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Bill Deutsch said colleagues in Veracruz, Mexico, are partners in the three-year effort to monitor water flowing into the Gulf ... Deutsch said his project will also help livestock producers in Alabama and in Veracruz develop management practices to limit Gulf pollution. (KWTX.com, TX)
AP Executive Morning Briefing Apr 10, 2009
Bill Deutsch said colleagues in Veracruz, Mexico, are partners in the three-year effort to monitor water flowing into the Gulf. . (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Deported man, wife work for his return Apr 5, 2009
Eduardo Vielma and his two friends made a 12-hour bus journey to Veracruz, on Mexico's eastern coast, to meet a man named Miguel. He was a "coyote," or human smuggler, whom Mr. Vielma's aunt had paid several thousand dollars. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Mexico announces 'super-max' prisons Apr 1, 2009
In Mexico City, the federal Public Safety Department announced the opening of a "super-maximum" security prison to hold Mexico's most dangerous criminals in Veracruz state. Another prison will be built in Sinaloa state featuring a special section for kidnappers. (FOX 11, AZ)
Kayaking in a little discovered part of Mexico's Baja California Mar 28, 2009
Boats were hauled up, tents erected and the group was soon devouring a dinner of fish Veracruz on rice, washed down with tequila sunrise. Then Prichard gave us the bad news. (Globe and Mail)
Haute tamale: Chefs look beyond burritos Mar 27, 2009
"It feels like coming back to my hometown," says Guzman, who was born and raised in a small village in Veracruz. Despite Nopalito's focus on traditional Mexican foods, chef-owner Jossel still likes taquerias. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Mexico becomes viable option for energy needs Mar 27, 2009
Veracruz Gov. Fidel Herrera Beltran calls his state the energy state of Mexico. Like Motta, Beltran has also been busy drumming up interest in Mexico. (Houston Business Journal, TX)
Manning the stoves Mar 23, 2009
Over the years, cooking for one another, the men have had a Passover Seder with matzo ball soup and gefilte fish terrine; a Danish smorrebrod; French coq au vin; a summer barbecue with baby back ribs, beans and cornbread; and a Mexico City-themed dinner with duck mole verde and snapper Veracruz style. The men say they rarely experiment on one another, preferring to rehearse each dish beforehand. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Xtreme Coil Crosses Another Border in 2008 Mar 17, 2009
During 2008 3Q, Xtreme Coil established offices in Houston, Texas and near Poza Rica, in the state of Veracruz, Mexico ... The Corporation has established a corporate office in Houston, Texas, United States and has field offices in Casper and Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States, and near Poza Rica in the state of Veracruz, Mexico. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
And He No Longer Speaks Up In Meetings Mar 4, 2009
(03-03) 13:12 PST VERACRUZ, Mexico (AP) ... The man used a needle and thread to put five stitches through his lips in front of the water company headquarters in the eastern city of Veracruz ... Mexican worker sews his lips to demand promotion Articles (03-03) 13:12 PST VERACRUZ, Mexico (AP) -- A Mexican state water company worker has sewn his lips together to draw attention to his five-year fight to get a promotion. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Weird News)
Tenaris May Cut 2009 Spending by 50% to $600 Million on Lower Steel Prices Feb 27, 2009
Tenaris will delay plans to expand production of steel products at a steelmaking plant in Veracruz, Mexico, Rocca said ... 6 billion to increase pipe output at a plant in Veracruz, he said. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Gonzalez, Galarraga land in opportunity Feb 27, 2009
He made his way to Veracruz and spent two seasons playing for the Peloteros de Minatitlan in the Mexican Summer League. He eventually became a citizen of the country. (MLB.com -- Oakland Athletics)
Rancheras Superstar Paquita la del Barrio Coming to Spotlight 29 Casino Feb 26, 2009
