I have travelled to a few poor countries, all western hemisphere. The thing that has amazed me the most... how happy the people generally seem to be even if they are poor.
I have been to Mexico many times, The Mexican Economy is the 15th largest in the world, and yet it is still a developing county. If Mexico is the 15th largest, then there is a long way down from here, and we need to recognize the fact that 9/10th of the world lives poorer than Mexicans.
It really is an eye opener from that perspective.