Mexico and M Guide - Resources and Review

Official information from the office of the President of Mexico also available in Spanish, French, and English.
 
Integrates research from the fields of art history, epigraphy, iconography, architecture, and archaeology into the site of an ancient Mayan city in South Mexico. Contains field reports, news from the current dig, and images of carvings and inscriptions from the temples.
 
A catalogue of all the languages and dialects spoken in Mexico, with details of the numbers of speakers of each language. Also some demographic data such as rates of literacy, blindness and deafness.
 
Mexican publication providing news on finance and business, sports, travel, living, and entertainment. An international section is also included.
 
Basic reference information about Mexico, including details of geography, people, economy, government, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, flag, maps, high and low points, co
ordinates, boundary length, border countries, climate, land use and natural resources.
 
Index of languages spoken in Mexico including estimates of numbers speaking each language and the areas where they are spoken.
 
Detailed assessment of human rights practices in Mexico. Topics assessed include torture, arbitrary detention or exile, fair public trial, freedom of speech and press, freedom of assembly, movement and religion; democratic rights, worker rights, and discrimination based on race, sex, religion, disability, language, or social status.
 
Provides general information about the ancient city of Teotihuacan, access to the Internet Journal for Teotihuacan Archaeology and Iconography, and excavation reports from sites such as the Feathered Serpent Pyramid and the Pyramid of the Moon.
 
Set of documents discussing the writing systems, governments and religions of the Maya, Mixtec, Zapotec, and Aztec peoples. Also includes an example of the Mayan calendar and a list of related links.
 
Offers original articles and features about Mexican culture, plus annotated links to selected relevant Internet resources, compiled by a subject specialist, a subject
specific bulletin board, and details of related news and events. Topics include art and museums, folklore, food and drink, government and politics, history, and religion.
 
Mesoweb is devoted to ancient Mesoamerica and its cultures: the Olmecs, Maya, Aztecs, Toltecs, Mixtecs, Zapotecs and others (the word Mayan is used for the language and Maya for the people and their culture). Includes an archive of Maya imagery, an Illustrated Encyclopedia of Mesoamerica, recent archaeological news, and an animation interface.
 
Basic reference information about Mexico, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
 
The purpose of ALSO is to provide a comprehensive, uniform, and useful compilation of links to all online sources of American law, including Canadian and Mexican law as well as federal and state law for the United States.
 
Full text of the treaty signed in 1848, which ended the Mexican
American War. Includes the original text of Article IX, which was modified by the US Senate, and Article X, which was previously deleted from the treaty.
 
Information and images of Mexican religious icons called retablos. Includes the history of retablos and descriptions of the symbolism and meaning of the icons.
 
A guide to modern
day Mexican language and culture which outlines the major language stocks of the country, and features dictionaries and vocabularies, guides to grammar, phonology, and ethnography. Information is offered in Spanish and English.
 
Includes sections on literature, arts, dance, museums, and anthropology. Also looks at the cultural centres of Mexico, and at the history of the country. Information is in Spanish and English
 
Set of political and relief maps produced by the CIA covering Canada, all the countries in Central and South America and the Caribbean.
 
Listing of political resources relevant to Mexico, with links to parties, organisations, government, media and results of recent elections, where available.
 
Documents the US
Mexican conflict from both perspectives, offering essays by historians, transcripts of conversations, and a timeline of key events in US-Mexican relations from 1519 until 1997. Available in English and Spanish.
 
Photographs, latitude and longitude, height, date of last eruption and descriptive information about numerous active volcanoes in over 40 countries in the world.
 
Offers original articles and features about human rights, plus annotated links to selected relevant Internet resources, compiled by a subject specialist, a subject
specific bulletin board, and details of related news and events. Covers human rights issues in the Balkans, Burma, Guatemala, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, Rwanda and Tibet. Other topics include the International Criminal Court, government and non-governmental agencies, refugees, torture, trades unions and women's issues. Includes links to Amnesty International publications.
 
Offers historical insight to the ancient cultures that once existed in Mesoamerica and their relevance today. Incorporates all the major archeological sites in precolombian Mesoamerica and Andean South America, with numerous other pages graphically depicting the art, and culture of these regions.
 
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