Fast Facts About Mexico
Famous for Tequila, the Aztecs, Salma Hayek, Gael García Bernal, Octavio Paz, Day of the Dead, drug wars, chilies, telenovelas, lucha libre, Corona beer
Area 1.9 million sq km
Lucha libre legends El Santo (the most legendary of all), Místico, Blue Demon, Mil Máscaras, Tinieblas, El Medico Asesino, El Satánico
Population 112,336,000
Number of languages spoken 50
Highest mountain Pico de Orizaba
First Mexican in space Rodolfo Neri Vela