Born in Alto Lucero, Veracruz, Mexico, Paquita has developed a fervent fan base who pack her concerts and sing along joyfully to songs they love by the singer they adore. Paquita started her career in Mexico City in the early 1970s, and ever since has been popularizing songs that take a stance against Mexico's sexist male culture, perhaps most notably "Rata De Dos Patas," which translates as "two-legged rat." She often playfully teases her male audience members with her signature phrase "Me... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
* Mexican protest demands army pullout, blocks roads Feb 19, 2009
Demonstrators blocked city hall and a main avenue in the northern industrial city of Monterrey and roads in the Gulf state of Veracruz. It was the largest display of discontent against the armys role in an anti-drug crackdown since Mexican President Felipe Calderon began deploying soldiers across the country two years ago to fight cartels. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Marchers block US border to protest army presence Feb 19, 2009
Demonstrators blocked city hall and a main avenue in the northern industrial city of Monterrey and roads in the Gulf state of Veracruz ... Associated Press writers E. Eduardo Castillo in Mexico City, Jorge Vargas in Nuevo Laredo, Marina Montemayor in Ciudad Juarez, Miguel Angel Hernandez in Veracruz and Christopher Sherman in Reynosa contributed to this report. (FOX 11, AZ)
Mexico says US firm can't explore shipwreck Feb 19, 2009
The Our Lady of Juncal set sail from the Gulf coast port of Veracruz on Oct. 14, 1631, as part of a 19-ship fleet bearing what the Institute described only as "a valuable shipment of the goods obtained by the king's ministers to feed the Spanish empire." Most of the fleet never made it. Galleons returning to Spain in that era commonly carried large amounts of silver and lesser amounts of gold from mines in Mexico, Peru and elsewhere. (FOX 11, AZ)
Mexican Protesters Demand Troops Leave Border Feb 18, 2009
Similar protests broke out on bridges in the border cities of Nuevo Laredo and Reynosa, while demonstrators blocked roads in the northern industrial city of Monterrey and the Gulf state of Veracruz ... Protesters also blocked two highways in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz and one road outside the state capital, Jalapa. (Newsmax)
Tasty meals at neighborhood gems Feb 17, 2009
Outstanding main dishes include ropa vieja, rockfish Veracruz, pollo Cubano and a first-rate paella. Everything's even better when washed down with homemade sangria. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Mexican mayor aims to add spark to flagging sex lives Feb 13, 2009
One of Ebrard's long-shot rivals for the presidency, Fidel Herrera, 59, the governor of Veracruz State from the Institutional Revolutionary Party, dismissed the Viagra handouts as ridiculous. "What's the point of encouraging old people to have sex?" he asked in a recent interview. (International Herald Tribune)
- Serie del Caribe: Did it pay off for Valley? 0 Feb 8, 2009 Pemex Missteps Force Mexico to Pare Oil Revenues, Create Petrobras Opening Apr 1, 2008 Mexico: Necaxa ends Chivas' undefeated start Mar 31, 2008 Mexico gov't: Pemex needs outside help Mar 31, 2008 Mexico is magical to its warlocks and witches Mar 28, 2008 Mexico: Atlante extends Toluca's winless streak Mar 17, 2008 Mexico Farmers Quietly Plant Banned GM Corn Mar 10, 2008 Mountain Film Festival begins tonight in Weed Mar 8, 2008 Officials get cultural understanding during recent trip south of the border Mar 5, 2008 Mexican lawmaker criticized for striptease Feb 29, 2008 Mexico's oil output falls, Pemex needs cash infusion Feb 26, 2008 Mexico: America loses third straight match Feb 25, 2008 Mexico trip giving officials insight Feb 24, 2008 Innophos Holdings, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Results Feb 20, 2008 Mexico: Solari scores twice in Pumas victory Feb 18, 2008 Mexican Earthquake Measuring 6.4 Strikes Chiapas, Closes Largest Refinery Feb 13, 2008 Mexico City's Main Avenue Shut by Cows, Tractors as Farmers Protest Nafta Feb 1, 2008 A guide: Just how hot is that chile pepper? Jan 31, 2008 Foster child to be sent to Mexico after court refuses to block decision Jan 27, 2008 A history lesson in black and brown Jan 25, 2008 SPORTS CALENDAR Jan 25, 2008 Mexico's Colonial Gems Jan 23, 2008 Split decision Jan 20, 2008 Meet Your Neighbor ... CPSO Report ... Gravity Drainage District No. 5 meeting ... Community Calendar ... MLK public library closure ... 