Feds cite Texas bus operator after 2 fatal crashes Aug 26, 2008
The operator in that accident, Iguala BusMex Inc., was an offshoot of another company, Angel Tours Inc., that had been shut down earlier. The FMCSA's investigation of Autobuses Rio Verde stemmed from a random roadside bus inspection, which revealed the company's ties to Green River Buses, agency spokeswoman Kristin Schrader said. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Fatal Texas bus crash reveals oversight problems Aug 15, 2008
A Houston charter bus company, Iguala BusMex Inc., quietly operated this way for weeks until one of its buses ran off the road outside Sherman last week, killing 17 of its 55 passengers. The accident has cast light on Iguala BusMex and its owner, Angel de la Torre, who formed the company when another he operated, Angel Tours Inc., was taken out of service by federal regulators because of serious vehicle and driver deficiencies ... When de la Torre formed Iguala BusMex in June, he listed the same... (Durant Daily Democrat, OK)
Bus crash that killed 15 had improper tire Aug 9, 2008
11 News confirmed that the church chartered the bus from what had been called Angel Tours, but recently changed it's name to Iguala BusMex Inc. of Houston. Iguala BusMex Inc. had applied in June for a federal license to operate as a charter but was still awaiting approval, according to online records ... We have requested law enforcement agencies to be alert for any buses being operated by Angel Tours or Iguala BusMex, since they are not authorized to operate legally, he said in a written... (KHOU.com, TX)
* Mexico crime attacks leave 21 dead May 6, 2008
The violence came just 24 hours after Alba narrowly escaped an attack by another hit squad on Saturday at a hotel in Iguala, also in Guerrero State. Seven people were killed in that incident and another eight wounded. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
11 Mexican ranchers killed in attacks May 5, 2008
Six other ranchers were killed and five wounded on Saturday as they returned to their hotel from a union meeting led by Alba in the city of Iguala, Guerrero state investigators said in a news release. Police have not made any arrests or determined a motive for the attacks. (MSNBC -- International)
Ranchers killed in Mexico attack May 5, 2008
A day earlier, at least seven ranchers attending a meeting of the cattlemen's association in the city of Iguala were killed. The BBC's Duncan Kennedy reports from Mexico City that the motive for the attack on Mr Alba is not clear. (BBC News -- Americas)
Taqueria Los Hermanos in Tucker Feb 15, 2008
The small town of Iguala, Mexico, in the state of Guerrero, isn't known for much. About 20 miles south of charming Taxco, the country's "silver capital," Iguala is overshadowed by this neighbor to the north, and even more so by the hospitality and grandeur of Acapulco, to the south ... The band of brothers who opened Taqueria Los Hermanos eight years ago (with a second location in Lilburn opened in 2003) are originally from Iguala, but having spent a lot of time in California, the food at the... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Route Of The Jaguar Jun 27, 2007
Mexico Mix / Overland Trails, Underground Films (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Smithsonian scientists connect climate change, origins of agriculture in Mexico Jun 2, 2007
Cores from Laguna Tuxpan in Mexico's Iguala Valley, provided evidence for maize and squash cultivation along its edges by ~8000 B.P. and for the major dry event between 1800 and ... Late Pleistocene and Holocene Environmental History of the Iguala Valley, Central Balsas Watershed of Mexico ... Photo: Piperno, Laguna Tuxpan, Iguala Valley. (EurekAlert!)
Mexico: Military convoy rolls into Acapulco Jan 11, 2007
The troops, on loan from three states in northern, southern and central Mexico, began arriving Tuesday night and were on standby in Acapulco; the state capital, Chilpancino; and the city of Iguala while military commanders were briefed on drug cartel and other criminal operations in the area, said a state official who confirmed the operation. In contrast to a similar operation in the northern border city of Tijuana, however, military officials as yet have no plans to strip local police officers... (San Diego Union-Tribune)
