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The sailboat, named Cynthia Woods, was one of about two dozen boats heading from Galveston, Texas, to Veracruz, Mexico, for the annual Veracruz Regatta race, which began on Friday. Diehl said the boat was well-stocked with safety equipment -- including emergency radio beacons, life rafts and ring buoys -- but the crew could only manage to find four life jackets after the boat tipped over. (WTKR.com, VA)
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Four students and a safety officer were rescued in the Gulf of Mexico early Sunday morning after their boat capsized during the Regata de Amigos race to Veracruz, Mexico. . (The Battalion, TX)
Body of 'hero' Aggie sailor found in wreckage Jun 9, 2008
This is a university photo of the members of Texas Aveston Offshore Sailing Team that is particpating in the Galveston to Veracruz, Mexico regatta ... The crew was participating in the , a 630-mile race from Galveston to Veracruz. (KHOU.com, TX)
Sailor's Body Found After 5 Rescued In Gulf Jun 9, 2008
The race, which covers 610 nautical miles from Galveston to Veracruz, Mexico, started Friday and continues into next week. The crew included four college students and two safety officers, Texas A&M at Galveston said in a news release. (Click2Houston, TX)
6 Sailors Participating in Gulf of Mexico Boat Race Missing Jun 8, 2008
The race covers hundreds of miles from Galveston to Veracruz, Mexico. It started Friday and continues into next week. (Fox News)
OMA's May 2008 Total Passenger Traffic Increases 5.8 Percent Jun 7, 2008
9% as a result of an increase in frequencies and higher load factors principally on the routes to and from Mexico City, Toluca, Cancun, Guadalajara, and Veracruz. International traffic increased 12. (Primezone Releases)
Storm Arthur Threatens Flooding In South Mexico Jun 2, 2008
Mexico's National Weather Service also warned of heavy rains in the states of Oaxaca, Chiapas, Veracruz and Tabasco. Some 800,000 people were left homeless last year in Tabasco after some of the worst flooding in its history in 2007 leaving 800,000 without homes. (Planet Ark, United States)
Baseball without boundaries Jun 1, 2008
Arthur Pennington played three seasons for the Veracruz Blues in the '40s and reported that he "never had so much freedom in all my life, because you could eat anywhere and they got the finest restaurants, the beautifulest women - all colors, don't make no difference. It's beautiful. Everybody swimmin' together.". Pasquel's endeavor, which began more than a decade before the "great experiment" by which Jackie Robinson and Rickey began the integration of American baseball, proved that black,... (Boston Globe)
Tropical storm Arthur makes landfall Jun 1, 2008
There was chance it could strengthen back into a tropical storm before hitting Mexico again south of Veracruz on Tuesday. It was not expected to become a hurricane. (MSNBC -- International)
Tropical Storm Arthur, First of Atlantic Season, Heads for Gulf of Mexico Jun 1, 2008
Mexico has closed ports in Quintana Roo to smaller vessels and issued storm warnings in the states of Campeche, Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Veracruz, Tabasco, Oaxaca and Chiapas, according to the Mexican Merchant Marine's weather bulletin. State-owned Petroleos Mexicanos pumps 1. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Mexican guards eyed after jail break May 20, 2008
VERACRUZ, Mexico - Five prison guards are under investigation in southern Mexico, two days after gunmen dressed as police freed six suspected drug-cartel hit men in a sophisticated jail break, a prosecutor said Sunday. Two guards and three policemen at a prison in the Gulf coast city of Coatzacoalcos have been placed under investigation and are free on bail pending the results of the probe, Assistant Veracruz State Prosecutor Jorge Yunis said. (MSNBC -- International)
10 neighborhood eats May 20, 2008
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)
Like father, like son: Bush pleads for Saudi help, but world oil market has changed May 16, 2008
For political reasons proud nationalism the country has been unable to modify its foreign investment laws to allow state-owned Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) to work with major oil companies to explore for deep-water oil in the Gulf of Mexico or develop its hard-to-access oil deposits in the state of Veracruz. "Mexico has a lot of potential, but its hands are tied politically," said oil historian Daniel Yergin, author of "The Prize," the definitive account of oil's rise to economic importance. (Anchorage Daily News)
Workers doing more with less May 14, 2008
Covering all of Santa Cruz County, AZ - Nogales International. Border Patrol agents picked them up April 30 west of Nogales. (Nogales International, AZ)
Cinco de Mayo Fiesta rich, colorful May 4, 2008
While Spanish dresses were usually darker, the white dress was typical of those worn in the Mexican state of Veracruz ... She performed a folkloric dance from Veracruz. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Mystery surrounds Tijuana drug shootings May 2, 2008
But many analysts believe that Calderon's decision to send thousands of army troops to Baja California, Veracruz, Michoacan and other states to crack down on the drug trade is reaping a type of dividend. The government's efforts have disrupted agreements between trafficking organizations and corrupt officials, setting off turf wars among weakened organizations, analysts and government officials say. (Yahoo News -- Mexico)
