Statistics for Mexican cities: interesting facts

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HintAnswer% Correct
This popular resort in Quintana Roo state is a major money-laundering centre.Cancun
100%
A sailor from this colourful-sounding village was blown off course and adrift for over a year, a world record, before striking land 6,000 miles away in the Marshall Islands.Costa Azul
100%
This crime hotbed is nonetheless the world's most-visited border city. Over 50 million people cross the border annually.Tijuana
100%
This provincial capital (of the state of the same name) was dogged for a long time by property crime.Chihuahua
80%
Residents of this megacity set a world record by making a 70-metre-long enchilada.Mexico City
80%
This is Mexico's largest port, and has the same name as its state (whose capital is Xalapa).Veracruz
80%
A city famous for cliff diving, its entire police force was disarmed by the army in 2018, due to suspicions that it had been infiltrated by drug gangs.Acapulco
60%
This metropolis in Jalisco is over ten times larger than the Spanish town it was named after.Guadalajara
60%
The largest city in Guanajuato state (but not the capital), its name comes from the word "Legion".Leon
60%
This Yucatan state capital, whose suburbs include Kanasin and Uman,has the oldest cathedral in the mainland Americas.Merida
60%
This major city's full name has "...de Zaragoza" appended to it (formerly "...de los Angeles") and "Heroica" added at the start in ceremonial situations.Puebla
60%
The Zona Romántica area in this resort has a "Beach of the Dead" (Playa de los Muertos).Puerta Vallarta
60%
A ventriloquist with a Chucky doll was arrested in this northern Coahuila town for terrorising people on the street for money.Monclova
40%
The stadium of this Mexico City suburb hosted matches in the 1986 World Cup.Nezahualcoyotl
40%
In June 2024, a man was killed by accidental electrocution in his jacuzzi in this northern seaside resort.Puerto Peñasco
0%

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