Looking at what is going on in the country:
Mexico has the second-largest economy in Latin America and is a major oil producer and exporter.
Rural areas are often neglected and huge shanty towns ring the cities.
The Mexican economy is heavily dependent on the money sent home by the millions of migrant workers in the US.
Mexico has one of the highest rates of kidnapping.
Since 2006 35,000 people have died from drug related violence.
Powerful cartels control the trafficking of drugs from South America to the US, a business that is worth an estimated $13bn (£9bn) a year.
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/country_profiles/1205074.stm)
Mexico in the news...
- Death of drug gang founder at hands of marines will represent a major victory for Mexican authorities if confirme
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/09/zetas-leader-heriberto-lazcano-killed - Salvador Alfonso Martínez Escobedo accused over massacre of 72 migrants and killing of US citizen David Hartley
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/09/mexico-arrests-zetas-heavyweight-martinez - By 2025, the developing world, as we understand it now, will be home to 29 megacities. We explore the latest UN estimates and forecasts on the growth of these 'cities on steroids', and take a look at the challenges and opportunities megacities present for the tens of millions living in Lagos, Mexico City and Dhaka
http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/interactive/2012/oct/04/rise-of-megacities-interactive
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