Zacatecas is a city in Mexico, the capital of the state of Zacatecas. Its population as of 2002 was approximately 115,000.
It is built in a deep, narrow ravine, 2450 m (8050 ft) above sea level, with narrow, crooked streets (callejones in Spanish) climbing the steep hillsides, and white, flat-roofed houses. The colonial center is a UNESCO World Heritage site and features elaborately decorated buildings, cobblestoned streets, and wrought-iron lanterns. The more modern outer suburbs are a mix of cinderblock shanties and gated communities for the wealthy.
The city is centered on the Plaza de Armas, a small open square bordered by the cathedral and the governor’s palace. Other small plazas and parks (jardines) dot the city, among them the JardÃn de la Independencia and the tiny (19 m²) JardÃn de Juárez.
The cathedral is an elaborately carved red-stone structure, but its once richly decorated interior was looted during the civil wars of the 19th and 20th centuries. Churches abound, and many have recently been converted into art galleries or museums.
Red Lake Resources options Zacatecas Mexico silver property in deal with Sterling Mining
Red Lake Resources Inc. (TSXV:RL.V) has signed an option deal to earn a 100 per cent stake in the Bolshoi silver property in Mexico.
The Vancouver junior miner said Friday the property in the Zacatecas area of central Mexico consistes of mineral claims covering more than 4,700 hectares in an area where silver mining is carried on.
The deal with a company called Steling Mining requires Red Lake to pay $75,000 US in cash, issue 400,000 shares, and complete $300,000 US in exploration over three years.
The
The city of Aguascalientes is the capital of the state of Aguascalientes in western central Mexico. It stands on the banks of the RÃo Aguascalientes, 1888 metres above sea level, at 21°51′ N 102°18′ W.
The city was founded on 22 October 1575 and elevated to city status in 1816. It became the capital of the newly formed state when it was split off from neighbouring Zacatecas in 1835.
People from Aguascalientes (both the city and the state) are known by the whimsical Spanish demonym hidrocálidos.
The city is home to the first-division football team, Necaxa. Aguascalientes also organises the largest fair held
Entering the realms of comfortably travelling from top to bottom, three months is plenty to enter into the classic trip - to follow the Pan-American Highway. Crossing the US-Mexico border at Laredo, the route heads south through Monterrey and the port of Tampico before veering inland through the silver-mining centre of Pachuca and on to Mexico City.
From Ciudad Juarez on the border, it's a short trip to Chihuahua, the vast Copper Canyon and the glorious railroad down to the Pacific Ocean. The famous train journey is one of several options for leaving Chihuahua on a route that takes in
Crafts
Artesania in Mexico is an amalgam of ancient and modern design. The stronger influence, however, is undoubtedly the traditional popular art forms of indigenous communities the length and breadth of the country which pour into colonial towns such as Oaxaca, San Cristobal, Patzcuaro,and Uruapan.These are convenient market centres for seeing the superb any visit to Mexico uibiuodi, rarzcuaro,ana uruapan. I hese are convenient market centres for seeing the superb range of products from functional pots to scary masks hanging over delicately embroidered robes and gleaming lacquered chests.
Textiles
Weaving and textile design go back a long way
Delta Adds Nonstop Flights From LAX To Mexico, Central America
Delta Air Lines announced Monday that it will add nonstop flights from Los Angeles International Airport to 11 destinations in Mexico and Central America later this winter.
The new routes are part of the airlines effort to accommodate Hispanic customers, officials said.
Los Angeles is at the heart of Hispanic culture in the United States and we are pleased to expand our service to meet the needs of our customers in this growing West Coast market, said Glen Hauenstein, an executive vice president with Delta.
Beginning in December, Delta Air Lines
Tlaxcala is the name of both a state in Tlaxcala and that state's capital city. This article is about the city.
The city of Tlaxcala is the capital and chief center of population of the Mexican state of the same name. The city is located at 19°31′ N 98°24′ W and it reported a population of 73,184 in the 2000 census.
The city, though originally settled by native peoples, was officially "founded" in 1520 by Hernán Cortés – with whom they had an alliance against their former Aztec oppressors.
Celaya is a city in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, located at 20.52°N, 100.82°W. It is the third most populous city in the state, with an estimated population of about 382,958 in 2000.
Explosion of inproperly protected gunpowder and fireworks warehouse in September 1999 killed over 60 people and badly injured over 300.
Tepic is the capital city of the Mexican state of Nayarit.
It is located in the west-central part of the country, at 21°35′ N 104°54′ W. It stands at an altitude above sea level of some 915 metres, on the banks of the RÃo Mololoa.
The city was founded in 1542. In the year 2000 census, it reported a population of some 207,000 people.
Chilpancingo (formally: Chilpancingo de los Bravos) is a city in the state of Guerrero, Mexico, located at 17° 33′ 0″ N 99° 30′ 0″ W. It is the capital of Guerrero. In 2003 the estimated population of Chilpancingo was 152,600.
It is crossed by Federal Highway 95 as it crosses the state towards Acapulco from Mexico City.
State Government Palace: Oaxaca City
Place of the State Govt. of Oaxaca.
