Mexico
United Mexican States Estados Unidos Mexicanos North America AREA 772K mi2; 2M km2 ARABLE 12% POP 131M (170/mi2; 66/km2) GOV’T Federal presidential republic CAPITAL Mexico City (22.5M) GDP/CAPITA $22,100 UNEMPLOYMENT 2.8% IN POVERTY 36% LIFE EXP 75 years MEDIAN AGE 31 yrs INFANT MORT 12/1K live births (109th) LITERACY 95% INTERNET USERS 81% LANGUAGES Spanish and indigenous languages (includes Mayan, Nahuatl, others) RELIGIONS Roman Catholic 78%, Protestant/Evangelical Christian 11%, unaffiliated (includes atheism) 11% HEALTH 6.2% of GDP EDUCATION 4.3% of GDP (107th) MILITARY 0.6% of GDP (158th) PCVs 1961–present CURRENT: 100, TTD: >500 |  Mexico A local micro-finance loan program emphasizing women's empowerment has helped turn this woman's Oaxacan cottage industry into a thriving business. The combined focus on local culture and opportunities for women offers entrepreneurs the chance to grow and improve their businesses, thereby bringing increased economic stability to families and communities both in Oaxaca and across Mexico. Gary T. Bank © 2023 |
Adult Books
By David Bowles
2023
ISBN: 978-1646143368, 1646143361
Page count: 336
Summary:Mexico. 1418.Fifteen-year-old crown prince Acolmiztli wants nothing more than to see his city-state of Tetzcoco thrive. A singer and poet with a burgeoning philosophical mind, he has big plans about infrastructure projects and cultural initiatives that will bring honor to his family and help his people flourish. The aftermath of a power struggle finds the prince running for his life and seeking refuge in the wilderness where a coyote helps him find his way while he tries to make his dreams of a new empire in Tetzcoco come true. This action-packed tale blends prose and poetry including translations of surviving poems by Nezahualcoyotl himself.
Winner of the Pura Belpre Award (2023)
BOOKPAGE TOP 10 BEST BOOK OF 2023KIRKUS BEST OF THE YEAR
Kids' Books
By Nicholas Solis; illusttrated by Teresa Martínez
Publisher: Ann Arbor, MI:Sleeping Bear Press, 2024.
Format: unpaged; col illus.
ISBN: 978-1-53411-288-9
Age Range: 4-8 yrs.
Summary:
Text in English with some Spanish. Gloria's father always yells the grito to start Diez y Seis de Septiembre, but when he becomes ill, Gloria volunteers and must step up and find her voice to start the annual Mexican Independence Day fiesta.
Films
Film:Tótem
Director:Lila Avilés
Release Date: 2023
Language: Spanish
Run Time:95 minutes
Synopsis:
Sol, a seven-year-old girl, goes to her grandfather's home, where her aunts Nuri and Alejandra are throwing a birthday party for her father. It is probably his last, so in a sense it is also a farewell ceremony. With the onset of dusk, an unfamiliar and unrestrained atmosphere takes over, breaking the family bonds. For Sol, the world is about to change as she learns the essence of letting go and feels the breath of life.
Awards:
Winner at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival.
Winner at the 2023 Lima Film Festival.
Winner: one of the Top Five International Films, 2023 National Board of Review.
