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    El Pueblo Fantasma  Nov 30, 2008
    Never heard of the place, a hotel clerk had said in Spanish as I prepared to make the 50-mile trip here from Queretaro ... But Pozos lies just under an hour's drive from San Miguel de Allende, one of the bigger magnets for culturally inclined tourists in all of Mexico; about an hour from Santiago de Queretaro, which has a fascinating historic center and a convenient airport; and about two hours from Guanajuato, another artsy town that's rich in history and collegiate energy ... From Los Angeles,... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)

    Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico Informs Regarding Alma's Suspension of Operations  Nov 8, 2008
    Juarez, Guadalajara - Puerto Vallarta, Guadalajara - Merida, Guadalajara - Puebla, Guadalajara - Queretaro, Guadalajara - Cd ... In addition, ALMA operated the following exclusive routes: Aguascalientes - Monterrey, Aguascalientes - Puerto Vallarta, Aguascalientes - Toluca, Guadalajara - Los Mochis, Guadalajara - Queretaro, Guadalajara - Reynosa, La Paz - Los Mochis, La Paz - Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta - Queretaro and Tijuana - Mazatlan. (PR Newswire)

    The Day of the Dead lives on  Oct 30, 2008
    But Consuelo Vega, who grew up in Queretaro, Mexico, does not celebrate Day of the Dead here, because her family is in Mexico. Emma Moctezuma of Half Moon Bay recalls placing favorite foods of the dead and lit candles on altars. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)

    Maxcom Reports Results for the Third Quarter and Nine Months of 2008 and the Appointment of New Chief Executive Officer  Oct 24, 2008
    In addition, the increase in revenues is due to an agreement with Megacable to sell Maxcom's share in approximately 10,000 subscribers of our Toluca and Queretaro operations, for voice termination under the original triple play agreements. The Company entered into commercial agreements with Telemedia in Queretaro and Cablenet in Toluca during 2005 in order to provide voice termination for triple-play customers, which has now been transferred to Megacable ... MAXCOM launched commercial operations... (PR Newswire)

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    Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 10/03/08 08:46:36 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 75% Barometer: 29. (Florida Today)

    Trade in tragedy  Sep 23, 2008
    The poll was conducted in seven cities: Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Hermosillo, Merida, Queretaro and Culiacan. The polling firm Synovate carried out the interviews for the BBC's Spanish American website, bbcmundo. (BBC News -- Americas)

    Cactus Thieves Running Amok  Sep 1, 2008
    "Mexico's cactus diversity attracts the interest of international markets and collectors who employ illegal tactics to obtain wild-collected specimens of desirable species, some of which may be newly named to science, rare, or threatened with extinction," according to a World Wildlife Fund study authored by Rolando Barcenas Luna of the Autonomous University of Queretaro, Mexico. Barcenas and Terry are members of a team of biologists currently mapping several threatened cactus species through DNA... (Time.com)

    Frequent kidnappings getting under the skin of fearful Mexicans  Aug 23, 2008
    QUERETARO, MEXICO Wealthy Mexicans, terrified of soaring kidnapping rates, are spending thousands of dollars to implant tiny transmitters under their skin so satellites can help find them tied up in a safe house or stuffed in the trunk of a car ... "It's not like we are wealthy people, but they'll kidnap you for a watch. ... "Everyone is living in fear," she said. The chips cost $4,000 plus an annual fee of $2,200. Most kidnappings in Mexico go unreported but independent analysts say there were... (Globe and Mail -- International)

    Abducted? GPS chip implant to rescue  Aug 23, 2008
    QUERETARO: Affluent Mexicans, terrified of soaring kidnapping rates, are spending thousands of dollars to implant tiny transmitters under their skin so satellites can help find them tied up in a safe house or stuffed in the trunk of a car. Kidnapping jumped almost 40% between 2004 and 2007 in Mexico, according to official statistics. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)

    Satellites track Mexico kidnap victims  Aug 22, 2008
    QUERETARO, Mexico - Wealthy Mexicans, terrified of soaring kidnapping rates, are spending thousands of dollars to implant tiny transmitters under their skin so satellites can help find them tied up in a safe house or stuffed in the trunk of a car. Kidnapping jumped almost 40 percent between 2004 and 2007 in Mexico according to official statistics. (MSNBC -- International)

