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edit   The Mexico Portal Shortcut: P:MEXICO The United Mexican States, or commonly Mexico, is a nation located in North America, bound on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the North Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Central America, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico. The United Mexican States is a constitutional republican federation of thirty-one states and a federal district, Mexico City, one of the most populous cities on Earth. With a population of almost 109 million, it is the 11th most populous country and the most populous Spanish-speaking country in the world. Human presence in Mexico has been shown to date back 40,000 years based upon ancient human footprints discovered in the Valley of Mexico (previous evidence substantiated indigenous inhabitants at 12,500 years ago). For thousands of years, Mexico was a land of hunter-gatherers. Around 9,000 years ago, ancient Mexicans domesticated corn and initiated an agricultural revolution, leading to the formation of many complex civilizations. The federal government represents the United Mexican States and is divided into three branches: executive, legislative and judicial as established by the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States, published in 1917. The constituent states of the federation must also have a republican form of government based on a congressional system as established by their respective constitutions. Read more about Mexico... Show new selections below (purge) edit   Selected article Pinguicula moranensis ( /pɪŋˈɡwɪkjʊlə ˌmɒrəˈnɛnsɨs/) is a perennial rosette-forming insectivorous herb native to Mexico and Guatemala. A species of butterwort, it forms summer rosettes of flat, succulent leaves up to 10 centimeters (4 in) long, which are covered in mucilagenous (sticky) glands that attract, trap, and digest arthropod prey. Nutrients derived from the prey are used to supplement the nutrient-poor substrate that the plant grows in. In the winter the plant forms a non-carnivorous rosette of small, fleshy leaves that conserves energy while food and moisture supplies are low. Single pink, purple, or violet flowers appear twice a year on upright stalks up to 25 centimeters long. The species was first collected by Humboldt and Bonpland on the outskirts of Mina de Morán in the Sierra de Pachuca of the modern-day Mexican state of Hidalgo on their Latin American expedition of 1799–1804. More ... More articles... edit   Selected picture Photo credit: Tomascastelazo In Mexican folk culture, the Catrina, popularized by Jose Guadalupe Posada, is the skeleton of a high society woman and one of the most popular figures of the Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico. More pictures... edit   Recent news August 4: Earl Anthony Wayne confirmed as U.S ambassador to Mexico March 10: Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim remains the world’s richest man December 20: Oil pipeline explosion kills 27 in central Mexico November 29: Professional wrestler shot dead in Mexico City; murder investigation launched Archive - More from Wikinews edit   Featured content Featured Articles: Flag of Mexico Himno Nacional Mexicano Chicxulub crater Hasekura Tsunenaga Hurricane Isis (1998) Hurricane Ismael Hurricane Lane (2006) Hurricane Mitch Mayan languages Pinguicula moranensis Nahuatl language Featured Lists: Battles of the Mexican-American War Flag flying days in Mexico edit   WikiProjects You are invited to participate in WikiProject Mexico, a WikiProject dedicated to developing and improving articles about Mexico. edit   Selected biography José María Teclo Morelos y Pavón (September 30, 1765, Valladolid, now Morelia, Michoacán – December 22, 1815, San Cristóbal Ecatepec, State of México) was a Mexican priest and revolutionary rebel leader who led the Mexican War of Independence movement, assuming its leadership after the execution of Miguel Hidalgo in 1811. He was later captured by the Spanish colonial authorities and executed for treason in 1815.Morelos was born into a poor family in the city of Valladolid, since renamed "Morelia" in his honor, in a house that is today a museum dedicated to his memory. Morelos was born into a poor family in the city of Valladolid, since renamed "Morelia" in his honor, in a house that is today a museum dedicated to his legacy. He was a zambo / mestizo of mixed Amerindian, African and Spanish ancestry. His father was Manuel Morelos, a carpenter originally from Zindurio, a predominantly indigenous village a few kilometers west of Valladolid. His mother was Juana María Guadalupe Pérez Pavón, originally from San Juan Bautista de Apaseo, also near Valladolid. Valladolid was the seat of a bishop and of the government of the colonial Intendency of Michoacán. More ... More biographies... edit   Did you know... ... that the ancient Aztecs prized the poinsettia (cuetlaxochitl in Nahuatl) as a symbol of purity?(Pictured) ... that the 2000 census reported that Mexico had some 75 million Catholics among the population aged five and above, which equates to around 88% of the total population? ... that Mexico is one of the 17 megadiverse countries of the world? ... that Mexico City hosted the XIX Olympic Games in 1968, making it the only Latin American city to do so ? ... that Rodolfo Neri Vela, was the first Mexican in space ? 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