Background
America’s closest neighbor to the south, Mexico has a population of more than 103 million people. Between 200 B.C. and 900 A.D., the “Golden Age of Mexico,” Mexico was home to the ancient Aztec civilization. This Golden Age of the Aztecs was a time when arts and sciences reached lofty heights, when a complex writing system developed, and when a sophisticated mathematical system permitted the accurate recording of time. Many impressive Aztec structures remain standing to this day, including the pyramids at Teotihuacán near Mexico City, the Pyramid of the Niches at El Tajín in the state of Veracruz, and the Temple of the Sun at Palenque in present-day Chiapas.
The children who are available for adoption from Mexico have either been orphaned or abandoned by their parents (usually due to crushing poverty). In 2004, Americans adopted 89 children from Mexico.
Credits: The International Adoption Guidebook, © Mary M. Strickert
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