    Reportage More Than Memoir  Aug 6, 2008
    Gay-bashing and the murder of a young activist in conservative Queretaro. An Indian massacre by paramilitary in Acteal, Chiapas. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)

    Weather: Partly cloudy, afternoon storms likely  Jul 30, 2008
    Melbourne, FL 32940 Last Updated: 07/30/08 08:45:41 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 97% Barometer: 30. (Florida Today)

    Aurcana Receives US$25 Million; Shafter Silver Mine Acquisition to be Finalized  Jul 7, 2008
    VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - July 7, 2008) - Aurcana Corporation (TSX VENTURE: - ; "Aurcana" or the "Company") is pleased to report that it has received US$25 million from Silver Wheaton Corp. relating to the silver stream agreement announced June 3, 2008 on the 80 percent owned, 1,000 tonne per day La Negra mine in Queretaro State, Mexico ... The 80% owned La Negra mine in Queretaro State, Mexico, operates at 1,000 tonnes per day with silver production approaching one million... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Grower's roots run deep  Jul 7, 2008
    Resendiz and his brothers Profiro, Raul and Ramon, as well as their father, all natives of Queretaro, Mexico worked at Zorro, growing and selling the little-known variety of flower. In 1999, Sacks sold his portion of the business, and Mel Resendiz and his family took over the 10 acres, slowly adding land to grow the business to its present 130 acres. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    FIRST CONTACTS  Jun 28, 2008
    Mendoza is a native of Queretaro, Mexico. Because she's bilingual the twenty-year-old helps Daniels interpret the needs of his Hispanic parishioners. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)

    South to North: Chef stays true to his Mexican roots  Jun 5, 2008
    Jacinto's line cooks, whom he refers to as "la familia," represent practically every state in Mexico: Oaxaca, Distrito Federal (Mexico City): Yucatan, Sinaloa, Michoacan, Jalisco, Guanajuato; Campeche, Queretaro and Tlaxcala. Jacinto teaches them his culinary tricks, and in return, they cook staff meals. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Silver Wheaton to buy half of La Negra production  Jun 3, 2008
    VANCOUVER Silver Wheaton Corp. says it has agreed to buy 50 per cent of the silver produced at the La Negra mine in Queretaro State, Mexico for $25-million (U.S.). The mine is 80 per cent owned by Aurcana Corp. and processes 1,000 tonnes a day of various metals, Silver Wheaton said Tuesday. (Globe and Mail -- Business)

    Super-accurate atomic clock built in Mexico  Jun 2, 2008
    Duncan Kennedy reports from Queretaro. Story Tools. (BBC News -- Science)

    Bombardier to Invest $250 Million in Mexican Project (Update2)  May 30, 2008
    May 29 (Bloomberg) -- , the world's third- largest aircraft maker, will invest $250 million in a project to build parts in Mexico for its Learjet 85, creating 1,100 jobs in Queretaro state ... This is a good business decision that will be profitable for the company, its shareholders, and also for Queretaro and Mexico,'' Calderon said ... The Queretaro plant will make composite structures and electrical harnesses and perform sub-assembly work, the company said in a statement. (Bloomberg)

    Lucky chance brings Mexican eatery to Lambertville  May 23, 2008
    She hails from Queretaro in central Mexico, and pays homage to her home state with meat dishes, a variety of enchiladas, tamales and traditional mole sauce, she said. Other traditional dishes served include burritos, soups, quesadillas and fajitas. (NJ.com -- Times)

    X marks spot where Hopkins signs out at 43  Apr 22, 2008
    Omar is the younger brother of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (32-0, 28 KOs), who is matched against an Italian champion, Giuseppe Loria (24-0-1, 6 KOs) on Saturday in Queretaro, Mexico. On that card is a bout between Jorge Paez Jr., a Sycuan battler, and Pepino Cuevas Jr.. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)

    Aurcana Intersects 8.15 Metres of 420 Grams Per Tonne Silver and 1.59 Percent Copper  Apr 11, 2008
    The 80% owned La Negra silver-lead-zinc-copper mine in Queretaro State, Mexico, operates at 1,000 tonnes per day. The 100% owned Rosario silver-lead-zinc-gold mine in Sinaloa State, Mexico, is advancing to commence production at a planned rate of 800 tonnes per day in 2009. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Aircraft makers flock to Mexico  Apr 7, 2008
    A trainer from Canada, left, helps a Mexican worker place rivets on a Challenger 850 business jet at a new Bombardier Inc. factory in Queretaro, Mexico. The Challenger 850 is a variant of the CRJ-200 jetliner used by many airlines. (USA Today -- Money)

