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Mexico Vacations
& More
A country of south-central North
America. Southern Mexico was the site of various advanced
civilizations beginning with the Olmec and including the Maya, Zapotec,
Toltec, Mixtec, and Aztec cultures. Mexico was conquered by Cortés in
1521 and held by the Spanish until 1821. The Treaty of Guadalupe
Hidalgo that ended the Mexican War (1846-1848) awarded all lands north
of the Rio Grande to the United States. Mexico City is the capital and
the largest city. Population: 93,008,000.
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