Fewer illegal migrants flown to Mexico Oct 26, 2009
The majority of immigrants flown back to Mexico this year were from the interior or southern states, including Chiapas, Mexico, Guerrero, Michoacan, Oaxaca, Puebla and Veracruz. Migrant deaths in Arizona climbed significantly this fiscal year, with 191 counted through August in the Tucson sector, the busiest of the nine Border Patrol regions on the U.S.-Mexican border. (AZCentral -- News)
Births Announced Oct 24, 2009
Great-grandparents are Margarita Temich-Xolio and Margarito Minkis-Seba of Juan Jacobo Torres, Veracruz, Mexico, and Epifonia Cagal-Baxin of LeRodonda, Veracruz, Mexico. Great-great-grandparent is Andrea Xolio-Pava of Veracruz, Mexico. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Hippo that escaped last month killed in Mexico Oct 23, 2009
(AP) VERACRUZ, Mexico (AP) - A 2,200-pound hippopotamus that escaped from a private zoo has been shot to death after more than a month on the run in the countryside of southeastern Mexico. An official with Mexico's animal protection agency said Thursday the hippo was shot at least twice the previous day near a river outside the town of Alamo in Veracruz state. (CBS News -- World)
Latin flavors take spotlight Oct 20, 2009
Additionally, noted guest chefs from Brazil, Chile, Puerto Rico and Veracruz offered unique culinary demonstrations and presentations ... This year s Latin Flavors, American Kitchens conference spotlighted the food and cooking of Brazil, Chile, Puerto Rico, and the sea-bordered Veracruz region of Mexico. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Will Buckley and Pancho Villa Oct 20, 2009
He had refused the civil governorship of Veracruz and watched U.S. gunboats weigh anchor after six desultory months in the harbor, bearing away General Funston and 5,000 troops, who had accomplished an obnoxious mission ordered by an erratic old fuddy-duddy of a U.S. president. Mexico continued in a state of turmoil, but this was a land of opportunity for a person willing to work hard and who possessed the necessary grit. (The American Conservative)
Winterball Roundup - 1/20 Oct 17, 2009
The native of Veracruz pitched 40. 1 innings and allowed 35 hits while walking 13 and fanning 19. (Seattle, TheInsiders.com)
Pemex Board to Review Future of $11.1 Billion Chicontepec Oil Development Oct 9, 2009
The company is turning to Chicontepec, which stretches across the Mexican states of Veracruz and Puebla, and deepwater offshore projects to offset the fastest drop in Pemexs output since 1942. The production decline is costing the government 300 billion pesos ($22. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
• A. Homero Vega Oct 8, 2009
Mr. Vega was born in the city of Veracruz in Vera Cruz, Mexico. He studied mathematics in Mexico City and later returned to Veracruz, graduating from the Mexican Naval Academy. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
A HARD CALLING: Catholic seminarians embrace strict rules Sep 25, 2009
Jose de Jesus Garcia arrived at Redemptoris Mater a decade ago from Veracruz, Mexico. Although he was used to living on his own, he says, he quickly came to appreciate the rules. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Blacks in Mexico: A Forgotten Minority Sep 16, 2009
Many of the country's mexicanos negros (black Mexicans), as they are called, know that their ancestors arrived in chains on boats that docked at ports in the sultry, steamy state of Veracruz ... A report released late last year by Mexico's Congress said that roughly 200,000 black Mexicans who reside in the rural areas of Veracruz and Oaxaca and in tourist cities like Acapulco are out of the reach of social programs like employment support, health coverage, public education and food assistance. (Time.com)
Wicked winds of the south Sep 9, 2009
Janet made another landfall in Veracruz state, between the cities of Nautla and Veracruz, without causing fatalities or appreciable damage ... The Category 3 storm sustained winds of 115 mph, devastating great swaths of Campeche, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz and Yucat;n states ... It sat on a sparsely populated region of the Yucat;n for about 12 hours before moving to the Bay of Campeche in weakened form and making a second landfall near Gutierrez Zamora in Veracruz state. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Bitter fruit: An inside look at street vending Sep 5, 2009
Paz, 42, has been selling the strawberries for four months, recruited off the streets of Veracruz, Mexico. He crossed the border on foot with eight other men, eluding the border patrol with a coyote who guided them through the desert, he said. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Axtel Announces an Offer to Purchase and Solicitation of Consents for Any and All of its Outstanding 11% Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2013 Sep 3, 2009