    Aurcana Acquires Near Term Silver Production Project  Apr 3, 2008
    Aurcana Corporation is a Canadian mining company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange, symbol AUN. The 80% owned La Negra silver-lead-zinc-copper mine in Queretaro State, Mexico operates at 1,000 tonnes per day. The 100% owned Rosario silver-lead-zinc-gold mine in Sinaloa State, Mexico is advancing to commence production at a planned rate of 800 tonnes per day in 2009. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Mexico's Emo-Bashing Problem  Apr 2, 2008
    "Kill the emos," shouted the assailants, who had organized over the Internet to launch the attack in Mexico's central city of Queretaro ... As well as running riot in Queretaro, a mob also attacked emos in the heart of Mexico City this month ... Internet writers called on anti-emos to "take back" public spaces such as the Plaza de Armas in Queretaro, where the black-clothed teenagers sit around. (Time.com)

    Fight Schedule  Mar 28, 2008
    At Queretaro, Mexico (PPV), Hector Velazquez, Mexico, vs. Elio Rojas, Brooklyn, N.Y., 12, WBC featherweight title eliminator; Bernabe Concepcion, Philippines, vs. Torrence Daniels, Denver, 12, for Concepcion's NABF super bantamweight title; Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr., Mexico, vs. Michele Orlando, Italy, 10, super welterweights. April 30. (International Herald Tribune)

    Bombardier May Build Plant to Double Train Production Capacity in Mexico  Mar 4, 2008
    In three to four years, Bombardier's operations in Queretaro, Mexico, will probably show a savings of 25 percent on manufacturing costs, Diaz said ... The Queretaro state government is negotiating with eight aerospace suppliers to locate near the Bombardier plant, Diaz said ... To contact the reporter on this story: Thomas Black in Queretaro, Mexico at. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    Bombardier to Add 300 Workers at Mexico Parts Plant in 2008, Beaudoin Says  Feb 29, 2008
    With the hires, Bombardier will raise the number of employees in Mexico to 1,200 from 900 now, Pierre Beaudoin said in a speech today in Queretaro, central Mexico ... To contact the reporter on this story: Thomas Black in Queretaro, Mexico at. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    Galena Capital Corp.: Assay Chip Samples Return Up to 7.9g/t of Gold and Up to 9924g/t of Silver on Norma Mines' Maria Project  Feb 29, 2008
    The Maria property is located in San Juan Nepomuceno, in the state of Queretaro and comprised of 354 hectares. It operated until the revolution started in 1910. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Homex Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Results  Feb 27, 2008
    2007 represented a historical record for the Company's expansion, during which time the Company started operations in six new cities, Coatzacoalcos, Queretaro, Cancun, Rosarito, Torreon and Ensenada, initiating 24 new expansion projects throughout the country with 38 different phases initiated on existing projects. The fourth quarter 2007 alone represented a new record as well, three out of the six new cities in which Homex started operations where opened in the period. (PR Newswire)

    Aurcana Moves to Expand Production and Mine Higher Grades at La Negra  Feb 26, 2008
    VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Feb. 26, 2008) - Aurcana Corporation ("Aurcana" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: - ) announces they have approved capital expenditures for the purchase of additional mining and milling equipment to expand production at the 1,000 tonne per day La Negra Silver-Lead-Zinc-Copper mine in Queretaro State, Mexico. The new equipment will also offer the flexibility of mining from a number of higher grade areas such as Monica, Dificultad and Virginia in addition... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Plane parked in Daytona shows up in DEA forfeiture notice  Feb 22, 2008
    Its only flight during that time was a brief, aborted sortie scheduled to end at a small airport in Queretaro, northeast of Mexico City, according to , a Web site that compiles FAA data. Instead of going to Queretaro, the plane returned to DBIA less than an hour after takeoff with the crew reporting equipment problems. (Daytona Beach News Journal)

