Compare And Contrast Mexico And United States

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In the world there are many countries with many different habits or cultures. The North of the American Continent has two peculiar countries, these are close each other, but even though they are neighbors, they have different ways of life. These two countries are Mexico and United States. Mexico is in the south, above United States, it is smaller than U.S., and it’s a country with a lot of natural resources and different native cultures, The Olmecs, Teotihuacans, The Toltecs, and The Mayan. In other part United States is in the north over Mexico, it is a country with a lot of technology and it has distinct native cultures, Apache, Navajos, Indians, etc. Both Mexico and U.S. have different cultures and some aspects of these differences are,

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