Mexican Border Towns Fear U.S. Crackdown
Sugar refineries are found mainly near the sugarcane plantations in the piedmont areas of the states of Morelos, Sinaloa, Veracruz, and Tamaulipas. Handicraft production, chiefly weaving and artistic crafts, are widespread, particularly in the Indian regions in the central and southern states. (See ...
The remnants of the Baja California Indians—the Tiipay (Tipai; of theDiegueño),Paipai (Akwa’ala), andKiliwa—live in ranch clusters and other tiny settlements in the mountains near the U.S. border. SpeakingYumanlanguages, they are little different today from their relatives in U.S.Cali...
One night in 1943,Ignacio Anaya Garcia(known as “Nacho”) threw together ingredients to make a plate of snacks for a group of U.S. military wives. They were visiting his restaurant in the Mexican border town of Piedras Negras. He fried up tortillas and served them warm, with grated chee...
There has been much violence due to this drug problem that has left many people near the border killed and is allowing more criminals to obtain these weapons. A lot of this attention goes to the U.S. because many of the weapons utilized in the “drug war” are U.S. made and is ...
Armored Car – 2 Built Before World War 1, armored vehicles had not yet come into fashion. Still early in their development, they could not yet prove their technical and tactical capabilities, but this did not prevent individuals and companies from building new vehicles. One of the companies ...
Referred to as the "back door" of the Confederacy, Texas and western Louisiana continued to providecottoncrops that were transferred overland to theMexicanborder towns of Matamoros and the port of Bagdad, and shipped to Europe by means of blockade runners in exchange for supplies. ...
near the Soto La Marina River, whose results could be representative of the Mexican Arid America groups. MacNeish [34] estimated that agriculture in the mid-sixteenth century contributed 40% of the diet of the ancient towns of Tamaulipas. People in the region practiced agriculture from approximate...
All those who participated in the events of prior evenings generally attend the Misa de Gallo (Midnight Mass), which usually starts with a procession down the main aisle during which two godparents carry a statue of the Christ Child to a manger near the front altar (Samora, p. 227). ...
single womenand men online. You can find many singles online by taking a look at Mexico-specific sites or places that cater to individual cities around Mexico. These include sites that list information on things happening around border towns that are right near the border with the United States...