1. MEXICO By: Miguel A. Rivera World Literature-2 nd block Ms. Geller September 11, 2014

2. FACTS  The capital of Mexico is Mexico City.  The population is:  women are 63,072,199  men are: 61,330,560.  The currency is the Mexican peso  The Area is: 761, 600 sq. miles (1.973 million km2 )  Life expectancy is: 71.98 years.

3. CULTURE  RELIGION: Most of Mexicans (83 percent) are Roman Catholic. The Catholic Church has greatly influenced the culture, attitudes, and history of all Mexicans and catholic holidays are celebrated widely. The virgin of Guadalupe is the patron saint of Mexico and a national symbol.  Food: Most of the Mexican food is or has something spicy like, tacos, enchiladas, tostadas and mole.  Music: Mariachi music has found many international audiences. Mariachi bands vary in size but generally consist of a singer, violins, trumpets, and various guitars. corridos songs that tell stories, and rancheras are other forms of traditional music. Mexico has become a major music recording and distribution for the Americas.

4. THE PROBLEM  There is much poverty in Mexico, there are people who have nothing to eat, and nothing to dress. There is a lot of unemployment in Mexico.  What we can do is to bring some food and some clothes for them and for the unemployment we cant do something the government has to do something.  The tourism can help too, the government can get a lot of money and invert it to help the people that need it.

5. WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP?  You can help the economy of Mexico by visiting our tourism areas there are a lot of them like beaches, architecture and some more places.  Also you can donate money or whatever you want that you think that can help this people.

6. WORKS CITED  Visit Mexico “Mexico tourism board”. 2012. n.p. web. 03 September 2014.  “Mexico” Culture grams online edition. ProQuest 2014. Web 26 Aug. 2014..  “Mexico, Country, North America” Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia 6th Edition (2013): 1-7, History Reference Center.web. 110 Sept. 2014.