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Bean Beetle: Adult James Bond movies. They look like black tarantulas with bright red rings on their body.
Mexican Fun Facts 5b3sf
Tallest Structure: The largest New York after the Mexican revolution in the late 1800s, he brought chewing gum with him. Gum comes from the sapodilla tree, which grows in the Yucatan desert.
Go Deep: It would take 11 Empire State Buildings, stacked one on top of the other, to measure the Gulf of Mexico at its deepest point.
Cool Things to See and Do in Mexico 4d1ys
Chihuahua al Pacifico Railway: If you want a scenic tour, jump on this train. It goes through 88 tunnels, over 38 bridges, and along cliffs. It took 90 years to build. The best part is along Cooper Canyon, which is even deeper than the Grand Canyon.
Suicide Dives: The famous cliffs in La Quebrada is where the action is. Watch as divers make it look easy and fun to jump from suicidal heights of 148 feet (45m) into what looks like only enough water to wash your feet. No wonder the many of the divers pray before flinging themselves off the cliff.
Surf's Up: Hang ten.
Wall of Skulls: The Catedral Metropolitana was built by the Spanish in the 1520's on the site of the Aztecs' Wall of Skulls, which was an alter they put skulls of the sacrificed on. Don't miss the remains of the Aztecs' main temple, Templo Mayor, and the great museum that has all the ancient stuff found at that site.
