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Three beautiful options for your tropical garden in Mexico are the acalypha, anthurium and sago palm.... read more

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Three beautiful options for your tropical garden in Mexico are the allamanda, tulipan and zamia.... read more

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Did You Know? Most "bark paper" comes from wild fig trees by Tony Burton

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Did You Know? Trade in Mexico's cacti grew in the 1840s by Tony Burton

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Did You Know? Popular children's chorus features cockroaches and pot smoking by Tony Burton

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Did you know? Mexico has over thirty UNESCO-designated biosphere reserves by Tony Burton

A surprising percentage of Mexico's land area is protected in one form or another. A very large number of sites of archaeologi... read more

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Did You Know? Vanilla Festival in Papantla, Veracruz by Tony Burton

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Did you know? Mexico's Domesday Book by Tony Burton

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Did You Know? Bouncing balls and Mexican ingenuity by Tony Burton

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Did You Know? Mexico in the Guinness world records: part two by Tony Burton

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