I’m not sure where to post this, but I’d assume the answer has some historical basis.
Most major cities across the world (that I know of, at least) are situated along a coast or on a major river tying it to the coast.
But I was looking at a map of Mexico and most of the largest cities are fairly distant from the coast.
Why did these inland cities get so big, and what kept the port cities like Veracruz, Cancun, or Puerto Vallarta stayed relatively small?
Not to discourage further answers, but's a existing post on this sub that has quit a few rspoonss that addresses the possiblee factors for this:
Follow up: does this have to do with Porfirio Diaz and the United States' railroad partnership in the 1880s?