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Chang's sells off major interest in Japanese restaurant concept Jan 12, 2008 Dallas restaurateur to develop P.F. Chang's Taneko concept Jan 11, 2008 Welcome To The Biosphere Jan 10, 2008 Eight clubs, including Guillermo Ochoa (1) and Amrica, are competing for Mexico's final two berths in the Copa Libertadores. Jan 5, 2008 Mexican Lawmakers Demand Calderon Renegotiate Nafta on U.S. Farm Goods Jan 5, 2008 Mexico's protection for farm goods runs out, leaving farmers feeling rootless Dec 30, 2007 Clay Aiken & Family Celebrate Christmas With Survivors of Mexico's Floods Dec 26, 2007 EMS Group wins $400 million Mexican pipeline contract Dec 16, 2007 New role for an old theater Dec 16, 2007 Generation bridge Dec 13, 2007 Legal foreign workers caught in immigration stalemate Dec 1, 2007 Florida hulk predates St. Augustine voyage Nov 28, 2007 Archaeologists Explore Wreck Off Fla. Nov 27, 2007 Bartee Haile column: Mexico turns down U.S. offer for Texas 11-26-2007 Nov 27, 2007 Ballet Folklorico to showcase trick roping Nov 22, 2007 Made In Mexico Nov 18, 2007 Ancient tongue under threat as last two speakers stop talking Nov 16, 2007 ADRA Expands Response to Flooding in Mexico Nov 14, 2007 Pumas tie Pachuca to grab last playoff spot Nov 12, 2007 Floodings in Tabasco, Mexico. Nov 7, 2007 Chivas gets Mexican playoff spot Nov 6, 2007 Mexico floods recede as thousands more evacuated Nov 6, 2007 As Tabasco floodwaters recede, a spirit of recovery - and humor Nov 6, 2007 Mexico faces aftermath of its own Katrina Nov 5, 2007 Solari's hat trick leads Pumas to 8-0 victory Nov 5, 2007 In Mexico's 'Katrina,' volunteers join relief efforts Nov 5, 2007 Thousands perched on rooftops in Mexico floods Nov 4, 2007 Floods drive thousands from homes in Mexico Nov 4, 2007 Mexico flood victims turn to looting Nov 4, 2007 Mexico evacuates Gulf coast Nov 4, 2007 ADRA Responds to Flooding in Latin America and the Caribbean Nov 3, 2007 Flooding traps 300,000 in Mexico Nov 3, 2007 Mexico head pledges disaster aid Nov 3, 2007 Home Movie Depot, Inc. Opens the Holiday Season With Timely Marketing Campaign Nov 3, 2007 UNICEF Readies to Assist Mexican Flood Victims Nov 3, 2007 This flea market is as much about the food as the treasures Nov 3, 2007 Mexico's Pemex to resume oil production after accident Oct 30, 2007 Beats Chivas Oct 30, 2007 America beats Guadalajara Oct 29, 2007 Puentes/Bridges, Other Resources Aid Producers With Hispanic Workers Oct 26, 2007 End of the line isn't end of their journey Oct 25, 2007
I just had people in here from Cancun, Veracruz, Tabasco, Culic;n, they came in from all over Mexico here, he said. Without the exclusive right to sell Serie del Caribe merchandise in the Valley, though, he said the impact would have been minimal. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
River, Fluminense look to go on in Libertadores Apr 1, 2008
"I take responsibility for what is happening,'' America coach Ruben Romano said after his team's 4-0 defeat to Veracruz on Saturday. "We can't stop fighting and hopefully we will earn a good result against River Plate on Wednesday. . (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
The company began last year to hire drilling companies to tap reserves at Chicontepec, a vast field dotted with thousands of small oil pockets that cut across the states of Hidalgo, Puebla and Veracruz. Pemex is counting on Chicontepec as its medium-term answer to the Cantarell decline. (Bloomberg)
Also on Saturday, Argentine striker Claudio Graf's three goals led Veracruz to a 4-0 victory over America, which went a club record eighth game without a win and remained with the fewest points despite having one of the best-paid rosters in the league. The loss could result in the firing or Argentine coach Ruben Omar Romano, who took over from his countryman Daniel Brailovsky in week seven and is still looking for his first win. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
1 million barrels a day, primarily due to plunging output at the massive Cantarell oil field off the coast of Veracruz state. Most read. (Anchorage Daily News)
Gallegos, 48, is a traditional warlock, one of dozens who work in this idyllic town, nestled near the Gulf of Mexico by Lake Catemaco in the state of Veracruz. Like most witches here, he melds European and native traditions in his work, a special brew of occultism he learned from his uncle. (International Herald Tribune)
Chivas remained the only unbeaten team in the league with a 2-1 victory at Veracruz on Friday. Omar Bravo scored his seventh goal of the season, giving him a share of the league lead with Pumas UNAM's Esteban Solari. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