historic mansions, plazas and churches May 2, 2008
Condesa DF: Avenida Veracruz, 102, (978) 895-4782, (enter the property name under No. 4). Slick and stylish, this designer hotel is located in a quiet pocket of Mexico City's bustling Condesa neighborhood. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
TRADING DAY: Tuesday's markets Apr 23, 2008
The company said drills on its Caballo Blanco project in Veracruz, Mexico hit 94. 5 metres grading 2. (Vancouver Sun)
Latin America Soccer Scores Apr 22, 2008
Jaguares 1, Veracruz 2 ... Group 2: Santos 25; Monterrey 21; Atlas 19; Veracruz, Atlante 16; America 8 ... Next round: Veracruz-Pumas, Cruz Azul-Morelia, San Luis-Atlas, Pachuca-Jaguares, Tigres-Santos, Toluca-Tecos, Pumas-Toluca, Necaxa-America. (International Herald Tribune)
Talking Business: El Tigre balloons into 'supermercado' Apr 22, 2008 Mexico: America hits bottom for first time ever Apr 21, 2008 Details on the Dodge Journey R/T Apr 11, 2008 Folding pattern Apr 9, 2008 Mexico: America winless streak reaches nine Apr 7, 2008 3 stars for Lime Taqueria in Smyrna Apr 4, 2008 Cinco De Mayo Madness Apr 2, 2008 River, Fluminense look to go on in Libertadores Apr 1, 2008 Pemex Missteps Force Mexico to Pare Oil Revenues, Create Petrobras Opening Apr 1, 2008 Mexico gov't: Pemex needs outside help Mar 31, 2008 Mexico: Necaxa ends Chivas' undefeated start 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 SPORTS CALENDAR Jan 25, 2008 A history lesson in black and brown Jan 25, 2008 Mexico's Colonial Gems Jan 23, 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 Mexican Lawmakers Demand Calderon Renegotiate Nafta on U.S. Farm Goods Jan 5, 2008 Eight clubs, including Guillermo Ochoa (1) and Amrica, are competing for Mexico's final two berths in the Copa Libertadores. 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 Mexico floods recede as thousands more evacuated Nov 6, 2007 Chivas gets Mexican playoff spot 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 In Mexico's 'Katrina,' volunteers join relief efforts Nov 5, 2007 Solari's hat trick leads Pumas to 8-0 victory Nov 5, 2007 Thousands perched on rooftops in Mexico floods Nov 4, 2007 Mexico flood victims turn to looting Nov 4, 2007 Floods drive thousands from homes in Mexico Nov 4, 2007 Mexico evacuates Gulf coast Nov 4, 2007 UNICEF Readies to Assist Mexican Flood Victims Nov 3, 2007 Mexico head pledges disaster aid Nov 3, 2007 Flooding traps 300,000 in Mexico Nov 3, 2007 ADRA Responds to Flooding in Latin America and the Caribbean Nov 3, 2007
They both were born in Veracruz, Mexico, have legal permanent residency or "green card" status and have applied for U.S. citizenship. Antonio also runs Longview's Hispanic summer soccer league. (Longview Daily News, WA)
American Artist Lorena Bowser Apr 21, 2008
Lorena worked in various positions in Mexico: as a French teacher at the University of Veracruz and the Alliance Francaise; as an English teacher, in Public Relations and In Graphic Arts at the National Institute for Research on Biotic Resources. She also worked for several years in various positions: as an English teacher; at the National Institute for Research on Biotic Resources; in Public Relations and in Graphic Arts. (Suite101.com)
In other scores, it was: Necaxa 1, Santos 1; Jaguares 1, Veracruz 2; Atlas 1, Tigres 0; Puebla 5, Pachuca 2; Pumas 0, Toluca 0 ... If Puebla gets the point, Veracruz will go down to the second division. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
KEY RIVALS: Hyundai Veracruz; Honda Pilot; Toyota Highlander; Volkswagen Touareg; Ford Edge; GMC Acadia; Buick Enclave; Saturn Outlook; Volvo XC90; Mitsubishi Outlander; Nissan Rogue. POWER: 3. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
"We went to Mexico City, Veracruz, from Napa in California down to Los Angeles, from Tijuana all the way to Baja. In Mexico, Oringer never saw anything resembling Chipotle's overstuffed footballs. "Real Mexican food is more austere, they would never put lettuce, tomato or sour cream in a burrito," he says. But on the menu at La Verdad, Oringer offers an East Los Angeles-style burrito, a flour tortilla filled mostly with meat, very little rice, black or refried beans, and avocado. "No frills," he... (Boston Globe)
On Saturday, Chilean striker Humberto Suazo scored four goals and Jared Borgetti added two as Monterrey crushed Veracruz 7-2. Suazo scored in the eight, 36th, 66th and 75th minutes and became the Clausura's scoring leader with 10 goals. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Lime Taqueria 4600 West Village Place, Suite 3007, Smyrna, 678-309-1113. By The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 04/02/2008. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
In 1862, President Benito Ju;rez sent a force of poorly equipped Mexicans under Gen. Ign;cio Zaragoza to fight a professional French army that had landed at Veracruz to retrieve an $80 million debt. The underdog Mexicans defeated the French on May 5. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
"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)
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)
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)
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)
Mexican: Atlas vs. Veracruz. Galavision. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
----------------- ----------------- RELATED BBC SITES. Last Updated: Friday, 2 November 2007, 19:24 GMT. (Yahoo News -- Mexico)
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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