The Company provides local, long distance, data, internet, integrated solutions and value-added communications services in 39 of the largest metropolitan areas in the country, including Mexico City, Monterrey, Guadalajara, Puebla, Toluca, Leon, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Saltillo, Aguascalientes, Ciudad Juarez, Tijuana, Torreon (Laguna Region), Veracruz, Chihuahua, Celaya, Irapuato, Cd. Victoria, Reynosa, Tampico, Cuernavaca, Merida, Morelia, Pachuca, Hermosillo, San Juan del Rio, Xalapa,... (PR Newswire)
Study Details Swine Flu Transmission Rates Aug 29, 2009
The currently circulating swine flu first appeared in the town of La Gloria in Veracruz state in Mexico apparently sometime in early March. By March 15, it had spread to Mexico City and, since then, to much of the world. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
10 Maya foods that changed the world Aug 28, 2009
The ancient Maya civilization which ranged from the Yucat;n Peninsula to Chiapas and Tabasco states, part of Veracruz state and as far south as Honduras is well known for perfecting architectural techniques that produced towering cities, and for developing an advanced written language and creating books centuries before anything comparable appeared in Europe ... (vainilla) The elixir from the world's only known edible orchid, probably first cultivated by the Totonaca in neighboring Veracruz... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Let's hear it for leftovers Aug 26, 2009
The Veracruz native adds that the dish is often prepared very spicy to cure a hangover. (Not sure mom would approve of that. (Boston Globe)
"Volador de Papantla" perform in Mexico Aug 26, 2009
The ritualistic dance is a pre-Colombian tradition from Veracruz which involves five men, representing the five elements, climbing on top of a tall pole, then four of them jumping headfirst from the pole while attached to a wound-up rope which then unwinds as they spin towards the ground. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo). (Xinhuanet, China)
Mexico unveils statue of first A/H1N1 flu victim Aug 20, 2009
A statue of Edgar Hernandez Hernandez, a boy who is believed to have been the first person in the world to be infected with the (A)H1N1 virus, was unveiled on August 16, 2009, in a community in the eastern Mexican state of Veracruz. (Xinhua/AFP Photo). (People's Daily Online, China)
How Mexico licked the flu Aug 16, 2009
According to the official information, the new virus was first reported in Veracruz, Mexico, on April 11. Are you disputing that. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
First A (H1N1) victim seen as symbol of hope Aug 16, 2009
Interestingly, Jorge Brandy, spokesman for the state of Veracruz, says a statue of the boy will be erected in the central park of La Gloria not to glorify the dire situation, but as a symbol of hope. Little survivor : Edgar holds the dubious honour of being the worlds first confirmed case of A (H1N1), and a statue of him is to be built in his town of La Gloria. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Mendoza tosses Triple-A no-hitter Aug 15, 2009
"I feel confident. I know I can make the pitches," the native of Veracruz, Mexico said. The most important thing about this start for Mendoza, though, is the message he hopes it sends to the big club in Arlington, Texas. (MLB.com -- Texas Rangers)
Mexican Bishop Runs Over 6 People, Killing 1 Aug 14, 2009
VERACRUZ, Mexico, Aug. 13, 2009 ... Police in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz say Bishop Eduardo Patino Leal has been detained in the town of Huatusco. (CBS News -- World)
Victors emerge in Mexico's budget airline wars Aug 13, 2009
Destinations: Acapulco, Canc;n, Chihuahua, Ciudad Ju;rez, Ciudad Obregon, Culiacan, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, La Paz, Le;n/Baj;o, Los Cabos, Los Mochis, Mazatl;n, M;rida, Monterrey, Mor;lia, Oaxaca, Puerto Vallarta, Tijuana, Veracruz, Villahermosa ... Destinations: Acapulco, Aguascalientes, Chetumal, Ciudad del Carmen, Colima, Cozumel, Culiacan, Guadalajara, Huatulco, Ixtapa-Zijuatanejo, Le;n/Baj;o, Los Cabos, Manzanillo, M;rida, Mexicali, Mexico City, Minatitlan, Nuevo... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Xtreme Coil Achieves Strong 2009 2Q and Updates Operations Aug 13, 2009
Xtreme Coil also has a corporate office in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and an operations office near Poza Rica, in the state of Veracruz, Mexico, and United States field offices in Casper, Wyoming ... Once operations commence for these two further drilling rigs, Xtreme Coil will have ten drilling rigs working in the Chicontepec development project in the state of Veracruz ... As discussed, in 2009 3Q, once operations begin for the two XTC 200DT(Plus) rigs contracted in July 2009 to operate under... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Hernan Cortez and the Quetzalcoatl ... Aug 12, 2009