"For indigenous people corn is sacred, it has another value that means more than just weight and price," said Felipe Zeferino, a farmer who works with Popoluca and Nahuatl corn growers in the south-eastern state of Veracruz. Corn is also cherished as a snack. (Planet Ark, United States)
Papa Tortuga is a film about one man s efforts to save the endangered Lora sea turtles from extinction, shot on location in Veracruz, Mexico. . (Yreka Siskiyou Daily News, CA)
Adelcio Lugo, center, of Greenville's Self-Help Credit Union, ass coffee with locals in Coatepec, Veracruz, Mexico. Officials toured schools, libraries, medical offices, day-care centers and tourist sites in Mexico City, and the state of Veracruz during the seven-day trip. (The Daily Reflector)
Veracruz politician faces support, lampoons; movie hit on pirate DVD stands ... VERACRUZ, Mexico - An actress-turned-lawmaker in southern Mexico is on the defensive after a racy clip of her performing a striptease in a chestnut wig and lacy red lingerie made its way to the popular video-sharing Web site YouTube ... Before winning a seat in Veracruz state's legislature in September, Dalia Perez worked as a local television show presenter and she co-starred in the 2006 movie "Xalapeno Chiles,"... (MSNBC -- International)
In no place is there more opposition than along the industrial corridor in this resource-rich, steamy stretch of Veracruz State. "This oil is from here, and it belongs to us," says Francisco Lopez Martinez, who inspected oil barges at Pemex for 36 years before retiring this year. (Christian Science Monitor)
Guadalajara has 14 points after seven matches while Toluca, headed by former Argentina coach Jose Pekerman, has 13 after a 3-2 win over Veracruz on Friday. In other matches, it was Cruz Azul 4, Pachuca 1; Jaguars 2, Tecos 0; Puebla 4, Morelia 0; and Monterrey 1, Atlas 1. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
The trip, funded by the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, carries the travelers through several stops in Mexico, including the nation's capital, Mexico City, and the state of Veracruz and its capital, Xalapa. Local leaders will visit day-care centers, schools, libraries, medical offices, as well as tourist sites such as Mexican ruins. (The Daily Reflector)
Headquartered in Cranbury, New Jersey, Innophos has manufacturing operations in Nashville, TN; Chicago Heights, IL; Chicago (Waterway), IL; Geismar, LA; Port Maitland, ON (Canada); and Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz and Mission Hills, Guanajuato (Mexico). IPHS-G' Financial Tables Follow Conference Call Details The conference call is scheduled for February 20 at 10:00 a.m. EST and can be accessed by dialing 888. (PR Newswire)
SI.com - Soccer - Mexico: Solari scores twice inPumas victory - Sunday February 17, 2008 9:34PM. Solari scores twice as Pumas beats Chiapas Jaguars. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
The shock was felt in the capital as well as in the states of Tabasco, Veracruz, Puebla and the State of Mexico, Mexico City-based Grupo Televisa SA reported. Elias Miguel Moreno Brizuela, Mexico City's Civil Protection Secretary, said no injuries or damages were reported there, according to an e-mail from his office. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Brigida Beatriz Ramirez, 46, said she traveled overnight from Veracruz state in a caravan of 12 buses to join the protest. We can't find any work in the fields,'' Ramirez said, as she walked down Reforma with dozens of other women. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Named after the city of Xalapa in Veracruz, Mexico. When smoke-dried, it's called chipotle. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
The decision clears the way for the boy, Gabriel, to be taken today by his foster father to Veracruz ... Lara, 55, lives in town about 100 miles from the city of Veracruz. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Other scholars have written about Yanga, but none has matched Palacio's flair in capturing the image of proud fugitives who proved their superiority in repulsing the Spanish attacks and lived to see another day in what is now the state of Veracruz ... It was near Veracruz that the Olmecs crafted the most significant and widely acknowledged sculptural representations of Africa in the Western Hemisphere. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Mexican: Atlas vs. Veracruz. Galavision. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Founded in 1531 with a charter from Spain's Queen Isabella, Puebla provided safe haven for Spaniards traveling between Veracruz and Mexico City. Today it is known for its Talavera pottery, chiles en nogada (Mexico's national dish) and quite possibly the country's most exuberant Cinco de Mayo celebration. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
