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Laura Esquivel is a script writer,

She has received global recognition for her novel Como Agua Para Chocolate.

She also filmed a movie based on her book.

The story is about a family in 1900.

There were a lot of ranches/farms in rural Mexico. Everyone shared chores; they had to take care of the animals and the harvests, clean the house and prepare the food.  All of the ranches/farms together functioned as a community.

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Monterrey is in the northern part of mexico. It has various ecological parks that are very famous. For example in the park called Cola de Caballo there is a amazing waterfall.

The chipinque plateau and the chipinque lies in the Sierra Madre mountains. The people there are always outside enjoying the nature, going on hikes and camping.

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Gerardo Murillo-important muralist

He was born in Mexico in 1875.

He changed his name to Dr. Atl because he wanted his name to sound like Dr. Water.

Was inspired by nature in his country and makes landscape portraits.

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Population: 109,955,400 people

Size: 761, 606 square miles

Capital: Mexico D.F.  It´s the country's federal district-a cosmopolitan area where the main universities are found and financial activity occurs (stocks/trading, etc.). There are approximately 8-9 million inhabitants.

Official Name: Estados Unidos Mexicanos

Number of States: 31

Money System: Pesos

Typical Food: Tamales, ceviche, tacos, enchiladas

Famous People: Octavio Paz (writer), Paulina Rubio (singer), Gael García Bernal (actor)

Cancun: famous beach city on the Yucatan Peninsula.

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Chichen-Itza Pyramid: Is in the Yucatan peninsula which contains many rich archaeological sites.

The most famous ruins are Uxmal and Chichen-Itza which were left by the Mayan civilization.

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Was a psychologist and an inspired poet as well as an essayist.

He was inspired by nature, and felt strongly about mexican culture

In 1990, Octavio Paz won a Nobel Peace Prize for writing literature.
´In my body you search the mountain for the sun buried in its forest. In your body I search for the boat adrift in the middle of the night.´  -Octavio Paz

He wrote a famous book, El labrinto de la soledad , which describes the psychology of Mexicans.

Many of his poems are inspired by nature and present a variety of geographical locations like deserts and beaches.

´Your hair is lost in the forest, your feet touching mine. Asleep you are bigger than the night, but your dream fits within this room. How much we are who are so little! Outside a taxi passes with its load of ghosts. The river that runs by is always running back. Will tomorrow be another day?´- Octavio Paz

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Acapulco is one of the most important tourist cities on the Mexican Pacific Ocean coast.

One of the most interesting attractions in Alcapuco are the famous divers at Quebrada.

These men dive from 100 feet in altitude.

This extreme sport is a tradition that began in 1934.

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In the coast of México people can surf and practice water sports in Cabo San Lucas and Puerto Escondido which are beaches on the Pacific coast. In the coast of Bahía de Campeche there are beaches that a very famous in Cancun.

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Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies