Many of the individual clips inthis videowere filmed in Baja California Sur, with occasional forays into Chihuahua and central and southern Mexico: For those that like to match names with places (that’s what makes you a geographer, right?), here is the list of places in order of their a...
Mexico offers you avariety of natural environmentsto choose from when seeking places to live, work, or retire here. This article explains options for living in Mexico’s highlands, including the key benefits, considerations, and a list of places for you to explore in more detail. The sweeping...
Natural Resources:Petroleum, silver, copper, gold, lead, zinc, natural gas and timber. Natural Hazards:Tsunamis along the Pacific coast, volcanoes and destructive earthquakes in the centre and south, and hurricanes on the Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean coasts. ...
Older sources still list the Cascada de Basaseachic in the Copper Canyon region of northern Mexico as the country’s tallest waterfall. That waterfall is 246 meters (807 feet) tall, according to geographer Robert Schmidt, a calculation subsequent confirmed by measurements made by members of a Me...
Mexico boasts many natural resources, hence mining is a major industry there. Silver and Gold: The nation ranks well among producers of gold, copper, and other minerals; it is the top producer of silver. Reflecting the government’s strategic focus in mineral resources, recent laws have nationa...
List of the most popular artists from Mexico, listed alphabetically with photos when available. For centuries artists have been among the world's most ...
Blood, & by extension the still-beating heart, renewed a connection with the sacred that seemed essential to the very existence of the natural order. Rubbing sacrificial blood on idols ensouled them to operate in a literal transubstantiation, rather than symbolic transformation, on which the fate...
These amazing crystals are one of the latest additions to the incredible list of natural wonders that can be enjoyed in Mexico! For truly amazing images of the crystals, watch the Discovery Channel documentary “Naica: Secrets of The Crystal Cave” (2008). YouTube video of the crystals. Artic...
The introductory text to this section rightly highlights how “the natural world of Mexico varies amazingly, from tropical jungles and coral reefs to deserts and glaciers.” However, the statement that “Central Mexico is home to billions of Monarch Butterflies, whose 2 year /4 generation long tr...
Table 1. List of species of Neuroptera, number of sampling sites where the species was found, and abundance at each sample site along the altitudinal gradient at the Tacaná Volcano, Mexico. S1–S5: Site 1 to Site 5, where S1 has the lowest and S5 the highest altitude. * Species previou...