He is to be flown to the Mexican state of Veracruz and turned over to his grandparents, who are anxious to raise him as one of their own ... We don't have money to throw around, but we can live well, the grandfather, Narciso Lara, said in a phone interview from Veracruz ... San Diego County authorities contacted their Mexican social service counterparts in Veracruz, asking them to assess Lara's ability to raise the child. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
We moved to Mexico and lived in Veracruz for a year and a half. I didn t know Spanish and only had a pocket traveler s Spanish phrase book, but with my French, and that (book), I was able to communicate with the Mexicans. (Sulphur Southwest Daily News, LA)
Those eateries include Wapango, Mexico Cantina y Veracruz Cooking, Cozymel's Mexican Grill and Woodlands. Scottsdale, Ariz. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
Food, Friends & Co. operates 13 restaurants in nine states, including Wapango, Mexico Cantina y Veracruz Cooking, Cozymel's Mexican Grill and Woodlands. Scottsdale-based P.F. Chang's also operates its China Bistro restaurants and Pei Wei Asian Diners. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Veracruz: A region of tropical rainforest draped over three volcanoes, this reserve on the Caribbean coast boasts not only one of the highest levels of biodiversity in Mexico but also one of the most complex combinations of ecological, geological and human interaction of any reserve. Indigenous people still live in the area where some of Mesoamerica's earliest human settlements have been found. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Veracruz was in a similar situation in '06 ... But Veracruz won its InterLiga group and needed just a win in the finals to secure a berth in the Libertadores ... Chivas, though, beat Veracruz and went on to win a spot in the Copa, sparing fans from seeing a relative small fish as a representative of Mexico. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Confederation leaders will meet with the Agriculture Minister tomorrow in Veracruz state to ask him to renegotiate the terms of Nafta, he said. The demonstrations against Nafta may continue. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Nobody knows that better than Vicente Martinez, who grows corn, beans and some coffee in the green mountains of Tepetlan, Veracruz. In July, his daughter Felictas died trying to cross the desert to enter the United States. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Chiapas is bordered on the north by the state of Tabasco, on the south by the Pacific Ocean, on the east by the Central American nation of Guatemala and on the west by the states of Oaxaca and Veracruz ... Tabasco is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Mexico, to the south by the state of Chiapas, to the east by Guatemala and Campeche and to the west by Veracruz. (PR Newswire)
EMS will provide services to ensure the reliability of PEP's hydrocarbons pipeline system in the states of Tabasco, Veracruz, Chiapas and Oaxaca. The system includes 93 pipelines that are operational or temporarily out of service plus 22 pipelines out of operation, as well as pumping and storage. (Houston Business Journal, TX)
Last month, when two bands played folkloric music from Veracruz at the Yost, Santa Ana merchant Sam Romero was nearly in tears. "It's a theater that has a meaning for old-timers," Romero said. (Los Angeles Times)
A native of Veracruz, Mexico, she spent the day helping set up the church for the event. She felt especially close to the virgin because of her connection to the indigenous people of Mexico, and she was prepared to request special favor on her feast day. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Four members of Roberto Villarauz's family from Veracruz, Mexico, who work at the Grand Oaks Hotel in Branson, Mo ... "I don't want to go back to Veracruz, but I (might) have to," said Roberto Villarauz, 33, a janitor who makes $7. (USA Today -- Money)
