The city of San Luis Potosà is the capital of the Mexican state of the same name.
San Luis Potosà is located in the south-central part of San Luis Potosà state at 22.16°N, 100.98°W. In 1995 the city had a population of 625,466. The city, at an elevation of 6,157 feet, is a thousand feet higher than Denver, Colorado.
A Franciscan Mission was established here in 1583, and the city founded in 1592. The city grew rapidly thanks to the rich gold and silver mines in the era, the source of Mexican treasure that loaded the Manila galleons. For a time in 1863 during the French invasion of Mexico, San Luis Potosà served as the capital of the republican government under President Benito Juárez. A modern industrial city has grown up around the colonial Plaza de Armas, with the cathedral and governor’s palace (1770). The Spanish Colonial Baroque Church of Nuestra Señora del Carmen, with colorful tiled domes, has one of the most famous sculptural altars and a façade that are considered among the finest in Mexico. There is a famous bullring.
The Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosà (UASLP) is in the city. Based on a Jesuit College founded in 1624, in 1923 the Instituto CientÃfico y Literario was raised to the category of a university.
The Plan of San Luis PotosÃ, issued 20 November 1910, was the opening shot of Mexico’s revolution against the dictator Porfirio DÃaz. The Mexican presidential election of 1910 was stolen when DÃaz had his opponent Francisco I. Madero arrested and imprisoned. Madero fled and issued the Plan of San Luis PotosÃ, declaring the election void and calling upon Mexicans to take up arms against the government.
U.S. motorists seek out cheaper gasoline in Mexico
Border residents struggling with high U.S. gas prices are turning to Mexico as a more affordable alternative.
Pemex gas station cashier Fabian Tinoco said he has seen 30 percent more Arizona license plates at the gas station in the border community of San Luis Rio Colorado, Mexico, where gas in more than 50 cents cheaper per gallon.
Dora Dural, a secretary at another Pemex in San Luis Rio Colorado, said she has also seen gas sales increase but that's because more Mexicans are deciding to purchase their gasoline in San Luis Rio Colorado instead
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
Lightning Kills Five Children Decorating Metal Cross in Mexico
Five children were killed and nine people were injured in central Mexico when lightning bolts struck a metal cross on a hillside as people decorated the cross in preparation for a May 3 religious holiday, authorities reported on Monday.
The accident occurred late Sunday at a rural site near the town of Santa Maria del Rio, in the state of San Luis Potosi, about 180 miles north of Mexico City.
The children were part of a group cleaning and decorating the approximately 10-meter (yard) tall cross in preparation for the May 3 Catholic
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With new auto plants, Detroit South grows in Mexico
For Mexico, the recent groundbreaking of a new $650 million auto factory was worth celebrating. President Vicente Fox and other dignitaries attended the event. Local executives from General Motors, the investor, flew in to the central state of San Luis Potosi, where the assembly plant now under construction is expected to eventually employ up to 1,800 people and churn out as many as 160,000 compact cars a year.
During the past dozen years, many foreign manufacturers rushed to build factories in states like Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee, earning the trend a nickname: Detroit
Mexico post victory over Guatemala; Trinidad & Tobago tops Panama on Match Day 9
Mexico posted a victory over Guatemala, while Trinidad & Tobago topped Panama in encounters in San Luis Potosi and Ciudad de Panamá, respectively, during Match Day 9 of the CONCACAF Final Round of World Cup Qualification on Saturday evening.
Jose Francisco Fonseca scored four times, while Guillermo Franco added another for Mexico (7-1-1, 22 Points) in the 5:2 victory over Guatemala (2-5-2, 8 Points) at the Estadio Potosino Alfonso Lastras.
Meanwhile, Stern John had the only goal of the match for Trinidad & Tobago (3-5-1, 10 Points)
Mexico's massive coastline of reefs and swells and expanse of mountain ranges cut by long rivers make it very well suited to outdoor adventure. There is an adventure tourism organization in Mexico City, the Association Mexicana de Turismo de Aventura y Ecoturismo (AMTAVE)Jnsurgentes Sur 1981-251, Colonia Guadalupe Inn. Mexico DF.
Aerial sports
There are some agencies which specialize in aerial sports. See under 'Specialists in adventure tourism'under the Directory for Mexico City. Guanajuato, Vallede Bravo (for hang-gliding), and Hidalgo state are most often the backdrop.
Canyoning
Rappel, or abseiling, is often the only way to reach some sites so canyoning is frequently a
CERRO DE SAN PEDRO, Mexico (Reuters) - In this centuries-old desert ghost town, a bitter dispute pits a Canadian company eager to unearth mineral riches against local peasants worried about environmental damage.
Mining companies say the spat involving Metallica Resources Inc. (MR.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) , a precious and base metal exploration company, is a test of how open Mexico is to foreign investors.
Metallica wants to dig for gold and silver at the once-vibrant but now decrepit Cerro de San Pedro.
But the 400-year-old mining town faces fierce opposition from some of its very few remaining residents and many
Walmex, Grupo Mexico, ICA, Gerdau, AmBev: Latin Equity Preview
The following stocks may make significant gains or losses in Latin America today. Symbols are in parentheses after the company name and stock prices are from the last session.
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Shooting condemned by Mexico
Mexican officials from San Diego to Mexico City yesterday condemned the fatal shooting of a teenager by a U.S. Border Patrol agent and announced a homicide investigation into the migrant's death.
The Mexican federal Attorney General's Office said in a statement yesterday that the investigation would involve "whoever is found to have been responsible" but did not name a suspect.
Guillermo Martinez Rodriguez, believed to be about 18, was wounded by a single gunshot to the back of his right shoulder near the San Ysidro Port of Entry on Friday, said Luis Cabrera, the head of the Mexican
