Portal:Mexico/Did you know archive/July 2007

... that the ancient Aztecs prized thepoinsettia (cuetlaxochitl in Nahuatl) as a symbol of purity?
... that the 2000 census reported that Mexico had some 75 million Catholics among the population aged five and above, which equates to around 88% of the total population?
... that Mexico is one of the 17 megadiverse countries of the world?
... that Mexico City hosted the XIX Olympic Games in 1968, making it the only Latin American city to do so ?
... that Rodolfo Neri Vela, was the first Mexican in space ?