…Mexico City is the oldest capital in the Americas? It was founded in 1521 on the top of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán (the Aztecs were in Mexico before the Spaniards arrived).

…the Mexican flag is based on a legend? It is said that the indigenous people decided to establish the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlán, after they found an eagle eating a snake on a cactus. The image was interpreted as a message from the gods, and it is in the center of the current Mexican flag.

…the country borders the United States, Belize, and Guatemala? Much of the northern border is bound by the Rio Grande, Mexico’s longest river.

…corn comes from Mexico? It is one of the most eaten vegetables in the world. It was discovered by the indigenous people, who chose the best seeds and replanted it over and over again for thousands of years until corn became the way we know it today.

… there is a state called Chihuahua? That is where the first chihuahua dogs appeared. The name comes from the word náhuatl, which means “dry and sandy place”.

Questions
1) Where does the image of an eagle eating a snake on a cactus show up?
a) On the flag of the state of Chihuahua
b) On packages of corn that are planted in Mexico
c) On the capital´s flag
d) On Mexico’s flag

2) Would you like to visit Mexico? Why?

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