History
The “Grito de Dolores“ started this fight.
Mexico’s Independence
Sauce made with avocado, chili and limes
Guacamole
Day to honor the dead with altars
Day of the dead
The river that separates Mexico from the USA
El Río Bravo
Painter famous for her self-portraits and eyebrows
Frida Kahlo
Year in which Mexico achieved Independence
In 1821
Poblano dish with nut cream and pomegranate
Chiles en nogada
A very famous folk dance from Veracruz
La Bamba
The highest volcano in the whole country
Citlaltépetl (Pico de Orizaba)
Singer known as the sun from Mexico
Luis Miguel
Civilization that founded Tenochtitlan
Aztecas aka. Mexicas
Pre-Hispanic technique of cooking corn with lime (cal)
Nixtamalización
Magical and colorful beings made of cardboard or wood
Alebrijes
Mexican state with the longest peninsula
Baja California
Director who won an Oscar for his movie “Pinocchio”
Guillermo del Toro
President who remained in power for more than 30 years.
Porfirio Díaz
Edible fungus that grows on corn
Huitlacoche
A Michoacan Holy Week (semana Santa) tradition in Janitzio
The Procession of Silence or Night of the Dead
The only river that flows into the Gulf of California
El Río Colorado
Author of the novel Pedro Paramo
Juan Rulfo
Treaty that ended the Mexican-American War.
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
State where the “tlayuda” originated
Oaxaca
UNESCO declaration for charrería
Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
The state that has the lowest number of population
Baja California Sur
Muralist who painted “Man at the Crossroads” or “El hombre en la encrucijada”
Diego Rivera