Portal:Mexico/Did you know

... that the oldest winery in The Americas is in Parras de la Fuente?
... that tequila was first produced in the 16th century?
... that the word chocolate comes from the Nahuatl word xocolatl meaning "bitter water"?
... that Bésame Mucho, a song written in 1940 by Consuelo Velazquez, is according to some sources the most interpreted and performed song of the 20th century?
... that the Chontal Maya of Tabasco, Mexico consider themselves the direct descendants of the Olmec civilization?
... that Raul Macias, a Cuban-Mexican boxer parlayed his popularity into a successful career in telenovelas?