    After 60 Years, Polaroid Shakes Instant Film  Feb 15, 2008
    Later this year, Polaroid will close plants employing 300 workers in the Mexican state of Queretaro and in Enschede, Netherlands. Meanwhile, Polaroid is seeking a partner to acquire licensing rights for its instant film, in hopes that another firm will continue making the film to supply Polaroid enthusiasts. (NBC4.tv, CA)

    Carroll engineers put talents to work (1)  Feb 9, 2008
    Through the college's two-year-old chapter of Engineers Without Borders, nine students along with a faculty advisor and local professional engineer will spend eight days in Queretaro, implementing the system they designed ... Working with students at University of Queretaro, the Carroll students will install nearly a half-mile of PVC pipe to carry waste, along with a septic-type system to contain and eventually purify the wastewater before it reaches a river ... Stewart has already traveled... (Helena Independent Record)

    Starcore Appoints New Director  Feb 2, 2008
    Mr. Prestamo initially joined the Company as Country Manager last September, with overall responsibility for the financial management of all of the Company's interests and activities in Mexico, including the San Martin Mine in Queretaro, purchased by Starcore from Luismin, S.A. de C.V., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Goldcorp Inc.. ADVERTISEMENT. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Aurcana Corporation: Mineable Reserves at Alacran Deposit Increase by 98 Per Cent, Work Underway on Resource Estimates for 7 Other Deposits  Jan 19, 2008
    VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Jan. 18, 2008) - Aurcana Corporation ("Aurcana" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: - ) is pleased to report that it has received a positive NI 43-101 compliant reserve calculation on the Alacran deposit of the La Negra mine, Queretaro State, Mexico from its independent consultants, Wardrop Engineering Inc. (Wardrop). A copy of the Wardrop report will be filed at within 45 days. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    more »  Jan 12, 2008
    Martinez, whose hometown was Queretaro, Mexico, near San Luis, was an illegal immigrant, Schneider said, whose employment was unexplained. From what I understand he sold vehicles down in Mexico, Schneider said. (Searcy Daily Citizen, AR)

    San Migeul de Allende's artful appeal and a birthday fit for a queen  Jan 4, 2008
    "And so they're moving here. They're intelligent, cosmopolitan people who enjoy art of all kinds. ... There are lots of galleries, literary societies, sculpture, jewelry making, poetry, dance." To get there, Oliver recommends taking a Viajes San Miguel bus from the Mexico City airport to the town of Queretaro, then a one-hour shuttle to the place she calls Shangri-La ($140 round trip, ). But back to the main issue. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Hour-by-hour forecast  Jan 3, 2008
    Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 01/03/08 07:15:48 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 55% Visability: 10 miles (16 km). (Florida Today)

    Mexico new destination for plane manufacturing  Dec 28, 2007
    A key marker of the turnaround was the groundbreaking in May in Queretaro for a massive complex being undertaken by Montreal-based Bombardier, the maker of Learjets and other executive jets. The company plans to begin operations building wiring harnesses, fuselages and flight controls, but is talking of assembling entire aircraft in Mexico. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)

    Premium Exploration Announces Acquisition of a Gold-Silver Project in Guanajuato, Mexico and Update on Its Nueva Galicia Gold-Silver Project  Dec 14, 2007
    Premium has executed an option to acquire 100% of the Bonanza Gold Property, ("Bonanza") in Guanajuato State, central Mexico, located six kilometers from the town of Victoria and 70 km from the city of Queretaro. Under this option Premium will acquire the right to purchase 599 hectares from the property vendor. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Four Mexicans die due to wintry conditions  Dec 10, 2007
    The deaths in the northern states of Chihuahua and Tamaulipas and the central states of Puebla and Queretaro were all caused by carbon monoxide poisoning. Hundreds of families in poorer mountain areas in the country use wood to heat their houses, many with cardboard roofs. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Cuban circus juggling act vanishes on Mexican tour  Dec 8, 2007
    The six men and two women, the entire juggling and high-flying acrobatics act of Havana-based Circuba, arrived in the Mexican state of Queretaro last week for an annual festival of musicians, actors and artists from around the world ... "They arrived on Thursday, bought cell phones, and by eight in the morning on Friday they were gone," said Guadalupe Navarro, a spokeswoman for the Queretaro fair. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)