Sailing further up along the east coast of Mexico, Hern;n Cort;s and his men took Veracruz, claiming it for the Spanish crown. Cort;s had already separated himself from Cuban governor Velazquez de Cu;llar, but by the taking of Veracruz, Cort;s placed himself directly under the command of King Carlos V of Spain ... This was advantageous for Cort;s being that he was able to win allies primarily within the Tlaxcala of central Mexico and the Totonac of Veracruz. (Suite101.com)
Feds: Mexican drug cartels sold stolen oil to U.S refineries Aug 11, 2009
12:08 AM CDT on Tuesday, August 11, 2009. By Shern-Min Chow and Associated Press. (KHOU.com, TX)
Officials: 3 arrested in cartel informant killing Aug 11, 2009
The interior of the house in the Gulf coast city of Veracruz was completely burned, and its facade was riddled with bullet holes. Inside, police found the bodies of municipal police commander Jesus Antonio Romero and his family, Veracruz state Public Safety Secretary Sergio Lopez said. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Los Zetas: Mexico's most dangerous drug cartel Aug 8, 2009
VERACRUZ, Mexico (CNN) -- The dead always tell a story ... Newspapers in Veracruz have headlines almost every day about drug cartels' bloody violence, more often than not linked to Los Zetas. (CNN -- World)
Dark Flowers - the Blackest of Blo... Aug 2, 2009
Experts have granted this quality to only one flower, Lisianthus nigrescens, la Fleur de Muerto, (flower of death) which is native only to the states of Veracruz, Oaxaca and Chiapas in Mexico. It is apparently very fussy about its habitat, because since its first documentation in 1831, recorded collections of this blackest of all flowers number less than two dozen worldwide. (Suite101.com)
City hosts Latin cuisine conference Aug 1, 2009
The conference will feature the cuisine of Brazil, Chile, Puerto Rico and the sea-border Veracruz region of Mexico. School officials say these regions are at the forefront of Latin-inspired cuisine in America. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Mexico reports four new A/H1N1 flu deaths Jul 31, 2009
About 50 percent of the cases were found in five states -- Chiapas, Yucatan, Veracruz, Jalisco and Tabasco -- and Mexico City. The number of confirmed cases in Chiapas, the worst-hit state, rose to 2,835 Thursday, followed by Yucatan with 2,440 infections. (Xinhuanet, China)
Gunmen kill Mexican policeman, family Jul 30, 2009
VERACRUZ, Mexico - Gunmen shot up and torched the home of a Mexican police commander Wednesday, killing the officer, his wife and his four children, including a 6-year-old boy. The interior of the house in the Gulf coast city of Veracruz was completely burned, and its facade was riddled with bullet holes ... Inside, police found the bodies of municipal police commander Jesus Antonio Romero and his family, Veracruz state Public Safety Secretary Sergio Lopez said. (MSNBC -- International)
Click to read:Gunmen Kill Mexican Cop, Family in Home Jul 30, 2009
VERACRUZ, Mexico, July 29, 2009 ... Forensic workers take away a body from the home of municipal police commander Jesus Antonio Romero in Veracruz, Mexico, Wednesday, July 29, 2009 ... The interior of the house in the Gulf coast city of Veracruz was completely burned, and its facade was riddled with bullet holes. (CBS News)
• Law & Disorder in Cassia County Jul 27, 2009
After running into another vehicle in Burley, a 17-year-old male from Veracruz, Mexico was issued a citation for failure to yield. Later, through an interpreter from the fire department, police discovered that the juvenile had no driver's license and couldn't provide an address or any form of identification. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Vehicles plunge into river when bridge falls Jul 19, 2009
The occupants of the fourth vehicle swam to the riverbank, where they were rescued, said Ranulfo Marquez, secretary of civil protection in the state of Veracruz ... The bridge spans the Tonala River outside the city of Agua Dulce in the state of Veracruz. (CNN -- World)
8 people killed after bridge collapses in Mexico Jul 19, 2009
Rescue personnel and other people inspect a collapsed bridge at the Tonala River outside the city of Agua Dulce in the state of Veracruz, Mexico July 17, 2009. At least eight people ware killed and three ware injured on Friday after five vehicles plunged into a river when a bridge collapsed, local newspapers reported. (Xinhuanet, China)
* Mexican police find at least 12 tortured bodies Jul 15, 2009
A policeman runs in front of a burning car used by gunmen after clashes between criminals and federal agents in the state of Veracruz in Mexico on Monday. PHOTO: REUTERS. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
New flu "unstoppable", WHO says, calls for vaccine Jul 14, 2009
Mexican police inspect burned cars after clashes between criminals and federal agents in Veracruz, Mexico July 13, 2009. According to the police, gunmen traveling in a white car opened fire on. (AlertNet)
