History
This priest started the Mexican War of Independence with the "Grito de Dolores."
This is the capital city of Mexico.
Mexico City
This celebration honors deceased family members every November 1st and 2nd.
Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos
This famous painter is known for her self-portraits and married Diego Rivera.
Frida Kahlo
These are made with corn tortillas folded around fillings.
Tacos
This emperor ruled the Aztec Empire when the Spanish arrived.
Moctezuma
This peninsula is home to Cancún and Tulum.
Yucatán Peninsula
Mariachi music originated in this Mexican state.
Jalisco
This Mexican actor starred in Amores Perros and Babel
Gael García Bernal
This spicy sauce is traditionally made with tomatoes, onions, cilantro, and chili peppers.
Salsa (Pico de Gallo)
This treaty ended the Mexican-American War in 1848.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
This volcano, whose name means "Smoking Mountain," is one of Mexico's most active volcanoes.
Popocatépetl
This traditional dance is famous for dancers wearing large colorful dresses
Jarabe Tapatío
This Nobel Prize-winning writer wrote The Labyrinth of Solitude.
Octavio Paz
This sauce, made with chocolate and chili peppers, is famous in Puebla.
Mole Poblano
This president is remembered for leading Mexico during the French Intervention and defeating Emperor Maximilian.
Benito Juarez
Mexico shares its southern border with these two countries.
Guatemala and Belize
This UNESCO-recognized indigenous ceremony involves dancers spinning from a tall pole.
Voladores de Papantla ceremony
This filmmaker directed Pan's Labyrinth and won Oscars for The Shape of Water.
Guillermo del Toro
This traditional dish consists of a giant corn dough tamal wrapped in banana leaves from southern Mexico.
Zacahuil
This constitution, still in effect today with many amendments, was adopted in this year.
1917
This biosphere reserve in Campeche is the second-largest tropical forest in the Americas.
Calakmul Biosphere Reserve
The traditional paper decoration used during celebrations is called this.
Papel Picado
This Mexican architect won the Pritzker Prize in 1980 and designed the Torres de Satélite.
Luis Barragán
This ancient fermented drink is made from the sap of the maguey plant.
Pulque