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In American media, Mexico is known for the [[ItsAlwaysMardiGrasInNewOrleans Dí­a de los Muertos]], sombreros, [[LazyMexican lazy locals]], burros (donkeys), tequila, {{chupacabra}}s, [[MaskedLuchador luchadores]], piñatas, chili, [[FirebreathingDiner incredibly spicy food]], lots of beans, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick and a bunch of rundown]], [[TheSavageSouth filthy adobe huts in the middle of the desert or desperately poor, grubby towns]] that American criminals will [[RunForTheBorder escape to]].

* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'' has the Sand Kingdom, a rare example of a ShiftingSandLand ([[HailfirePeaks partially]]) based on an American desert instead of an African one. At the entrance to the world is Tostarena Town, an adobe village populated by a race of cheerful guitar-strumming, sombrero-toting skeleton folk patterned off of alfeñique skulls. Furthermore, there are also {{Mayincatec}} ruins outside of town ruled by a giant Olmec-like stone head called Knucklotec, and stone jaguars called Jaxis can be ridden across the level. Unusually, however, there are also sunglasses-wearing EenieMeenieMinyMoai in the level as well.

* On the ''LetsPlay/DreamSMP'', the character Mexican Dream (played by Quackity) is an AffectionateParody of several Mexican stereotypes -- he is apparently [[TheCartel addicted to cocaine]] and met his LoveInterest Mamacita while doing drugs, and is very prone to [[GratuitousSpanish speaking Spanish]] with a very strong Mexican accent.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheRoadToElDorado'' - another pre-Columbian example. Even more noticeable, since the legendary city of El Dorado is [[CriticalResearchFailure supposed to be somewhere in the South American Amazon Basin]], not in Mesoamerica.

Note: This has nothing to do with the Fireworks Store and tourist trap, ''South of The Border'', located 400 feet south of the North Carolina--South Carolina border.

* ''Film/{{Traffic}}'': Scenes set in Mexico focus on the drug cartels and have a yellow filter, giving it a parched, washed-out look.

* Exception: ''[[VideoGame/GhostRecon Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter]]'' takes place in a nicely accurate rendition of the Mexico City. In fact, one of the scenes involves a shooting in Reforma Avenue, an area of Mexico City that looks kinda like a cross-breed of Manhattan and Paris's Champs-Élysées.
** Same with ''Advanced Warfighter 2''--looks almost like Arizona, as most of the action now takes place in Juarez or desert areas.

* On the ''LetsPlay/DreamSMP'', the character Mexican Dream (played by WebOriginal/{{Quackity|HQ}}) is an AffectionateParody of several Mexican stereotypes -- he is apparently [[TheCartel addicted to cocaine]] and met his LoveInterest, Mamacita while doing drugs, and is very prone to [[GratuitousSpanish speaking Spanish]] and has a very strong Mexican accent.

In American media, Mexico is known for the [[ItsAlwaysMardiGrasInNewOrleans Dí­a de los Muertos]], [[NiceHat sombreros]], [[LazyMexican lazy locals]], burros (donkeys), tequila, {{chupacabra}}s, [[MaskedLuchador luchadores]], piñatas, chili, [[FirebreathingDiner incredibly spicy food]], lots of beans, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick and a bunch of rundown]], [[TheSavageSouth filthy adobe huts in the middle of the desert or desperately poor, grubby towns]] that American criminals will [[RunForTheBorder escape to]].

** At least two sketches reference Montezuma's Revenge. A {{flashback}} that reveals the ''[[Series/AmericasFunniestHomeVideos Bloopers!]]'' [[ExcitedKidsShowHost Host]] got a massive [[ToiletHumor diarrhea]] during his first Mexican vacation and ended [[UpToEleven destroying a toilet]]; and another that shows Montezuma cursing Cortés to suffer it in his dying breath.

* ''Literature/TheBretKingMysteries'': The second half of ''The Comanche Caves'' has the gang looking for smugglers just south of the Mexican border. Unlike most examples of the trope, the majority of the people they meet are honest, pleasant, and helpful. However, the criminal kingpin's existence is well-known, he's viewed as untouchable, and he's capable of having people kidnapped off the street.

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[[VocalMinority And no; like all stereotypes, not all Mexicans are like that.]]

* On the ''LetsPlay/DreamSMP'', the character Mexican Dream (played by WebOriginal/Quackity|HQ) is an AffectionateParody of several Mexican stereotypes -- he is apparently [[TheCartel addicted to cocaine]] and met his LoveInterest, Mamacita while doing drugs, and is very prone to [[GratuitousSpanish speaking Spanish]] and has a very strong Mexican accent.

* On the ''LetsPlay/DreamSMP'', the character Mexican Dream (played by WebOriginal/QuackityHQ) is an AffectionateParody of several Mexican stereotypes -- he is apparently [[TheCartel addicted to cocaine]] and met his LoveInterest, Mamacita while doing drugs, and is very prone to [[GratuitousSpanish speaking Spanish]] and has a very strong Mexican accent.

* On the ''LetsPlay/DreamSMP'', the character Mexican Dream[[note]]played by WebOriginal/QuackityHQ[[/note]] is an AffectionateParody of several Mexican stereotypes -- he is apparently [[TheCartel addicted to cocaine]] and met his LoveInterest, Mamacita while doing drugs, and is very prone to [[GratuitousSpanish speaking Spanish]] and has a very strong Mexican accent.

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* ''Anime/MichikoToHatchin'' mostly set in Brazil

* Anime/MichikoToHatchin mostly set in Brazil

* ''MobileSuitGundamTheOrigin'' depicts Rosarito Beach as a sleepy rural town instead of the bustling resort city it is in real life. To be fair, there is a war on and a large part of it has been flattened by air raids (not to mention the series takes place in an indeterminate future time where over half of humanity lives in space colonies with travel to and from Earth heavily restricted by an overbearing government, making it entirely possible that the place has become a DyingTown for want of ''turistas'').

* There's a famous American Tourist Trap along Interstate 95 called "South of the Border" (which is in fact just south of the border--between North and South Carolina) that plays all manner of Mexican stereotypes to the hilt, from the Cinco de Mayo decor to their mascot, an amiable Mexican sluggard named Pedro. It is primarily famous for its [[BillboardEpic billboards]]. A trip from Canada to Florida by car in 1996 rendered a count of 453 of these billboards. It was also where current Chairman of the Federal Reserve System, Ben Bernanke, got one of his first jobs. Yeah, [[BurgerFool ridiculous outfits]]!

* In real life, many well known stereotypes about Mexico -- tequila, mariachi music, the Mexican Hat Dance[[note]]known locally as "jarabe tapatío"[[/note]], the charro outfit, Mexican rodeo (charrería) and the traditional Mexican embroidered belt[[note]]known locally as "fajo piteado"[[/note]] -- are actually from the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco and its surrounding area. The Secretariat of Tourism knows that damn well, and its slogan for promoting the state of Jalisco actually is "[[https://visitjalisco.com.mx/ Jalisco is Mexico]]".