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Building Better Lives Together

Mexico

Mexico is located between the U.S. and Central America and has a diverse landscape of mountains, deserts and jungles. Our Volunteer Build teams build homes for the poor and homeless in the arid colonies of southern Tijuana, as well as feeding the homeless and visiting those forgotten in prison.

Trips to Mexico

Girls Build - Another home built in Mexico

Country Profile

Population 127 Million
Border Countries USA, Guatemala, Belize
Capital City Mexico City
Currency Mexicon Peso
Language Spanish only 92.7%, Spanish and Indigenous languages 5.7%, Indigenous Only 0.8%, Unspecified 0.8%
Religion Roman Catholic 82.7%, Pentecostal 1.6%, Jehovah's Witness 1.4%, Evangelical 5%, Other 1.9%, None 4.7%, Unspecified 2.7% (2010)
Type of Government Federal Presidential Republic
% living in poverty Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines: (% population) 53.2%. Population living on less than $10 per day: 73.2%
Life Expectancy 77 years
Infectious Diseases Food or water born disease: Bacterial Diarrhea and Hepatitis A, Dengue Fever, Zika Risk
Top Killers Diabetes, Heart Disease
Literacy Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older) 94.4%
Natural Resources Petroleum, Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Natural Gas, Timber
Agriculture Corn, Wheat, Soybeans, Rice, Beans, Cotton, Coffee, Fruit, Tomatoes, Beef, Poultry, Dairy Products, Wood Products.
Industry Food & beverages, Tobacco, Chemicals, Iron, Steel, Petroleum, Mining, Textiles, Clothing, Vehicles, Consumer Durables and Tourism

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Photos of Previous Volunteerbuild Trips to Mexico