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Mexico has all differnt kinds of food, but they usually have spicy food. Mexican food is a rich mixture of native indian, and spanish tastes.

When Hernan Cortes the Spanish explorer arrived in Mexic in 1519, he found foods such as fruits and vegetables and animals he had never seen before. Hernan and the people who followed him brought with them Spanish tastes and dishes such as; garlic, rice, wine, meats and sausages, and many different kinds of spices.

The first peope who probably came to the New World and eventually to Mexico came from Asia, by crossing a bridge during the ice age. They traveled south through Alaska, Canada, the U.S. and into Mexico.

To learn more about Mexico visit the following sites:
http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/nations/mexico.html
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/mx.html
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/mexico/