Latin America and the Caribbean:Who We Are

MEXICO

Mexico is an incredibly diverse country. Located at the edge of the tropics, Mexico's intricate topography presents a vast array of possible habitats to the flora and fauna that make it their home. Its coasts include Atlantic waters in the Gulf, the Caribbean Sea, and the Pacific Ocean. The Caribbean in particular shelters magnificent coral reefs, considered as diverse and important as tropical rainforests for their high productivity and the homes they provide to fish. Mexico covers only one percent of the globe's land area, but it contains 10 percent of all plant and animal species recorded on earth! These include the monarch butterfly, the great currassow, and the jaguar. Mexico was also home to the great Aztec civilization, and still harbors vast ruins of temples and cities.