MEXICO

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Mariachis entertain throughout Mexico.

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DID YOU KNOW. . .

There are around 100 museums in Mexico City, more than any other place in the world.

Some of the world's favorite food stuffs have their origins in Mexico; chocolate, avocados, tomatoes and vanilla.

Montezuma had a passion for the hot water spas in what is now the vicinity of Cuernavaca. Many of these spas   are still in existence today, either free-standing, or incorporated into spa resorts and hotels.

There are more than 850 species of fish in the Baja Peninsula alone.

Between November and February, 250 million monarch butterflies return to Michoacan and Mexico. In mid-March, they head north again to the U.S. and Canada.

Mariachi music, an import from Spain, dates back to the 16th century.

Antiques and artwork certified to be over 100 years old may be brought back to the U.S. duty free.

There are 138 golf courses now in Mexico, plus about a dozen more in the works, making it the second most popular destination among U.S. golfers.

Mexico's Copper Canyon, in the northwestern state of Chihuahua, is 1.5 times deeper and covers four times the area of Arizona's Grand Canyon.

In many areas of Mexico gifts are not exchanged on Christmas Day, but at Epiphany or Three Kings Day, Jan. 6.

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