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Cuilapan de Guerrero: Oaxaca City

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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

Shopping in Mexico

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

NAFTA environmental commission finds Mexico slow to respond to illicit logging

NAFTA environmental commission finds Mexico slow to respond to illicit logging Mexican authorities were sometimes slow to respond to complaints by Indians about illegal logging on their lands, and enforcement was hampered by mountainous terrain, language barriers and limited personnel, the Commission for Environmental Cooperation found in a report issued Monday. The CEC, set up under the North American Free Trade Agreement – which includes Mexico, the United States and Canada – issued the report in response to Indians' complaints that loggers were clear-cutting pine forests in northern Mexico. It was the latest chapter in a quarter-century battle that has seen

Mitsubishi to Build Power Plant in Mexico

Mitsubishi to Build Power Plant in Mexico Mitsubishi Corp. of Japan signed a contract to build a $611-million coal-fired power plant for Mexico's government-owned electricity company. The plant will have the capacity to generate 651 megawatts of power and will take three years and eight months to complete, the Federal Electricity Commission said. Mitsubishi will begin construction on the plant, in the southern state of Guerrero, on May 31, the commission said. Soure: latimes.com

Aviacsa flight from Las Vegas to Mexico City makes emergency landing in Acapulco

MEXICO CITY – An Aviacsa flight from Las Vegas to Mexico's capital was diverted to the Pacific Coast city of Acapulco where it made an emergency landing, authorities said Friday. No one was injured. One of the tires on the landing gear of the Boeing 727 exploded while Flight 893 was heading to Mexico City late Thursday, according to a statement released by Aviacsa. The pilot continued into airspace over the capital's Benito Juarez International Airport, but, fearing that heavy rains in the area would leave runways too slick to use with a punctured tire, authorities sent the flight to

Fireworks explosion kills 7 and injures 4 in Mexico

Fireworks explosion kills 7 and injures 4 in Mexico Fireworks stored at a building that also illicitly sold gasoline exploded Saturday, killing seven people and injuring four, a local official said. The building also housed video game machines, and five of the dead were children who frequented the video parlor on weekends, local authorities said. The blast occurred in the tiny hamlet of Tlacotepec, high in the mountains of southern Guerrero state, about 75 miles north of Acapulco, Ayala Mata said. Blood vessel problem sends Chirac to hospital Paris -- French President Jacques Chirac has been hospitalized after suffering a blood vessel problem in

USAID Provides Assistance to Mexico Flood Victims

USAID Provides Assistance to Mexico Flood Victims USAID is providing a total of $100,000 to the Mexican Red Cross and other implementing partners for the local purchase and distribution of emergency relief supplies in response to flooding and damage associated with Hurricane Stan. On October 6, U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Antonio O. Garza, Jr. issued a disaster declaration due to the magnitude of damage caused by the flooding. On October 4, Hurricane Stan made landfall south of Veracruz, Mexico causing rivers to overflow and widespread flooding in the states of Veracruz, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Tabsco, Puebla, Hidalgo, and Guerrero. The flooding is

Eight people kidnapped by armed group in Mexico

Eight people kidnapped by armed group in Mexico Eight people, including a five-member family, were kidnapped Friday by an armed group in the city of Nuevo Laredo, in northeastern Mexico where drug-trafficking-related violence has been increasing. According to the police, the 25-to-30-member-strong armed group moving in a five-pick-up-truck convoy kidnapped the family in a violent way. The attackers, armed with assault rifles and wearing ski-masks,also abducted three other people named Roberto Guerrero Salas, Alejandro Jaime Trejo and Jose Antonio Vara. The kidnap took place against the backdrop of

Museo de Arte Moderno (National Museum of Modern Art) : Mexico City

Museo de Arte Moderno (National Museum of Modern Art) Mexico City's national Museum of Modern Art, located just slightly northeast of Chapultapec Castle in Chapultapec Park. The main building is a round, two-story structure with a central staircase. Two of the museum's four spaces showcase the permanent collection, which also contains works by Mexico's other modern masters. Artists Raul Anguiano, Lilia Carrillo, Leonora Carrington , Julio Castellanos, Pedro Coronel, Fernando García Ponce, Gilberto Aceves Navarro, Lilia Carrillo, Manuel Felguerez, Jesus Guerrero Galvan, Alberto Gironella, María Izquierdo, Frida Kahlo , Manuel Rodriguez Lozano, Roberto Montenegro, Gerardo Murillo, Juan O'Gorman, Gilberto Aceves