Of the 11 ships that departed from Veracruz, Mexico, on de Luna's expedition, seven ran aground in the water, one was blown ashore and three survived the storm, said John Bratten, a West Florida professor of maritime archeology. Although the Spaniards kept detailed records of the ships and their contents, historians are uncertain which of the 11 ships the archeologists have discovered. (Globe and Mail)
Of the 11 ships that came from Veracruz, Mexico, on de Luna's expedition, seven ran aground in the water, one was blown onto shore and three survived the storm, said John Bratten, a West Florida professor of maritime archaeology. Although the Spanish kept detailed records of the ships and their contents, historians are uncertain which of the 11 ships the archaeologists have discovered. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
This ridiculous opinion was shared by John Black, the veteran consul at Veracruz, who joined Parrott in advising the president to make his move ... But by the time Slidell reached Veracruz, the Mexicans had changed their minds. (Plainview Daily Herald, TX)
The group s repertoire will include, but is not limited to, the following regional dances: Traditional Aztec Dance, Michoacan, Durango, Veracruz, Chiapas, Yucatan, Sonora, Norte (Polkas), Oaxaca and Jalisco including Floreo de Soga Trick Roping. One of the unique features of Friday night s performance is the professional exhibition of the traditional art of Trick Roping known in Spanish as Floreo de Soga. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
The idyllic village home of the hero, Jaguar Paw, and many chase scenes were filmed in southern Veracruz state in La Jungla, a private reserve on Lake Catemaco ... Verona Beach has no real-life counterpart, being a figment of imagination created by a combination of settings in and around Mexico City and Veracruz. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Other languages from the same root are spoken in the Mexican states of Veracruz, Oaxaca and Chiapas. The Zoque tribe is thought to descend from the Olmecas and its members are spread around the south of Mexico. (BBC News -- Americas)
Heavy rains between October 28 and November 1, particularly from Noel, caused catastrophic flooding throughout southern Mexico, affecting more than two million in the states of Tabasco, Chiapas, San Luis Potosi, and northern Veracruz. In the southeastern state of Tabasco, United Nations reports indicate that nearly two million people have been affected by flooding. (AlertNet)
In other scores: Veracruz beat Tecos 3-2, San Luis tied 2-2 against Santos, Cruz Azul downed Atlas 2-0, Guadalajara defeated Jaguares 5-4, Atlante destroyed Puebla 4-0 and Necaxa got a 1-0 victory over Tigres. Copyright 2007. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
People with economic resources moved to the neighbor cities of Minatitln, Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, and even Mexico City, 10 hours away from Villahermosa. "Last Friday the highways were filled with large lines of cars with families driving away from the disaster", says a taxi driver who seems to be making a good profit with the flooding. (AlertNet)
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Esteban Solari scored three goals to lead the Pumas of Mexico's National University to a decisive 8-0 thrashing of Veracruz in the Mexican Apertura soccer Sunday. Ignacio Scocco and Pablo Barrera scored two goals each, while Brazilian player Leandro had the other. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Thousands of Tabascans fled by bus on Friday and Saturday to the neighboring states of Veracruz and Campeche, and tempers frayed among those left as people hunted for relatives and fought over dwindling food and drinking water supplies. A supermarket in the state capital Villahermosa and several trucks were looted, and some stores ran out of goods, although water supply was being restored and army helicopters dropped food packages. (AlertNet)
Their boat is guided by volunteers from an adventure rafting team, who normally carry tourists in the neighboring state of Veracruz. Nearly a week into the worst natural disaster in Mexico's recent history, hundreds of thousands in the state of Tabasco remain homeless, living in shelters, in the living rooms of neighbors' homes, or on the second floors of their flooded homes. (Christian Science Monitor)
