A Mexico World Cup No-Show Would Be an Economic No-No
Something terrible is happening in Mexico: The country’s national soccer team is nearing the abyss of elimination from next year’s World Cup in Brazil. A bit hyperbolic, I know. After all, Mexico is besieged by much greater ills. But in Mexico, the importance of soccer and its quadrennial celebration can’t be so easily dismissed, and failure […]
Art of the Confederations
Nearing the final game of the 2013 Confederations Cup. Eight unique illustrations per country, referencing cultural movements and styles of artists such as Picaso, Leonardo Da Vinci, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Jorge G. Camarena, Paul Gauguin, and more. Check out: Art of the Confedertaions for more.
Confederations Cup: Mexico
Location: North America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, between Belize and the U.S. and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and the U.S. Capital: Mexico City Population: 114,975,406 Language: Spanish only 92.7%, Spanish and indigenous languages 5.7%, indigenous only 0.8%, unspecified 0.8% (indigenous languages include various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional languages) Ethnic Groups: mestizo (Amerindian-Spanish) 60%, […]
