
It’s chock-f
ull of
lost civili
sations
and heaving
modern cities,
local trad
itions
and colourful
customs. S
ay
hola to Mexico
!
Mexico
city
THE
SPANIS
H
INVA
SION
When 508 Spanish
soldiers,
100 sailo
rs an
d 16 horses
came as
hore in M
exico in
February 1519, le
d by Hernán
Cortés,
a Span
ish C
onquistad
or
(conqueror),
they man
aged to
overth
row an entire
civil
isatio
n
of 25 m
illion people. T
his Azte
c
civilis
ation, th
e last
native
empire
to inhab
it these
lands,
had neve
r
seen horse
s before an
d believe
d
Cortés t
o be a God.
BEFOR
E TH
E SP
ANIS
H
Mexico, li
ke m
uch of C
entral a
nd South Americ
a, was
once part
of
many g
reat, but n
ow-lost,
civil
isatio
ns. From 1150BC to
AD 1519,
Mexico w
as the ce
ntral lo
catio
n of six
great an
cient c
ivilisa
tions:
Olmec,
Teotih
uacán
, May
a, Zap
otec, To
ltec a
nd Azte
c.
DAY
OF T
HE
DEAD
Día de lo
s Muerto
s, or D
ay of th
e Dead
, is a
grand
festiva
l that
Mexican
s celebrat
e every
November.
During th
e Day
of the D
ead, d
ecease
d relat
ives a
re
believe
d to re
turn home where th
ey’re honoured w
ith
flowers
and fo
od. Colourfu
l sugar
skulls
decorat
e
tombstones a
nd houses,
and people st
ay
in grav
eyards c
elebrating al
l night lo
ng.
MON
ARCH
AIR
WAYS
The Monarc
h butterfly
migrat
ion
is one of n
ature’s g
reatest
specta
cles.
Each ye
ar, as
man
y
as one billi
on beautifu
l Monarc
h
butterfli
es mak
e the jo
urney from
eastern C
anad
a to th
e forests
of weste
rn centra
l Mexic
o, a
journey that
span
s more th
an
2,500 mile
s!
CHIC
HEN
ITZ
A
Chichén Itz
á was
a larg
e city
built
by the M
aya p
eople around th
e
year
600. The ru
ins of th
is lost
city l
argely
remain, in
cluding th
e
incredible Kuku
lkan Pyra
mid,
which is
one of the se
ven new
wonders of th
e world
.
CAVE
OF C
RYST
ALS
Mexico’s C
ave of C
rystal
s,
located 300 m
etres b
elow
ground, is th
e hottest
cave
in
the world
, regular
ly reco
rding
temperatures o
f 44 degrees
Celsius.
The cryst
als ar
e the
largest
natural
cryst
als to
be
found on earth, a
nd can w
eigh
up to 55 to
ns - th
at’s h
eavier
than six
elephants!
TEQUILA!
The iconic national
drink of Mexico is Tequila
.
This very alcoholic drink
is made from a type of
cactus, which grows in
the town of Tequila.
DINOS
AUR K
ILLE
R
You m
ight hav
e heard th
at a m
assive
asteroid ki
lled off a
ll the dinosau
rs
65 milli
ons years
ago. B
ut what
many
people don’t know is
that it w
as in
Mexico w
here the as
teroid crash
-
landed! T
his super-c
harged sp
ace
rock sm
ashed in
to the Yu
catan
Peninsula
in Mexic
o – leav
ing a cra
ter
175 km (1
10 mi) a
nd 20 km (1
2 mi)
deep, and tri
ggering th
e extincti
on of
all th
e poor dinos!
Which country do th
e
Monarc
h butterfl
ies
mig
rate fr
om?
go t
o page
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