How to identify Mexico in GeoGuessr?

- The domain is .mx - Language is Spanish - OXXO is a major convenience store chain - Many utility poles are octagonal - Major companies often end with -MEX or -MX (PEMEX, CEMEX, CINEMEX) - White-and-orange bollards are common - You can spot a blue VeTV antenna on houses - Stop signs often say ALTO (also seen in Guatemala, Panama, and Costa Rica)

Mexico

clues 12Regions 33Updated 2023-04-21

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Domain.mxThe domain is .mx

License PlateSometimes you can tell a town by the color of the license plate.

Language & ScriptSpanishLanguage is Spanish

Easily confused with:Colombia, Panama, United StatesQuizzes for this area:Mexico State Quiz, Mexico City Quiz, Area code quiz (Mexico)

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Clues that work anywhere in this area

Commercial Facilities★★★

OXXO is a major convenience store chain

Photo coming soonCommercial Facilities

Utility Pole★★★

Many utility poles are octagonal

Octagonal utility poles are distinctive. Colombia can have similar poles, so double-check other clues.

Examples1 2 3 4 5 6

Other★★★

Major companies often end with -MEX or -MX (PEMEX, CEMEX, CINEMEX)

Many major Mexican companies end with -MEX (PEMEX, CEMEX, CINEMEX). OXXO is a major Mexican convenience store, though it also appears in Chile.

Many Mexican companies have MEX at the end of their names.

Bollard★★★

White-and-orange bollards are common

White-and-orange bollards often appear along highways.

Examples1 2

By Cdw1952 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0

Building★★★

You can spot a blue VeTV antenna on houses

You can often spot a blue VeTV antenna attached to houses.

Photo coming soonBuilding

Signs★★★

Stop signs often say ALTO (also seen in Guatemala, Panama, and Costa Rica)

ALTO stop signs appear in Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, and Costa Rica. Mexico also uses white/orange directional arrows in some regions.

Examples1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Easy-to-find landmarks★★★

Grupo Modelo and Corona branding is a useful commercial clue.

Examples1 2 3

🎵★★★Music

Mexican music for the road.

Photo coming soon🎵

Narrowing down the region4

Once you know the area: which part of it

Area Code

Phone area codes narrow down the region

Phone area codes are assigned by region. When a number shows up on a sign, an advert or a van, its leading digits narrow the location down to a part of the country.

Practise with the area code quiz

Coloured by leading digit

Road★★★

State names and highway shields help narrow the region

Photo coming soonRoad

Other★★★

Wind power is concentrated along the Isthmus of Tehuantepec (Oaxaca)

Quintana Roo

The area around this town is likely to be written in English because Americans come here by plane for sightseeing. The surrounding trees are distinctive.

Photo coming soonOther

Plant★★★

Coconut palm plantations exist along the coast of Guerrero

Copra

Coconut palm plantations exist along the coast of Guerrero (data: USDA FAS Country Summary Mexico).

Vehicle★★★

There's a clue in the color of the cab.

Cabs in Mexico City are pink.
Sonora cabs are white with SONOLA written on the side.
Cabs in Monterrey are yellow.

Photo coming soonVehicle

Regions

Hover a region on the map to see its name

Quiz

Basics

General facts about this place

The second-most populous country in Latin America, with a heritage from the Aztec and Maya civilizations^[ref]
One of the world's leading producers of silver; mining is a key industry^[ref]

Companies

Companies with ties to this region. However, this does not necessarily mean they can be used on GeoGuessr.

Logos you may spot

Coca-Cola FEMSA
Mexico's largest Coca-Cola bottler and one of the biggest in Latin America.
Official site (IR)
America Movil
Latin America's largest telecom group, with major mobile operations across the region.
Official site (IR)

Nearby areas

A page of play notes and identification clues for GeoGuessr.