NORTH AMERICA

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In spring 2001, the Rio Grande stopped flowing

into the Gulf of Mexico for the first time in
recorded history, allowing illegal immigrants
to simply walk into the US.

Nuevo Laredo

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Reynosa

Matamoros

Saltillo

en

Ciudad Victoria

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San Luis
Potos

Tampico
Ciudad Valles
Ro Verde
Dolores Hidalgo
Campeche
Poza Rica
Baha de Campeche
Quertaro
Tulancingo
Pachuca
Xalapa
Veracruz
MEXICO

Morelia
Cuernavaca
Uruapan

Sie

It is thought that The Ballgame, a ritual sport

played by Maya and Aztec civilizations, and a
forerunner of volleyball, often ended
with members of the losing team
being sacrificed.
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Acapulco

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Coatzacoalcos
Minatitln

Puebla

Tehuacn

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CITY

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Isla
Cozumel

Yucatan
Peninsula
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Villahermosa

Tuxtla

Golfo
de
Tehuantepec

Cancn

B E L IZ E

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Len

Tapachula

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Tropic

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HONDURAS

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Monterrey

EL SALVADOR
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