1. There is no official language, and there are dozens of native languages.
With more than 130 million inhabitants (not counting another 12 million living abroad, a good part in the US), it is the most inhabited Spanish-speaking country. The curious thing is that only 90 percent of Mexicans speak Spanish. The other 10 percent is distributed among the 68 native languages and the 364 recognized linguistic variants. Mexico directly does not have an official language.
2. Artists can pay taxes with their works.
While in Argentina we periodically rant against taxes, and the payment of Profits is usually the subject of permanent questioning, one of the most striking curiosities in Mexico is that the Mexican government accepts works of art as a form of payment. Painters, sculptors, photographers, craftsmen, and printmakers have been able to give their creations as payment in kind during annual tax returns since 1994.
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3. The largest silver producers in the world.
Argentina had its great production of silver in the 16th and 17th centuries in the Potosí basin (located in the north and part of present-day Bolivian territory), until the greed of the Spanish conquistador exhausted it. As is obvious, silver in Latin is argentum, which derived from Argentina. Ironically, we are a country without money. Mexico has this characteristic: it is the world’s leading producer of this material, with about 6 tons per year, and the sale of silver jewelry is very common.
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4. They celebrate life with their dead.
Contrary to the Argentine drama, the most popular festivity in Mexico is the Day of the Dead, which it begins on October 31 and lasts for three days. The deceased relatives or close ones are visited, with offerings, food and drink, who are told the latest news. There are even parades and music in the streets. No solemnity or tears. Even colored skulls are common. All of this can be seen in the movie Coco, although most likely it will end in tears…
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5. The city of Buenos Aires and the Federal District (DF) similar but different.
they can be compared in their vastness, since the respective metropolitan areas contain about 18 and 22 million inhabitants, respectively. The difference is that Mexico City… is sinking. The city, built on the ruins of Tenochtitlán, falls at a rate of 15 to 20 centimeters per year. The cause is the extraction of water from the lake on which it is located. It could be worrisome, taking into account that almost 22 million inhabitants live in its metropolitan area. But there would be no reason, since it is located at 2,240 meters above sea level.
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Source: Ambito
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