2 Dead in Shootout Between Rival Mexican Gangs Jul 11, 2009
In the Gulf state of Veracruz, a man was shot to death in Boca del Rio and another was found tortured and killed inside a car trunk on Thursday in the state capital. Also in Veracruz state, the body of a 9-year-old boy kidnapped in late June was found Friday morning in the city of Jaltipan. (Fox News)
Chef Q&A: Dining options abound in Satellite Beach Jul 9, 2009
We do a whole bunch of tilapia a la Veracruz and pollo a la mostaza, because of my dad's favorite soccer players likes it. Your idea of a perfect meal. (Florida Today)
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico Reports Passenger Traffic Decrease of 20.1% for June 2009 Jul 8, 2009
Regarding material events for the month, VivaAerobus began to operate the Guadalajara - Culiacan, Guadalajara - Hermosillo and Guadalajara - Veracruz routes, which will benefit domestic traffic going forward. Company Description. (PR Newswire)
10 tips for taking kids to Mexico Jul 8, 2009
Rafting river rapids in Veracruz, taking language lessons in Cuernavaca, watching weavers at work around Oaxaca or kayaking along the Costa Maya might better fit your children's style. 3. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Lewisburg woman details swine flu threat from Mexico Jul 4, 2009
Liesl Driver, daughter of John and Patty Driver of Lewisburg, is studying anthropology and Spanish at the Universidad Veracruzana in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. Driver is a Bloomsburg University student and a 2006 graduate of the Lewisburg Area High School. (Milton Standard Journal, PA)
Fireworks sales boom in Mexico Jul 3, 2009
Explosions at fireworks stands also killed 28 people in Veracruz in 2002, 63 people in Celaya in 1999, and 68 people at Mexico City's La Merced market in 1988. Such disasters have helped give Mexican fireworks a bad name, said Ruben Aduna, owner of Aduna Pyrotechnics in Tultepec. (AZCentral)
Woodrow Wilson and Foreign Policy Jun 25, 2009
Using the excuse of the arrest of several U.S. marines in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Wilson ordered the invasion of Mexico via the port city of Veracruz ... The occupation of Veracruz in 1914 lasted until November of the same year when Argentina, Brazil, and Chile intervened to help mediate a resolution between the two countries. (Suite101.com)
Mexico nabs top cartel suspect; 21 police detained Jun 3, 2009
Also Tuesday, a state police officer and his bodyguard were found shot to death in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz, police said. More than 10,750 people have been killed in drug violence since Calderon launched his crackdown in 2006. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Fight Schedule Jun 1, 2009
At Veracruz, Mexico, Tomas Rojas, Mexico, vs. Rafael Concepcion, Panama, 12, for the vacant interim WBC super flyweight title; Edgar Sosa, Mexico, vs. Carlos Melo, Panama, 12, for Sosa's WBC light flyweight title. June 21. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
A/H1N1 flu death toll rises to 85 in Mexico May 27, 2009
The most affected State in Mexico for the H1N1 flu virus have been Mexico City, State of Mexico, San Luis Potosi, Veracruz, Jalisco and Hidalgo. According to the World Health Organization, 12,954 people have been infected with the novel flu in 46 countries, and the country with largest number of infections is U.S with 6,764. (Xinhuanet, China)
* World News Quick Take May 27, 2009
Governor Fidel Herrera of Veracruz said the statue of Edgar, 5, could help attract tourists to La Gloria, a village where hundreds of residents came down with flu-like symptoms beginning in late winter, in what experts say may have been the beginning of the spread of the new flu strain. In an interview with reporters on Sunday, Herrera likened the statue to the Manneken Pis in Brussels, Belgium, the sculpture of a little boy urinating in a fountain. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
World Briefs May 26, 2009
VERACRUZ, Mexico -- A Mexican sculptor is putting the finishing touches on a bronze statue of a 5-year-old boy who became Mexico's earliest confirmed case of swine flu. Veracruz state spokesman Jorge Brandy says the statue of Edgar Hernandez will be erected in the central park of La Gloria, a pig-farming village where scientists trying to learn where the epidemic began are taking blood samples from residents and pigs. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Pemex Is `Too Optimistic' About Chicontepec Development, Board Member Says May 24, 2009
Chicontepec, an oil field that lies in the states of Puebla and Veracruz near the Gulf of Mexico, is currently producing about 35,000 barrels a day, according to Pemex. I have the impression that Pemex is still seeing Chicontepec with the perspective from last year, but the prices are not the same, Ruiz said. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Local update on swine flu May 23, 2009