Many Tabasco residents left for the neighbouring state of Veracruz. About 70,000 were reported to have taken refuge in government shelters. (Independent)
SI.com - Soccer - Solari hat trick leads Pumas to 8-0 rout of Veracruz - Monday November 5, 2007 12:09AM ... Solari leads Pumas to 8-0 romp over Veracruz ... MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Esteban Solari scored three goals to lead the Pumas of Mexico's National University to a decisive 8-0 thrashing of Veracruz in the Mexican Apertura soccer Sunday. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Streets leading out of Villahermosa were packed as residents headed for shelters in neighboring Veracruz. There are more than 450 shelters operating throughout the state, according to Max Romero, a spokesperson with the Red Cross in Tabasco. (Christian Science Monitor)
With electricity and drinking water cut off in much of the state, and fixed-line and cellular telephone networks down, several thousand Tabascans fled on buses on Friday to the neighboring states of Veracruz and Campeche. Authorities said on Saturday they had started restoring drinking water to parts of the state. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
It's biblical," said Javier Velazco, assistant director of the Red Cross in Tabasco. "We're attending to thousands of people. We're delivering food, rope and water, but it's not enough. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Thousands poured into neighbouring states Chiapas and Veracruz seeking refuge. But many others holed up despite the flooding, refusing to leave at their own risk, fearing looters would take all their possessions. (iAfrica.com)
At least 6,000 people fled to shelters in Coatzacoalcos and nearby Minatitlan, both in neighboring Veracruz state. Thousands more holed up in private homes and hotels. (USA Today)
Heavy rains, particularly from Noel, have caused catastrophic flooding throughout southern Mexico, affecting more than a million in the states of Tabasco, Chiapas, San Luis Potosi, and northern Veracruz. In the southeastern state of Tabasco, authorities state that nearly one million people are currently affected by flooding that has submerged nearly 80 percent of the state. (AlertNet)
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Red Cross official Max Romero said 650 shelters had been set up on high ground in Tabasco and in neighbouring Campeche and Veracruz states. Oil jam. (BBC News -- Americas)
Most recently, the company has opened a new location in Xalapa, Veracruz in Mexico. Contact: Marketing Contact: Laurisa Mahlin Marketing Director 573. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Tabasco is located in southeast Mexico, bordered to the north by the Gulf of Mexico; to the south, by the state of Chiapas; to the east, by the Republic of Guatemala and Campeche, and to the west, by the state of Veracruz. It covers an area of 24,578 square kilometers. (PR Newswire)
In Veracruz, it's "a la caya." Near the Texas border, it's chilindrina. Doesn't matter, you eat it the same way: Break it into chunks and scoop up bites of the filling. (The Daily Reflector)
Workers clean up part of an oil spill in Arroyo Hondura Oct 28, 2007, after a Pemex oil pipeline ruptured in Jesus Carranza, municipality of Veracruz. According to local media, 10,000 barrels of oil leaked out of a ruptured pipeline. (Xinhuanet, China)
SI.com - America beats Guadalajara. America beats Guadalajara. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
In other matches, Veracruz drew a 0-0 against Puebla, Necaxa upset Atlante 2-0, Santos trounced Atlas 5-2 and Toluca tied 0-0 against Jaguares. . (International Herald Tribune)
The trips focus on employees from the state of Veracruz in southeastern Mexico, which includes the communities of Astacinga, San Juan Texhuacan, Tlaquilpa and Tepanzacoalco, among others. As noted, Puentes/Bridges is forging greater linkages by launching various initiatives within Mexico. (Agri-View, WI)
In its final days, the Mayab line that ran through Tenosique linked the Gulf state of Veracruz to the Yucatan peninsula. The second line, running through the state of Chiapas, was closed after flooding from Hurricane Stan in 2005 damaged or destroyed 70 bridges, rail officials said. (Los Angeles Times)
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