MEXICO

Fugitive's destination, often

• 1970 and 1986 World Cup host

• 1992 Michener book

• Arizona neighbor

• Cancun's country

• Chihuahua's home

• Chihuahua's place

• Country involved in the Gadsden Purchase

• Country with 31 states

• First Latin American Olympics host

• Fox's territory

• Gulf country

• It became independent in 1821

• La Quebrada's home

• Mariachi's home

• Michener work

• NAFTA nation

• New ___ (Carlsbad Caverns locale)

• This puzzle's southern border?

• Title land that sounds so sweet with the sun sinking low, in a James Taylor song

• Where 11 comes to vacation

• Where The Getaway ends

• Yucatan setting

• A Republic in southern North America

• Became independent from Spain in 1810