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What You Need to Know

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Country name:

long form: United Mexican States
short form: Mexico
local short form: Mexico
local long form: Estados Unidos Mexicanos

What the people are called:

noun, singular: Mexican
noun, plural: Mexicans
adjective: Mexican

Ethnic groups:

Mestizo (60%), Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian (30%), white (9%), other.

U.S. Embassy

Embassy of the United States of America
Paseo de la Reforma 305
Colonia Cuauhtémoc
México DF 06500 Mexico

Tel:(52) 55-5080-2000

Web site: http://usembassy-mexico.gov/

Canadian Embassy

Canadian Embassy (street address)
Calle Schiller 529
Colonio Polanco
México DF 11560 Mexico

Canadian Embassy (mailing address)
Apartado Postal 105-05
México DF 11580 Mexico

Tel:(52) 55-724-7900
Fax:(52) 55-724-7980

Web site: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/mexico-city/

Money:

1 New Peso (peso) = 100 centavos
(currency conversion)

Time Zone:

South, Central and Eastern Mexico: GMT -6 (What's GMT?)
Nayarit, Sonora, Sinaloa and Baja California Sur: GMT -7
Baja California Norte: GMT -8

Phone/Internet info:

Country Area Code: 52

Internet cafes exist in all regions, particularly in main tourist areas.

Mobile phone coverage varies, but is available (GSM 1900 networks). International calling cards also provide a way to contact (calling to or from the U.S.). You may want to consider renting a compatible phone and service plan.

Major languages spoken:

Spanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional indigeneous languages

Alphabet:

Written Spanish is similar to English but with a few nuances: See it here.

Written Mayan is significantly different than English letters: See it here.

Major holidays:

Public holidays 2004

* In addition, there are many local holidays. Also, holidays that fall on the weekend are not celebrated on the previous or following weekday.

Common names:

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