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Mexico’s Geo expands land-purchashing program

Mexico's Geo expands land-purchashing program Mexican homebuilder Geo said it added $100 million for land purchases as part of a deal with PREI, a real estate business of Prudential Financial, that takes advantage of the housing boom in the country. The original goal of both companies was to invest $180 million. "Due to high demand demonstrated by investors towards such an attractive opportunity, Phase II (of the venture) will now consist of a total of $280 million that will be invested in the purchase of strategic plots and land," Geo said on Wednesday. More: today.reuters.com

Mexico’s Geo expands land-purchashing program

Mexico's Geo expands land-purchashing program Mexican homebuilder Geo said it added $100 million for land purchases as part of a deal with PREI, a real estate business of Prudential Financial, that takes advantage of the housing boom in the country. The original goal of both companies was to invest $180 million. "Due to high demand demonstrated by investors towards such an attractive opportunity, Phase II (of the venture) will now consist of a total of $280 million that will be invested in the purchase of strategic plots and land," Geo said on Wednesday. More: today.reuters.com

Acapulco: State of Guerrero

Acapulco (formally: Acapulco de Juárez) is a city and major sea port in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific coast of Mexico, 300 km (190 miles) SSW of Mexico City, at 16°85′ N 99°92′ W. Acapulco is located on a deep, semicircular bay, almost land-locked, easy of access, and with so secure an anchorage that vessels can safely lie alongside the rocks that fringe the shore. It is the best harbour on the Pacific coast of Mexico, and it is a port of call for shipping lines running between Panama and San Francisco, California, USA. In 2003 the estimated

Language, laws, Mexico factors in immigration debate

Language, laws, Mexico factors in immigration debate It seems to me President Bush has forgotten how this great land became America in the first place. Long before the war for independence, we acquired this land by stealing it. Bush should remember that unless one is a full blooded American Indian, he or she comes from a family of immigrants. The nation was founded by immigrants. Perhaps Bush should re-read that little message on the Statue of Liberty. Has he ever read it? Being a person of so many mixed nationalities, I try never to forget it. My own mixed heritage includes: English, Irish, Scottish, German,

$1 billion guaranteed for projects in Mexico

$1 billion guaranteed for projects in Mexico The U.S. Export-Import Bank has approved $1 billion in long-term loan guarantees for U.S. companies providing equipment and services to Petróleos Mexicanos, Mexico's state-owned oil company. The three loans are for oil and natural gas exploration, development and production in Mexico, and they will involve nearly 300 U.S. companies, many of which are in Texas. A $300 million loan guarantee will finance U.S. companies working on the Strategic Gas Program, which aims to help meet Mexico's increasing demand for natural gas. Offshore Drilling Co. and Noble Mexico, both of Houston, and Sugar Land-based Noble Campeche are

Xalapa : State of Veracruz

Xalapa, sometimes spelled Jalapa, is the capital city of the Mexican state of Veracruz. In the year 2000 census, it reported a population of 390,058. The municipal seat of the municipality of Xalapa is the city of Xalapa de Enríquez; in everyday usage, however, the city is generally referred to by the shorter name Xalapa. Its name comes from the Nahuatl roots "Xallapan" which means "spring in the sand." The Totonacas were the first peoples who established around "Macuiltepetl" hill. During the 14th century, four cultures established in the territory today known as Xalapa. Each of them build a small village: Xallitic

San Francisco de los Romo : Aguascalientes

San Francisco of the Blunt one : Aguascalientes It is located to 22 kilometers to the north of the city of Aguascalientes. The earth where the capital of the municipality is located at the moment, during 133 years were property of the Property of San Blas de Pabello'n. For the year of 1879 already it had the name of San Francisco of the Blunt one, in honor to one of the buyers of the land. Thanks to the tenacity, push and own characteristics of their people, were begun to give new alternatives from growth to the region, to such degree that

Grenade attack injures 2 police officials in Mexico

Grenade attack injures 2 police officials in Mexico A grenade lobbed from a movingcar at a police post injured two officials in the Pacific resort city of Acapulco, Mexico, on Sunday. The attack took place at a police barricade outside Tres Vidas,where conflict between a private hotel and farming interest has sparked a series of conflict. Farmers who originally lived in the area claimed that they never agreed to sell their territory. Groups of peasants stormed the area in and around Tres Vidas in recent days, seizing land they claim was stolen

Floating Gardens of Xochimilco : Mexico City

Floating Gardens of Xochimilco Xochimilco became recognized as a tourist attraction in its own right in the 1920s. In the southern neighborhood of Xochimilco are more than 82km (51 miles) of canals known as the "Floating Gardens." Often you would see friends with 2 or 3 boats joined side by side. They would be having a party, reunion or celebration complete with lots of food, wine, beer or tequila and naturally the happy sounds of the mariachis. What a fun way to spend a Saturday or Sunday. In the past this was the main market for growing flowers and vegetables. Now

Mexico warns tourists in Cancun of threat from Hurricane Emily

Mexico warns tourists in Cancun of threat from Hurricane Emily Mexican officials issued a hurricane warning Saturday for much of the eastern Yucatan peninsula, including the resort of Cancun, as Hurricane Emily barreled across the Caribbean south of Jamaica. Authorities already were recommending tourists leave much of Mexico's Caribbean coast as a precaution. While evacuation had not yet been ordered, the Cancun city government met with local bus companies to arrange transportation for tourists away from the low-lying spit of land that houses much of Cancun's hotel sector, which lies almost directly in the catagory 4 hurricane's path. Mexico issued a hurricane