Saltillo is a city in northeast Mexico, located at 24°42′ N 101°00′ W. It is the current capital of the state of Coahuila. In 2003 Saltillo had an estimated population of 591,000 people, rising to 637,000 if the full Metropolitan Area is considered, making it the 20th biggest metro area in the country.
Saltillo’s most famous exports are saltillo tile and the locally woven multi-coloured sarapes. There is also the automotive industry, with two major assembly plants (one General Motors and the other Chrysler), two engine facilities and a transmissions plant.
Saltillo is served by the Plan De Guadalupe International Airport (IATA airport code: SLW).
Exchange brings exhibit of art from Mexico
The first art exchange between Austin and its sister city of Saltillo, Mexico, has opened at Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin.
"Hermanados en el Arte 2005: Austin/Saltillo" has had a short stay at Mexic-Arte, closing there today before reopening at the nearby La Peña center Dec. 2. It will remain at La Peña through Dec. 31.
The exhibit, whose title translates as "Friendship in the Arts," features more than 40 works by 15 artists in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico.
Before Texas declared its independence from Mexico in 1836, the region was part of the Mexican state
Mexico's former ruling party Sunday was the favorite to win the governorship of Coahuila state, which borders Texas, in the last state election before next summer's presidential race.
A victory by Humberto Moreira would serve as another boast for his Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, which controlled Mexico's presidency from 1929 until losing to President Vicente Fox, of the conservative National Action Party in 2000.
The PRI has already shown resilience this year, capturing four of the six gubernatorial elections before Sunday, and it has held power in Coahuila since its inception in 1929.
A win by Moreira in this
President Vicente Fox Visits Moll Mexico
Mexico's President Vicente Fox honored Moll Mexico, a plastic injection molder and contract manufacturer, visiting its newly constructed plant in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila on Tuesday, November 15, 2005. Hosted by Dallas based Moll CEO/President, Paul Adkins, Fox participated in ceremonies that included a ribbon cutting, initiation of production and start-up of the press. After Fox removed the first part, he autographed the production machine, which was also signed by Adkins and Coahuila's Governor, Enrique Martinez y Martinez.
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Fox was introduced by Governor Martinez y Martinez and accompanied by Ernesto Saro, Mayor of
91 Illegal Immigrants Arrested in Mexico
Mexican authorities had arrested 91 illegal immigrants including 13 children, the government said on Sunday.
The National Immigration Service said it had arrested 13 children from El Salvador and Honduras in the northern Mexican city of Saltillo.
They were separately found in a freight train wagon and at the citys bus station. The children, who were between two and 12 years old, were traveling in small family groups.
Some 1,800 illegal immigrants, most of them from Central America, have been arrested in the the northern Mexican state of Coahuila since the beginning of this
Torreón is a city in Coahuila, Mexico. In 2003 it had an estimated population of 517,000 people, reaching 915,000 in the Metropolitan Area, considering Gómez Palacio and Lerdo in the state of Durango. It is considered the 9th biggest Metro area in the country.
Geography
Torreón is located at 25.55°N, 103.43°W, and is a city in southwest border of the state of Coahuila and within the Lagoon region of the state. The border is marked by the RÃo Nazas river and is also the divider between the city of Gómez Palacio in Durango and Torreón. Despite its promising name of Lagoon, the
Since it took off in July, Click Mexicana has won over passengers with its discount fares, but some travelers said the service has had its rough spots.
"I've flown five or six times already and every flight has been late, but I am saving 400 to 500 pesos a flight," or $40 to $50, Luis Rico Samaniego, a senator from the northern state of Coahuila, said last month at the Mexico City airport as he waited to check in for a flight to Saltillo.
Angel Silva, a passenger interviewed at that time on a Click flight from Tuxtla Gutierrez, called Click's service
Media group urges Mexico to help find missing writer
The international press freedom group Reporters Without Borders on Tuesday urged Mexican authorities to find a radio and newspaper reporter missing in the northern border state of Coahuila.
Rafael Ortiz, 32, was last seen before dawn Saturday after leaving the offices of the daily Zocalo newspaper in the city of Monclova, about 135 miles from Eagle Pass.
We urge the Coahuila state authorities to do everything possible to find Ortiz quickly and to alert the new prosecutors office that specializes in attacks on the press, the New York-based media watchdog group said in a
Mexico's Former Ruling Party Leads Vote
Mexico's former ruling party Sunday had a strong lead in northern Coahuila state's gubernatorial race, the last state election before next summer's presidential poll.
With nearly 20 percent of the vote counted late Sunday, Humberto Moreira had 57 percent, compared to 35 percent for Jorge Zermeno, a 56-year-old lawyer and senator running with President Vicente Fox's National Action Party.
A victory by Moreira would serve as another boost for his Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, which controlled Mexico's presidency from 1929 until losing to Fox in 2000.
The PRI has already shown resilience this year,
Miners file murder charges against Grupo Mexico
A Mexican union has filed murder charges against mining company Grupo Mexico and the government after 65 miners were killed last month in an explosion at a coal mine.
Mexico's miners' and metalworkers' union said late on Thursday it formally accused Grupo Mexico, Labor Minister Francisco Salazar and two mine inspectors of homicide.
The workers died after a methane explosion at the Pasta de Conchos mine in the northern state of Coahuila on Feb. 19.
Union leaders say Grupo Mexico , the world's No. 3 copper miner, ignored safety concerns but the company has denied negligence.
Co-workers gave
Explosion traps dozens of miners in northern Mexico
An explosion Sunday at a mine in northern Mexico injured several miners and trapped dozens more below ground, an emergency official said.
The explosion occurred just before dawn at a coal mine near the town of Sabinas, 85 miles southwest of Eagle Pass on the Mexico-U.S. border, said Daniel Romo of Coahuila state's emergency services.
Seven miners were being treated in hospital with bruises, broken bones and burns, he said, adding their injuries were not life-threatening.
Dozens more miners were still trapped underground, he said, although he didn't have an exact figure.
