Interesting Facts about Mexico

Mexico Interesting Facts

Mexico is a country in North America, officially the United Mexican States.

Interesting facts about Mexico:

Mexico City was built on a lake – the city sinks around 12cm annually.
Mexico is home to more Spanish speakers than any other country in the world.
Mexico is home to over 200 volcanoes, more than any other country in the world.
Mexicans drink more Coca-Cola per capita than any other nation in the world.
Tequila originated in northwest Mexico called Jalisco. It was name after the city Tequila.
Chihuahuas are named after the Mexican state of Chihuahua.
Mexico’s national dog is Xoloitzcuintli.
Mexico is home to the world’s longest-living person. Leandra Becerra Lumbreras, died at the age of 127.
Mexico City has the world’s second largest subway system.
Mexico is home to the world’s second-largest coral reef system.
The name of the country and the capital are the same, they are both Mexico.
Mexico has 34 UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
First Printing Press in North America was used in Mexico City in 1539.
The oldest university in North America is located in Mexico. The National University of Mexico (UNAM) was founded in 1551 by Charles V of Spain, 85 years before Harvard.
The world's smallest volcano Cuexcomate is in Mexico.
Mexican inventor Luis Ernesto Miramontes Cardenas created the world's first contraceptive.
Mexico is jome to world’s biggest ancient pyramids. The largest pyramid in the world is the Great Pyramid of Cholula.
Color TV was invented in Mexico. Guillermo González Camarena was an inventor who created the chromoscopic adapter for television equipment, which was an early color tv transmission system.
Legend has it that Italian-American restaurateur Caesar Cardini invented the Caesar Salad in 1924 in Tijuana, Mexico.
Mexico City is the second city of the world with the largest number of museums.
The meteorite that wiped out the dinosaurs 65 million years ago fell on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico.