This week’s Athlete in Focus is Mexican Olympic Rider Nicolas Pizarro. After suffering a recent injury, he recovered in record time to be back in the saddle!
“Riding in Mexico is growing: Putting the FEI horse shows was amazing! Now it’s been at least 6 years that we have a lot of several tournaments and we have the Nations Cup. It made everything better: The Riders, the horses, trainers – everything!”
Mexico is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is the most populous Spanish-speaking nation. Mexico City is its capital city and largest metropolis.
Mexico became an independent nation state after the successful Mexican War of Independence against Spain in 1821.
Mexico is a developing country, but has the world’s 15th-largest economy by nominal GDP and the 11th-largest by PPP, with the United States being its largest economic partner. Since 2006, a conflict between the government and drug trafficking syndicates has led to over 120,000 deaths.
Mexico receives a significant number of tourists every year; in 2018, it was the 6th most-visited country in the world, with 39 million international arrivals.