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Bring light ponchos for rain gear. These can be purchased from most camping stores. Many stadiums also carry a light poncho to sell to fans of local football teams. These work great as well. They are small and light and easy to carry anywhere you go as a rain cloud can come in no time and dump a monsoon on your head.
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Experience the Tortuga Liberation!
Every year hundreds of baby Green Sea Turtles emerge from the sandy beaches of the Mayan Riviera and head into the vast ocean.
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Mexico peso (Mex$) = 100 centavos
In 1998 there were 9.6 million telephones main lines in use.
There are 31,048 km of railways in Mexico.
Females are allowed to volunteer for military service.
In 1997 Mexico had 31 million radios in use.
Mexico's exports partners: US 89.3%, Canada 1.7%, Spain 0.6%, Japan 0.5%, Venezuela 0.3%, Chile 0.3%, Brazil
0.3%.
Mexico produced 176.055 billion kWh of electricity in 1998.
The main industries are: food and beverages, tobacco, chemicals, iron and steel, petroleum, mining, textiles, clothing, motor vehicles, consumer durables, tourism.
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 TRAVEL COMPLAINTS
If you were dissatisfied with products or services provided
during a visit to Mexico, you may file a complaint through the Embassy
of Mexico or through the Federal Agency of Consumer Affairs (Procuraduría
Federal del Consumidor, PROFECO).
In order to file a complaint, you must do the following:
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Fill out a complaint form avalilable on the
Internet at
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Enclose a letter describing the problem and stating the purpose of
your claim. Include your name, address, telephone numbers and the
best time to reach you. Also include the name and address of the company,
or any data to identify the service provider in question.
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Submit all documents that may serve as proof of your complaint, such
as copies of cheques, credit card slips, receipts, credit card statements,
airplane tickets or any other document that might be relevant to your
claim to:
Procuraduría Federal
del Consumidor
Dirección General de Quejas y Conciliación
Av. José Vasconcelos No. 208, 6º piso,
Col Condesa, Delegación Cuauhtémoc
Mexico D.F. 06140
Telephone: (011-525) 211-20-52; 211-1723; 211-9475
Fax: 211-2052
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| dive | bucear |
| snorkel | tubo |
| clear | claro |
| rough | dificil |
| calm | en calma |
| by boat | en barco |
| guide | guia |
| police | policia |
| help | ayuda |
| doctor | el doctor |
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In Mexico they speak: Spanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional indigenous languages.
90% of Mexicans age 15 and over can read and write.
Mexico Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Mexico has a population of: 100,349,766 (July 2000 est.)
There is 61,000 sq km of irrigated land. (1993 est.)
Mexico's natural resources are: petroleum, silver, copper, gold, lead, zinc, natural gas, timber.
There is 9,330 km of coastline.
The life expectancy is: male 68.47 years,
female 74.66 years. (2000 est.)
The geographic coordinates are: 23 00 N, 102 00 W
Mexico had 38.6 million people in the labor force in 1999.
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