Bravo_Leader's New Writeupshttp://everything2.com/?node=New%20Writeups%20Atom%20Feed&foruser=Bravo_Leader2002-01-27T10:22:25ZMexico (idea)http://everything2.com/user/Bravo_Leader/writeups/MexicoBravo_Leaderhttp://everything2.com/user/Bravo_Leader2002-01-27T10:22:25Z2002-01-27T10:22:25Z<p>People in Europe are taught in school that Mexico is in <a href="/title/%2522Central%2522">"Central"</a> or <a href="/title/%2522South+America%2522">"South America"</a>, because culturally we're part of <a href="/title/%2522Latin+America%2522">"Latin America"</a>. That is not the case. In fact, most "Mexicans" would be dismayed by the idea.</p>
<p>Strictly speaking, Central America starts in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, just east of the Yucatán Peninsula, but most of the landmass of the country is in <a href="/title/%2522North+America%2522">"North America"</a>.</p>