Mexico Map
Where Is Mexico?
Mexico is located in the Northern Hemisphere, on the continent of North America. It is bounded by the United States on the north, by the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean on the east, by the Pacific Ocean on the southwest, and by Guatemala and Belize on the southeast. The area of Mexico is 1,958,201 square kilometers (756,066 square miles).
Map of Mexico, featuring Mexico's major cities, roads, lakes and rivers.
Other Maps of Mexico
- Mexican States shows names and borders of States in Mexico.
- Relief Map of Mexico shows the topographical features of Mexico.
- CIA World Factbook - Mexico features a map and facts about Mexico.
Mexico Travel Information
Mexico's capital city is Mexico City.
Other major cities in Mexico include Guadalajara and Monterrey.
Spanish is the principal language spoken in Mexico.
Mexico is well-known for its Caribbean beaches in the Cancun area
of the Yucutan peninsula and for its Pacific Ocean resort regions
around Acapulco and Puerto Vallarta. Mexico features the
Western Sierra Madre and the Eastern Sierra Madre mountain ranges
in the north central region as well as the Baja California peninsula
running down the Pacific coast in the northwest.
This North America Map site
features political maps and relief maps of North America, and provides
more context and a visual representation of these physical features.
For Mexican travel and tourism information, visit Visite Mexico, the official site of the Mexico Tourism Board, and MEXonline.com, a popular online guide to Mexico.
Major Mexican airports include the Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City, Alvarez International Airport in Acapulco, Don Miguel Hidalgo International Airport in Guadalajara, Escobedo International Airport in Monterrey and Ordaz International Airport in Puerto Vallarta as well as Cancun International Airport and Cozumel International Airport.
Mexico News
- Oil leak pollutes Michigan river
BATTLE CREEK (Michigan) - FAR from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, crews were working Wednesday to contain and clean up another U.S. spill, an estimated 3.3 million litres of oil that leaked from a pipeline into a river in Michigan. ...
Straits Times. 28 Jul 2010 12:05 GMT. - World Briefing | THE AMERICAS: Mexico: Army Kills Cartel Leader
One of the senior leaders of Mexico’s most powerful drug gang, the Sinaloa cartel, was killed in a clash with soldiers near Guadalajara.
By The Associated Press. International Herald Tribune. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:01:26 GMT. - US Closes Consulate in Mexico's Ciudad Juarez
Consulate closes for security evaluation, three months after drug gangs killed three people linked to diplomatic post.
Voa News. Voice of America. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:44:45 GMT. - New oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
A new oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has created a mile-long slick after a tug boat struck an abandoned well off the Louisiana coast.
Irish Independent. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:36:28 GMT. - Troops kill senior 'capo' of mighty Mexico cartel
Soldiers killed a top leader of the Sinaloa cartel in a raid on his posh hideout, dealing the biggest blow yet to Mexico's most powerful drug gang since President Felipe Calderon launched a military offensive against organized crime in 2006.
Miami Herald. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:25 EDT.
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