ArenaNet:International cultural references/Mexico

SweetEscape 02:38, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
 * The beaches are really popular with tourism and locals alike.
 * A classic/steriotypical dance is the hat dance ;)
 * its the 11th most populated country
 * 12th largest economy in the world
 * José Vasconcelos is a famous Mexican writer, that wrote "La Raza Cósmica" a book about the mexican culture.
 * Alfonso Cuarón and Guillermo del Toro are famous Mexican film directors, Alfonso Directed "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" and Guillermo Directed "Pan's Labyrinth".
 * Most Mexicans find the border fence offensive (or at least the mexicans i know lol)
 * Selena, a singer from Corpus Christi, Texas, was a very popular singer of Tejano music.
 * Shakira, a famous latin singer, has alot of popularity in most latin countries, and America.
 * Frida Kahlo is a famous Mexican Painter.
 * Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta are famous mexican-american politcal activists.
 * The Alamo is a famous Texas church, where a battle took place against the mexican army.
 * Daddy Yankee is a famous Reggaeton artist.
 * Many Mexicans are proud of their Mestizo heratige, a mix of white spanish, and the native indians.
 * The Aztec pyramids at Tenochtitlan are very popular with tourism.
 * Cinco de Mayo is a important Mexican holiday, it commemorates the mexican victory over the french in the battle of puebla, but is not their independance day! that is sept. 16.

Let's not forget the Chupacabra
 * The Chupacabra is of Puerto Rican origin not Mexican as commonly believed. Adding some Día de los Muertos style treats or quests to Halloween would be nice.--SirFranz 17:15, 17 April 2008 (UTC)