MEXICO
Facts & stats about Mexico…
Elevated Risk Area
Risk alert: Warning of violent crime, kidnapping, carjacking, zika virus and gang violence in certain areas. Travellers advised to avoid Guerrero, Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Sonara, Coahuila, Michoacan, the Colima-Michoacan border, Tamaulipas, Jalisco, Durango and Estado de Mexico and remain in tourist areas if they do travel to these regions. Safe areas for tourists include Tabasco, Campeche, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Mexico City, Puebla, Queretaro, Tlaxcala and Yucatan.
Population
National Dog: Xoloitzcuintli
Smallest dog in the world
Chihuahua: named after a Mexican state
Surface area (sq/km)
National Bird: Crested caracara
Highest cable-stayed bridge
Baluarte Bridge: 402.57metres high
Country history - COMING SOON!
Sources:
- Pinnacle Travel (25 August 2017)
- Worldometers (25 August 2017)
- Google Maps (25 August 2017)
- US Passports & International Travel (22 August 2017)