    Complete weather forecast  Dec 7, 2007
    Jackson, MS 39201 Last Updated: 12/07/07 07:45:24 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 74% Barometer: 30. (The Clarion-Ledger)

    Mexico seeks share of aerospace boom  Nov 27, 2007
    Aerospace manufacturers who count Goodrich as a supplier "have applied pressure up and down the supply chain" to continually cut costs," says Bob Yancey, president of Goodrich's engine-components business. The plant at Sonora has been such a success that Goodrich is doubling it to 70,000 square feet. While Mexico last year exported less than 2 percent of the $25 billion in parts imported by the U.S. aerospace industry, that number is expected to increase along with the complexity and value of... (AZCentral -- Business)

    $10 flights to Cancun? We kid you not  Nov 7, 2007
    n, Monterrey, Puebla, and Queretaro. The airline is no frills, and it will have a new terminal that will have no jet bridges, sophisticated baggage handling, gates or ticket counters. (KHOU.com, TX)

    Maxcom Telecomunicaciones Third Quarter 2007 Unaudited Results  Nov 1, 2007
    Maxcom launched commercial operations in May 1999 and is currently offering local, long distance, data, value-added, CATV and IP-based services on a full basis in greater metropolitan Mexico City, Puebla, Queretaro and Toluca, and on a selected basis in several cities in Mexico. The information contained in this press release is the exclusive responsibility of Maxcom Telecomunicaciones, S.A.B. de C.V. and has not been reviewed by the Mexican National Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV) or... (PR Newswire)

    AXTEL Commences Operations in Ciudad Victoria and Reynosa, Tamaulipas  Oct 25, 2007
    The twenty-six cities in which AXTEL currently provides local services are Mexico City, Monterrey, Guadalajara, Puebla, Leon, Toluca, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Aguascalientes, Saltillo, Ciudad Juarez, Tijuana, Torren (Laguna Region), Veracruz, Chihuahua, Celaya, Irapuato, Tampico, Cuernavaca, Morelia, Merida, Xalapa, Hermosillo, San Juan del Rio, Ciudad Victoria and Reynosa. Visit AXTEL's new Investor Relations Center on. (PR Newswire)

    Cheap Flights to Monterrey, Mexico  Oct 25, 2007
    Mexican low-cost airlines have low airfares and cheap tickets on flights from Monterrey (MTY) to Mexico City, Cancun, Guadalajara, Queretaro, Leon, Veracruz, Merida, etc ... Viva Aerobus is a point-to-point airline with flights from Monterrey (MTY) up to twice daily to Cancun, Chihuahua, Ciudad Juarez, Veracruz, and Villahermosa; daily to Cuernavaca, Culiacan, Hermosillo, Leon (El Bajio), Mazatlan, and Tijuana; and at least three times per week to Acapulco, Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Morelia, Playa del... (Suite101.com)

    ESPN Deportes to Televise More Than 60 Winter League Baseball Games  Oct 18, 2007
    A native of Queretaro, Mexico, Benezra brings vast knowledge in Mexican baseball to ESPN Deportes' telecasts. Benezra hosts show "3 y 2 Cuenta Maxima" Estadio W in Mexico and serves as baseball commentator for Estadio W 730 AM in Mexico. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Balboa Park memories  Oct 15, 2007
    The two-level arcade was inspired by the former San Agust;n Convent in Queretaro, Mexico. The present zoo parking lot in 1915 was the Painted Desert, sponsored by the Santa Fe Railroad. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    Most undocumented workers watching, waiting  Oct 8, 2007
    The native of Queretaro state in central Mexico had an appointment on Thursday at the Mexican consulate in Phoenix to get a Mexican birth certificate for his daughter, Jetsemani, 11, an American citizen. The house painter, who has lived in Phoenix for 13 years, said he wanted the documents in case he decides to move to Nogales, Sonora, just across the border from Arizona. (AZCentral -- News)

    Cheap Flights: Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo  Oct 5, 2007
    Alma de Mexico offers connecting flights via Guadalajara to Chihuahua, Monterrey, Puerto Vallarta, Queretaro, and Torreon. Cheap Flights from Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo (ZIH) on Mexican Budget Airline VivaAerobus. (Suite101.com)

