Name of Student: Olga Renteria Class Period: 1

COUNTRY
*Name of the country


Mexico

*Map of the country


*Flag of the country


*One or more famous landmarks

(Please include a table that has three landmarks, their names, and why they are considered a
landmark)

Image Name of Landmark Why is it a

landmark?
Chichen Itza Chichen Itza is the
largest of the Maya
cities in the Yucatan
Peninsula and one
of Mexico’s most
visited tourist
destinations. The
most famous
landmark of Chichen
Itza is the temple-
pyramid of El
Castillo. The design
of the temple has
special astronomical
significance. Each
face of the pyramid
has a stairway with
91 steps, which
together with the
shared step at the
top, add up to 365,
the number of days
in a year.
 Isla Mujeres Isla Mujeres, which
translates to the
island of women,
was sacred to the
Mayan goddess of
childbirth. Today,
travelers arrive by
ferry from Cancun to
relax on the scenic
beaches, visit the
local turtle farm,
scuba dive or
snorkel in the clear
waters or just relax
away from the
Cancun beach
crowds.
Guanajuato The city was
founded in 1554
next to one of the
richest silver mining
areas of Mexico. The
16th-century mining
boom led to the
construction of
beautiful haciendas
and fine colonial
buildings.
Guanajuato streets
and many colorful
alleyways spread
out in every
direction while most
of its traffic is served
by a network of
underground
tunnels making it an
excellent city for
pedestrians.
*Official language(s) of country


Spanish

*Religions of country


Catholic Christianity

*Major holidays celebrated


(Please include a table that has three major holidays, their names, and how they are celebrated)

Image Holiday How it is celebrated

Dia de los Dia de los Muertos is
Muertos celebrated across Mexico,
with each region stamping its
own cultural mark on the
observance. On All Saints Day,
Nov. 1, small children who
have died are honored as
"angelitos," little angels. The
next day, All Souls Day, is the
day set aside for remembering
older family members, friends,
even the famous who have
passed away. Family altars or
public displays are set up and
decorated with photographs,
mementos and "ofrendas" –
offerings of food,
refreshments and symbolic
gifts. In some regions, families
hold vigils and feasts at the
cemetery, while in other
regions, candy skeletons or
pan de muerto, a sweet
bread, are consumed.
Posadas The Posadas begin on Dec. 16
with Las Posadas. Children,
portraying the Holy Family
arriving in Bethlehem, go from
door to door in the
neighborhood seeking shelter.
Traditionally, Mexican
children received their
presents on Dia de los Santos
Reyes, Three Kings Day, on
Jan. 6, but the Christmas
traditions popularized in
Northern Europe and the U.S.
are beginning to take hold in
Mexico, giving kids two days
during the season to receive
Christmas gifts.
 Dia de Nuestra She is the patron saint of
Senora de Mexico, Our Lady of
Guadalupe Guadalupe, the dark-skinned
Virgin Mary who appeared to
Juan Diego, a poor Indian
convert to Catholicism, on a
hillside near Mexico City in
1531. No one believed him
until, after a third appearance
of the vision, the image of the
Virgin Mary was imprinted on
his cloak. Deemed a
miraculous work by the
church, Diego's cloak now
hangs in the Basilica de
Guadalupe in Mexico City, and
each year, on Dec. 12,
Mexicans honor their patron
saint with parades and
religious celebrations.

*Special foods from the country


(Please include a table that has three special foods, their names, and how they are prepared)

Image Food How it is prepared

*Famous person(s) from that country

(Please include a table that has three famous people, their names, and why they are famous)

Image Person Why they are famous