It is believed that H1N1 originated at a pig farm in Veracruz, Mexico. There have been more than 11,000 cases worldwide and a little more than 5,700 cases in the U.S. As of Thursday morning, nine cases had been reported in Idaho. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Innophos Announces New Senior Revolving Credit Facility; Pays Off All Prior Bank Debt May 23, 2009
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. (PR Newswire)
ICA Fluor wins $268M project May 22, 2009
The plant will be built at the in the state of Veracruz. Irving-based Fluor Corp. (NYSE: FLR) will book the project on its second-quarter financial statement. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
Marketing Briefs: Mexico ag department: Flu not from Smithfield hog farm May 21, 2009
Test results released by the Mexican Ministry of Agriculture, Ranching, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food confirmed that the novel A-H1N1 virus was not in pigs at the Granjas Carroll de M/xico farm in Veracruz. The pigs also tested negative for other viruses. (Midwest Bulls Eye, NE)
Scientists investigate Mexican town's flu mystery May 21, 2009
In this photo taken April 28, 2009, the town of La Gloria is seen in Mexico's Veracruz state ... Scientists are returning next week to La Gloria, a pig-farming village in the Veracruz mountains where Mexico's earliest confirmed case of swine flu was identified ... Arias is leading a group of flu detectives from the Biotechnology Institute and the veterinary school of the National Autonomous University of Mexico back to the village at the invitation of the Veracruz state government. (Albany Times Union)
* The many symptoms of Mexicos illness May 15, 2009
The flu epidemic, which probably began in the southern state of Veracruz, is yet another sign that all is not well in Mexico. The country seems to be caught in a tug-of-war between the past and the future, between change and the actors who seek to place obstacles in its path. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
...could have sickened 23,000 people in Mexico May 13, 2009
Associated Press writers Miguel Angel Hernandez in Veracruz, Maria Cheng in London, Randolph E. Schmid in Washington and Gillian Wong in Beijing contributed to this report. Copyright 2008 Associated Press. (The Drudge Report)
Mexican genomes show wide diversity May 13, 2009
The mestizos studied were from Sonora, Zacatecas, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Veracruz and Yucatan. In addition the research included 30 Zapotecos from Oaxaca. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Study: Mexico has thousands more swine flu cases May 13, 2009
Associated Press writers Miguel Angel Hernandez in Veracruz, Maria Cheng in London, Randolph E. Schmid in Washington and Gillian Wong in Beijing contributed to this report. Related Subjects. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Cars hold up South Korean trade deal May 13, 2009
Many of them are SUVs, such as the Veracruz or Santa Fe, that the factory has temporarily stopped producing because there isn't enough demand right now in the U.S.. The troubles in Ulsan underscore how the auto industry's problems are global. (USA Today -- Autos)
Mexico's Xalapa a Different Tourist... May 12, 2009
Xalapa, the capital of Mexico s state of Veracruz, has limited airport service ... There are no English language newspapers to be found on newsstands alongside Xalapa s own Diario or other dailies from Mexico City or Veracruz ... Perhaps the best reason is to see the Museum of Anthropology of Xalapa , which traces life in the area which is now the state of Veracruz back more than 3,000 years. (Suite101.com)
Rapid spread of swine flu justified warnings May 12, 2009
They said in an early outbreak in mid-February in the village of La Gloria, Veracruz, over half the population suffered acute respiratory illness, affecting more than 61 percent of under 15-year-olds in the community. Using a variety of methods to estimate how easily the virus is transmitted, the researchers said that each case of the flu resulted in between 1. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Mexico trips go forward May 12, 2009
A June 12 student trip to Veracruz, Mexico, will proceed as planned. Four UW-L students remain in Mexico on a University of Veracruz program. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Mexicans blame industrial hog farms May 11, 2009
Victor Calderon, General Director of Granjas Carroll de Mexico, stands next to pigs at one of the company's farms on the outskirts of Xicaltepec in Mexico's Veracruz state onApril 27. Mexico's Agriculture Department has said that its inspectors found no sign of swine flu among pigs around the farm in Veracruz, and that no infected pigs have been found yet anywhere in Mexico ... Center of the flu crisisLa Gloria, in the southeastern state of Veracruz, has been at the center of the flu crisis... (MSNBC -- International)