    Mexico issues "red alert" against Lorenzo tropical storm  Sep 28, 2007
    Lorenzo will also cause rainy weather in the Mexican states of Puebla, Tlaxcala, Hidalgo, San Luis Potosi, southern Tamaulipas, Queretaro, Oaxaca, State of Mexico and Mexico City. Late on Thursday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said that Lorenzo has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane off Mexico's Gulf Coast and was expected to hit land early Friday. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Mexican guerrilla group admits to Monday pipeline attacks  Sep 12, 2007
    The guerillas had previously attacked Pemex facilities in July in the central states of Queretaro and Guanajuato. They have also attacked a jail construction site in the southern state of Chiapas and a mall in Oaxaca state. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Fel’z 16 de Septiembre!  Sep 12, 2007
    In spite of this, meetings continued in the city of Queretaro and they agreed that the movement would take place in October. Traitors denounced them, and orders for their apprehension immediately followed against the rest of the leaders. (Nogales International, AZ)

    Mexican Pipeline Explosions Blamed on Sabotage; 12,500 People Evacuated  Sep 11, 2007
    Vitro SAB, Mexico's biggest glassmaker, halted production at five glass factories as gas supplies were cut to Vitro's plants in Mexico City, Toluca, Queretaro and Guadalajara, the company said in a statement. Grupo Industrial Saltillo SAB, the Saltillo- based producer of auto parts and construction materials, had to shut three ceramic-tile plants in the states of Guanajuato and San Luis Potosi because of a lack of natural gas. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    Sabotage blamed as blasts rip Mexico pipelines  Sep 11, 2007
    Similar sabotage in July in the central states of Guanajuato and Queretaro were claimed by the People's Revolutionary Army, or EPR. The group, which had been underground for several years, was formed more than a decade ago by remnants of long-dormant guerrilla movements. And like the July event, the bombs Monday appeared to display a level of logistical sophistication. (Houston Chronicle)

    Pipeline attacks in Mexico raise fears  Sep 11, 2007
    The EPR had taken credit earlier for pipeline bombings on July 5 and July 10 in the Mexican states of Guanajuato and Queretaro, hundreds of miles northeast of Veracruz. Those attacks forced the closure of giant multinational factories run by U.S. and Japanese automakers and companies that make Kellogg's and Hershey's products. (Seattle Times)

    Bombs explode in Mexican gas ducts  Sep 11, 2007
    In July, many gas ducts were blown up in central Mexican Queretaro and Guanajuato by attacks claimed by the Revolutionary Popular Army guerrilla group, but some Mexican politicians blamed the attacks on the conservative government. At least 6,000 people were dislodged from their homes on Monday at La Antigua locality, after the explosion of one of the gas ducts, police officials reported. (Xinhuanet, China)

    6 pipelines blown up in Mexico  Sep 11, 2007
    Monday's attacks occurred two months after a leftist guerrilla group, the Popular Revolutionary Army, known by its Spanish initials EPR, took responsibility for carrying out four similar bomb attacks on Pemex pipelines and a switching station in the central states of Queretaro and Guanajuato ... The attacks in July caused hundreds of factories and other businesses in the Queretaro-Guanajuato region to shut down or cut back production because of fuel shortages. (Los Angeles Times)

    ArvinMeritor to Consolidate North American Shock Absorber Operations  Sep 8, 2007
    "Our site closures are in no way a reflection of our dedicated workforce. Our talented and highly-skilled employees have consistently delivered quality products for our customers." A majority of the shock absorber production will be transferred from Toronto to Queretaro, Mexico by June 2008, with an anticipated closure by June 2009. The Chickasha site will move its packaging and distribution business to a U.S.-based third party logistics company by April 2008. (PR Newswire)

    Cañada Promoted to Associate Head Women's Tennis Coach  Sep 8, 2007
    Ca;ada came to New Mexico from Queretaro, Mexico. Sept. 7, 2007. (Golobos.com)

    ArvinMeritor cuts to cost 500 Toronto jobs  Sep 8, 2007
    " A majority of the shock absorber production will be transferred from Toronto to Queretaro, Mexico, by next June, with an anticipated closing of the Canadian plant by June, 2009. The Chickasha site will move its packaging and distribution business to an independent U.S. logistics company by next April. ArvinMeritor said employees of the affected plants were advised of the closing plans in a series of meetings Friday. A spokeswoman for the company said most of the cuts will be done by next June.... (Globe and Mail -- Business)

