Find out about our neighbor to the south.
YIMING CHEN—GETTY IMAGESThere are big pyramids pyramid ROLAND BIRKE—GETTY IMAGES a big stone building with a square bottom and four triangle-shaped sides that come to a point on top (noun) Sandy plans to visit a pyramid when she goes to Europe. in Mexico. They are made of stone. Native people built them thousands of years ago.
JEREMY WOODHOUSE—GETTY IMAGESThere are big cities in Mexico. The capital is Mexico City. It is one of the biggest cities in the world.
FROM TOP: DANITA DELIMONT—GETTY IMAGES; JOHN CANCALOSI—GETTY IMAGES; MARK NEWMAN—LONELY PLANET IMAGES/GETTY IMAGES; (TORTOISE) WIKIMEDIA COMMONSThere are many kinds of animals in Mexico. The Gila (hee-la) monster and the bolson tortoise live in deserts. Spider monkeys and parrots live in forests.
MACDUFF EVERTON—CORBIS/GETTY IMAGESThere are farms in Mexico. We get many fresh fruits and vegetables from Mexico. This farmer grows corn.
KOBBY DAGAN—VW PICS/UIC/GETTY IMAGESThere are colorful festivals festival JOHN GREIM—GETTY IMAGES an event at which people get together to celebrate (noun) Each year, our town has a harvest festival. in Mexico. People dress up, dance, and sing. They listen to music from mariachi (mar-ee-ah-chee) bands.