Curious data from Mexico

Is classified within five countries with the greatest biodiversity in the worldafter Brazil, South Africa, Madagascar and Ecuador. In order for a country to enter the list of megadiversos there are many criteria, such as the one with a great diversity of organisms, and that it must have at least 500 endemic speciesthat is, they are originally from the area. It is also required that there is diversity in other living species, in addition to plants, such as animals or fungi, which there is variety at the higher taxonomic levels such as genres and families, and that wealth is counted in terrestrial and marine ecosystems.

In this article you will find more information about what a megadiverse country and examples are.

Only Australia has a larger number. In the world there are 9,547 species and of them, 864 are in Mexico. Reptiles are mostly oviparous, and can be herbivores, omnivorous or carnivores. Among the most common reptiles we can find lizards, snakes, amphisbén, crocodiles and turtles. It is the country of America with the greater number of poisonous snakes: 73 are Vipérida species, 46 of Case and 17 of Elapidas.

We recommend you read this article about the reptiles of Mexico.

Influences that His marine world is 1.6 times greater than the earth’s surface. And also that it is surrounded by four main seas: the Pacific, the Gulf of Mexico, the Gulf of California and the Caribbean.

Its marine diversity is in coastal wetlands, coastal lagoons, rocky areas, mangroves, reefs, meadows, algae forests, marine pastures, mountains and submarine guns, among other sites that allow ecological processes that allow the life of marine plants and marine animals .

There are large pyramids like Cholula’s that is the widest in the worldas for its base; Circulars such as the one located in Cuicuilco in Mexico City, and structural that form citizens such as Teotihuacán, and Temple Mayor.

• The More guys They are the CDMX, Tlaxcala and Morelos.
• The richer In monetary terms they are Mexico City and Nuevo León.
• The poorer are Chiapas, Guerrero and Oaxaca.
• The more populated They are the CDMX, the State of Mexico and Guadalajara.
• The Less populated They are Tlaxcala, Nayarit and Campeche.

There is 68 native languages ​​and 364 recognized native variantsin addition to Spanish. Many current words come from Nahuatl such as peanut, cocoa, coyote, chapulín and chocolate.

Among the products that are most export are Agricultural and Food: avocado with 2,513 million pesos; Tomato with 1,860 million pesos; pepper with 1,230 MDD; citrus with 648 million pesos; fresh strawberries with 606 million pesos; Bovine cattle with 565 MDD; cucumber with 504 MDD; and almonds, nuts, pistachios with 503 million pesos.

In 2010, UNESCO declared Mexican cuisine as One of the most important worldwideto be elaborated with techniques that date centuries, and for being an important cultural expression that shows historical continuity. Mexican cuisine is a Sample of diversitysince what is eaten to the south of the country is different from what is eaten to the north or the center.

Although the CDMX houses the largest number of museums, In the country there is 1,432 enclosures of this type. Mexico City has 168 and many of them are free of admission on Sundays. From the historic archaeological enclosures to contemporary art galleries, the museums throughout the country offer a wide range of experiences for visitors.

67 parks have been distinguished as a National Park, to be protected under federal protection. They have been declared by the scenic beauty that arises from its natural resources. When protected, these areas can keep their ecosystems, their historical legacies, their riches of biodiversity and their scientific, educational and recreational value.

The most important They are the Los Leones Desert National Park, the Iztaccíhuatl Popocatépetl National Park, the National Park “The Historic Coyoacán”, the La Malinche National Park, and the Cabo Pulmo National Park.

You may be interested in knowing the protected natural areas of Mexico.

The National Commission for the Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity, Conabio, has created the Bird Guide to learn about the characteristics of the main specimens. There are 1,117 species among which we can find some emblematic such as the Royal Eagle, the Cornudo Pavón, the Ocelado turkey, the quetzal, and the sulfur chest tucán. Are emblematic for its presence and symbolism In national history.

Discover the birds of Mexico.

In 1981 it was discovered in Yucatan, the crater where the meteorite that ended the dinosaurs fell. It is in him Municipality of Chicxulub, measures 180 m2 wide, and is undergroundso it cannot be visited. The asteroid measured 12 kilometers in diameter and caused the end of dinosaurs and 75% of the existing species, in addition to a “perpetual” winter that lasted many years.

In Mexico, three dog races were developed:

• The first is the Chihuahua dogthe smallest dog in the world and has two varieties: apple head and deer head.
• The second is The Xoloitzcuintlea dog with hairless skin that is one of the oldest, and was associated with the old god Xolotl.
• The third is The Calupohalso called dog-lobo, which arises as a hybrid of the common dog and the Mexican gray wolf; It is noble, agile and sociable.

Now that you know some curious data from Mexico, you may also be interested in knowing the relief of Mexico and the most beautiful Mexico forests.

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