    WEATHER: Thunderstorms possible  Aug 28, 2007
    Weather - 7-day Forecast Summaries. Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 08/28/07 09:30:35 EDT. (Florida Today)

    Worthington Expanding into Mexico, Central Europe  Aug 22, 2007
    That company has two steel service centers operating in central Mexico, at Leon and Queretaro. The new organization will be known as Serviacero Worthington, and continue to offer steel slitting, multi-blanking, and cutting-to-length to automotive, appliance, and electronics-related buyers. (33Metalproducing)

    EZCORP Acquires 20 Store Mexico Pawnshop Chain  Aug 17, 2007
    The operations are headquartered in Queretaro, Qro, Mexico. The purchase price will be approximately $14 million cash and the closing is expected in September 2007. (PR Newswire)

    Empresas ICA Hires Citigroup to Sell up to $550 Million of New Shares  Aug 15, 2007
    Other work it plans to bid on includes a sewage system expansion project in Mexico City, Guadalajara, San Luis Potosi and Queretaro and other toll highways such as a project linking Monterrey to Saltillo. To contact the reporters on this story: Thomas Black in Monterrey, Mexico, at. (Bloomberg)

    No danger too great to live the dream  Aug 11, 2007
    " The storyteller is a Mexican casual labourer based in New Jersey who gives his name as Christian. He is originally from Queretaro in central Mexico, and has been in the US for four years. "At six in the morning, you look for some shade and you sleep the whole day," said another illegal immigrant, who gives his name as Marcos. He has made four illegal crossings, returning to Mexico each time before being tempted back. Officials in Pima County, based around Tucson, which is now an illegal... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)

    Sizzler USA and Mexico's Grupo Payger Announce Franchise Agreement  Aug 7, 2007
    It also expects to expand the chain in the coming years to the Mexican states of Morelos, Queretaro, Puebla, Hidalgo and Estado de Mexico, with the goal of opening at least 10 restaurants. Mexican Sizzler locations will vary from their counterparts in the United States. (PR Newswire)

    Vitro Continues Upward Trend  Jul 26, 2007
    Vitro's two glass containers plants started operations after a temporary interruption due to a failure of natural gas supply On July 15, 2007 the Company announced that its glass container production facilities located in Queretaro and Guadalajara restarted operations on Friday, July 13 and Saturday July 14, 2007, respectively. Operations at both plants had been temporarily interrupted as a result of a failure in natural gas supply caused by recent incidents at some of PEMEX gas pipelines. (PR Newswire)

    'Huipiles: A Celebration' Event at the Mexican Cultural Institute  Jul 19, 2007
    Huipiles are used in states like Michoacan, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Queretaro, Chiapas, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Campeche y Yucatan, among others, and also in regions of the United States. On Friday July 20, at 7:00 PM, singer and actor Jose Ruben de Leon will offer a concert to pay tribute to one of the most important Mexican composers: Agustin Lara. (PR Newswire)

    Williams Scotsman targets petroleum industry with expansion in Mexico  Jul 19, 2007
    continues to grow its Mexican operations, opening two new branch offices in Queretaro and Tampico ... The Queretaro area is a key transportation point for imports from the northern border coming into southern Mexico, Williams Scotsman said. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)

    Rebels say attack on Mexican pipeline is just the beginning  Jul 15, 2007
    Tuesday's blast forced the evacuation of communities around the town of Coroneo, near the central city of Queretaro, but caused no damage outside the pipeline's installations, the government oil monopoly Pemex said in a prepared statement ... A mexican army checkpoint is seen near the site of an explosion at a gas pipeline, background, near Queretaro, Mexico. (Noticias Oaxaca)

    Mexico factories close after pipeline blasts  Jul 13, 2007
    The disruption affected clients in the industry-rich city of Guadalajara, capital of the western state of Jalisco; the industrial city of Leon, in the central state of Guanajuato; and the central states of Queretaro and Aguascalientes ... Tuesdays explosion caused no injuries but forced the evacuation of communities around the town of Coroneo, near Queretaros capital, Pemex said. (MSNBC -- International)

