1 Geocultura Capítulo 6- México

2 El país de México

3 Mapa (190-191 y R3) label: Ciudad de México Texas, Belice, GuatemalaOcéano Pacífico, Golfo de México Monterrey, Guadalajara, Oaxaca, Cancún, Mérida, Taxco, Ciudad Juárez Sierra Madre Oriental, Sierra Madre Occidental, Sierra Madre del Sur Agua Azul, Tulum, Teotihuacán, Popo/Ixta, Península de Yucatán Río Bravo del Norte

4 Datos importantes Población: 103.400.165Capital: La Ciudad de México (D.F.) Idioma oficial: español Moneda: peso mexicano

5 La ciudad de México

6 Más Ciudad de México

7 Tierras Importantes Teotihuacán Ruinas de una ciudad antiguaCivilización de antes de los aztecas

8 Tierras importantes cont.Agua Azul En el estado de Chiapas (sureste) Bellas cascadas

9 Otros datos culturalesEl jarabe tapatío-baile folklórico nacional Muy alegre

10 Comida El mole poblano Empanadas Chiles en nogada

11 Personas famosas Diego Rivera-autorretrato/activist ArtistaCommunism/Marx Su esposa-Frida Kahlo

12 Cultural Notes (198) Foods we eat reflect our ethnic traditionsAtole-drink first enjoyed by Aztecs Corn meal, milk/water, flavoring (chocolate/fruit) Comes packaged like instant hot chocolate

13 More cultural notes (200)Corn-the stapleFirst grown around Mexico City In Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs, the word for corn is elotl, which became elote in Mexico.

14 More cultural notes (210) Dinner considered main meal of the day in U.S. In Mexico and Spain, lunch or la comida is served between 1PM and 2PM, and is the largest meal of the day. Family members come home from work/school to eat together.

15 La cena- a light meal that ends the day around 9 PM.Chileans and Colombians regard la cena as a formal evening meal for special occasions, most days they eat a light supper for la cena.

16 More cultural notes (214) Mexican snacks: cucumbers, roasted corn with chili powder, mango, pineapple, watermelon Argentines, Uruguayans, Chileans and Colombians meet in tea rooms to drink tea or coffee and eat sandwiches/pastries Spain-merienda around 6PM-snack like chocolate y churros or pan