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The Provinces of Mexico – Cities, States and Municipalities
Feb 6th
The Administrative division of Mexico consists of states and municipalities. Mexico is a union of 31 states and one federal district. Every state has its own legislative body and constitution. The capital of Mexico, Mexico City, is situated in the Federal District, which is a special administrative and politic separation in Mexico. The official states codes of Mexico consist of three letters and are situated after each name of the state. These codes are used for administrative, political and mail purposes.
The states in Mexico are separated into municipalities and the federal district is separated into delegations. There are islands close to Mexican shore that are not settled and which belong to the federal power.
There are several maps that show the changes of the administrative borders within the country. Even within the country the borders of the states changed many times from the formation of Mexico. That is why nowadays it is difficult to know for sure when traveling in what state you are at the time. These maps have a historical value but no value for those who travel across Mexico. Here are some famous cities and towns of Mexico which offer the possibility to know better the culture of the country.
Acapulco is considered the center of Mexican tourists’ attraction. There are a lot of beaches. Every year the city is visited by hundreds of thousands of tourists and local people. It offers excellent service and 24 hours a day attractions and activities. Most of the people who visited Acapulco once return there over and over.
Akumal is a tiny coastal town situated on the Caribbean coast off Mexico, about 60 miles south of Cancun. This town provides a lot of possibilities for good vacations. The reef barrier which skirts the coast offers excellent diving and aquatic caves provide a wonderful world of adventures. In spite of its small size the town has plenty of hotels, cabanas and even a dude ranch.
Bahia Kino is a town situated at the border with USA. The town is divided in two parts one part is generally a small fishing village and which constitutes the old part of the town KinoViejo and Kino Nuevo – a littoral road lined with luxurious and modern villas, many of them are owned by Americans who like to spend the winter time here. Most visitors come to Bahia Kino for its gorgeous beaches, and its proximity to the US.
Bahia Kino offers one cultural attraction, the Museo de los Seris. The Seri are the aboriginal people of this region. They are best known for their ironwood fretworks, and there is a store near the museum which puts up for sale models of their handiwork.
The Copper Canyon is really one of the Western Hemisphere’s extraordinary picturesque and cultural trips, the Sierra Tarahumara (Copper Canyon) is on the list of most every traveler. The title, “Copper Canyon” stands for as a general reference to the Canyons. A more suitable name could be “Sierra Tarahumara”, since the Copper Canyon (Barranca del Cobre in Spanish) is but one of six gigantic canyons in the region covering 64,000 sq. kms (25,000 sq. miles). It is also interesting the fact that copper was never mined here in great quantities. The term depicts the copper/green colored lichen that clings to the canyon walls. Moreover, a main draw to the area is the prosperous original Tarahumara traditions.
Mexico City is the capital and the cultural center of Mexico. Mexico City is one of the biggest cities in the world, and the area of this city allows 30 million residents to stay in it.
Mexico City, also known as Federal District, is known for its historical edifices, fashionable locality, lavish hotels, charming cuisine and innumerable activities. It is situated at the Valley of Mexico, or Anahuac, and it is surrounded by mountains and to the southeast you can see the two snow-capped volcanic peaks of Popocatepel and Iztaccihuatl. The states of Morelos, Hidalgo, Queretaro and the State of Mexico are the political borders of the city.
The capital of the state of Morelos is Cuernavaca. It is positioned about one hour south of the Mexico City, and is one of Mexico’s most historical and attractive cities. Cuernavaca is often called by the locals and not only the “City of Eternal Spring” for having all year round a mild climate. This city has much to offer travelers. Plaza de Armas, Zócalo, the Catedral de la Asuncion de Maria, one of Mexico’s oldest convents in Mexico, Jardin Borda are just some names of the places worth seeing while visiting this city.
Many prosperous Mexico City inhabitants have their second home in Cuernavaca. It is also very famous for its many exceptional language schools. Students of Spanish for all over the world come to be taught the language and learn more things about the Mexican culture.
Learn More About Panama Before Traveling
Dec 24th
There are many stories that speak about various sources from where the name Panama has been derived from. Many of the people speak about the name being derived from an indigenous language that is unspecified. The name might have been taken from the words that might mean “an abundance of butterflies” or even “an abundance of fish”.
There is another funny tale that speaks about the indigenous kuna word “bannaba”. The meaning of this word is “farther that way”. This word stands for the directions that the indigenous kuna people gave to those who came to find gold in this area. Panama is also the name of a particular variety of tree that is found in the land of Panama.
Politics in Panama
The type of government in the land is that of a presidential representative democratic republic. The President is the head of the state and he is in control of the government and there is a pluriform multi-party system. The government exercises all the executive powers. Both the government and the National assembly have all the legislative powers but it is the judiciary that is absolutely independent of both the legislature and the executive.
The divisions of Panama
The land of Panama is divided into 9 provinces and the 75 districts or municipalities. Chiriquí, Darién, Bocas del Toro, Panamá, Herrera, Ngöbe-Buglé, Los Santos,Colón, Coclé, Provincial-level comarcas, Emberá, Veraguas and Kuna Yala.
Geography of the land
Panama is located right in the center of the American continent bordered by both the North Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. The isthmus forms the connection between the two land masses and it is indeed a strategic position. It was by 1999 that Panama had the controlling power of the canal. There is nearly an impenetrable forest that lies in the Darien Gap that is in between the lands of Colombia and Panama. It is due to this that there is a break in the Pan-American Highway that would have other wise completed the road link between Chile and Alaska.
The demographics of the land
The culture, language and customs of the Panamanians are mainly Caribbean Spanish. There is a wide mixture in the population that is mostly made up of mestizo or the mixed Spanish, Amerindian, Chinese and African descent. The native and the most popular language is Spanish and then comes English that is spoken the many West Indians. Majority of the population lives in the Panama City-Colón metropolitan corridor.
Most of the people are Roman Catholics but some of the other religions in this land are the Protestantism, Judaism, Buddhism, the Bahai faith and Hinduism to some extent. Immigration of the Jewish people started from the latter part of the 19th century and it is basically due to this that there are about three synagogues in the city of Panama. Besides the Jews there are also the South Asians, Muslims and the East Asians. There are also the native people in this land and they are the Emberá, Kuna,Ngöbe, Wounaan, Buglé, Bribri and the Naso (Teribe).
Panama is a fascinating country that is full of life, vibrancy and color and so not only the visitors and the tourists but also the residents feel the sheer beauty and the warmth of the land.