    * Mexican rebels claim bombings part of campaign  Jul 13, 2007
    The rebel group said in its communique that it had blown up two 36-inch natural gas pipelines supplying Queretaro, Salamanca and Guanajuato as part of a campaign "against the interests of the oligarchy and of this illegitimate government.". The group also demanded the release of two of its members, who it maintains disappeared on May 25 in Oaxaca, the scene of many violent anti-government protests last year. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Mexico tightens power security  Jul 13, 2007
    Business leaders said as many as 1,000 manufacturing plants and other businesses in the Guanajuato-Queretaro region of central Mexico have been forced to shut down or scale back operations this week because of fuel shortages caused by the July 5 and July 10 attacks ... The EPR communique said the rebels had bombed three pipelines and a switching station in the states of Queretaro and Guanajuato. (Indianapolis Star)

    Mexican Gas Explosions Force Shutdowns  Jul 12, 2007
    Smoke and flames from an explosion at a gas pipeline are seen in the background as a Mexican army truck drives by near Queretaro, Mexico, Tuesday July 10, 2007 ... The disruption affected clients in the industry-rich city of Guadalajara, capital of the western state of Jalisco; the industrial city of Leon, in the central state of Guanajuato; and the central states of Queretaro and Aguascalientes ... Tuesday's explosion caused no injuries but forced the evacuation of communities around the town... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)

    Mexican oil, gas pipelines attacked  Jul 11, 2007
    Explosions sent flames nearly 1,000 feet into the air before dawn Tuesday outside the city of Corregidora, in the central state of Queretaro, where several pipelines were severed, including a 36-inch pipe that transported natural gas to local distributors and a 16-inch line that supplied a local refinery with crude oil ... The rebels said they set off a total of eight explosives charges on three pipelines and at a cutoff valve at locations in the central state of Guanajuato and adjacent... (Los Angeles Times)

    Colombia's FARC admits failure to protect hostages  Jul 11, 2007
    Smoke rises from a fire in a pipeline of the state oil monopoly Pemex as soldiers stand guard, in Queretaro, Mexico, July 10, 2007. Mexico said on Tuesday it would tighten security at strategic installations after a shadowy leftist rebel group claimed responsibility for a rash of fuel pipeline explosions. (AlertNet)

    Mexico Guerrilla Group Claims Responsibility for Pemex Pipeline Blasts  Jul 11, 2007
    Today's blast in the central state of Queretaro took place at a Petroleos Mexicanos valve-control station in Corregidora at 1:10 a.m. local time, according to the state government. Pemex, as the company is known, said in a statement that its technicians cut the flow of gas through pipelines and the fire was under control. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    Life-Changing Vacations  Jul 1, 2007
    " Cost: $2,595 for one month in arts and crafts program (other lengths and prices vary). Details: (888) 839-3535, . -- Global Volunteers boasts two decades of experience and a 35 percent volunteer return rate. At their programs in the colonial cities of Dolores Hidalgo and Queretaro, volunteers teach English to college students. Brian Biemuller, 70, a semi-retired science teacher from New Jersey who has worked in both cities, said he was impressed with how helpful, hardworking and trusting the... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)

    Border Patrol vehicle collides with semi  Jun 6, 2007
    She said that all they were all from the state of Queretaro. In December 2006, an agent from the Sonoita Station was traveling on SR 83 when he went off the road and rolled a Border Patrol vehicle near Milepost 51. (Nogales International, AZ)

    AMB Property Corporation(R) Enters Tijuana with Acquisition of Distribution Facility Fully Leased to Hitachi Transport  May 31, 2007
    "With about 1.5 million truck crossings annually, the Otay Mesa Port of Entry is the largest commercial crossing over the California/Mexico border." AMB's Mexico portfolio is now comprised of operating and development real estate in Guadalajara, Mexico City, Monterrey, Tijuana and Queretaro -- a portfolio totaling approximately 6 million square feet. AMB Property Corporation. (PR Newswire)

    AMB Property Corporation(R) Acquires 1.2 Million SF Fully-Leased Industrial Campus in Guadalajara, Mexico  May 23, 2007
    "We continue to see customer demand gain momentum for highly efficient, sizable and well-located facilities in Guadalajara, as well as Mexico overall." AMB's Mexico portfolio is comprised of operating and development real estate in Guadalajara, Mexico City, Monterrey and Queretaro - a portfolio now totaling more than 5. 7 million square feet. (PR Newswire)

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