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  Guanajuato - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Guanajuato is the name of both a state in Mexico and that state's capital city.
Guanajuato is a state in the central highlands of Mexico.
Guanajuato means "hill of frogs" in the local indigenous language, because the local Tarascan Indians believed that the frog represented the god of wisdom.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Guanajuato   (510 words)

  
 Romita - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Limits to the North with the Municipality of León; to the East with Municipality of Silao; to the Southeast with Municipality of Abasolo and Cuerámaro and to the West with Municipaity of Manuel Doblado and San Francisco del Rincon.
The predominant climate in the Municipality is midium-Hot with rains in summer, having areas with climate medium-dry and temperate Midium-wet.
In what concerns to the rates of natality and mortality of this Municipality, tendencies have been observed to the drop, because in 1995 the gross rate of natality was of 36.9 and the gross rate of mortality was of 5.2, while in the 2000, they were respectively of 31.1 and 4.7.
open-encyclopedia.com /Romita   (971 words)

  
 Guanajuato Weather And Temperatures
In Guanajuato there are three types of climate: semi-dry, temperate and semi-warm.
The municipalities of San Felipe, San Diego de la Unión, San Luis de la Paz, part of Dolores Hidalgo and San José de Iturbide, have this type of climate.
The least humid climate is found chiefly in the southeast, in the municipalities of Apaseo, Jerécuaro and Yuriria.
www.donquijote.org /guanajuato/info.weather.asp   (342 words)

  
 CB Richard Ellis | Team NAFTA
Guanajuato has played a key role is the history of Mexico as the birthplace of the independence movement.
Guanajuato’s major cities are Leon, Irapuato, Celaya, Salamanca, Silao and the state’s capital city of Guanajuato.
Bordering north with the municipalities of Silao and Guanajuato, to the west with Salamanca, south with the municipalities of Pueblo Nuevo and Abasolo and to the east with Romita.
www.teamnafta.com /cities/Irapuato/IRAPAUTO.html   (1193 words)

  
 Guanajuato Mexico
For the state of the same name, see state of Guanajuato.'' The city of Guanajuato is the capital of the state of the same name.
Guanajuato was founded as a town in 1554 and received the designation as a city in 1741.
In the Panteón catacombs to the west of the city is a famous cemetery noted for the natural mummies produced by the mineral content of the soil.
www.artistbooking.com /trips/72/guanajuato-mexico.html   (705 words)

  
 Guide2mexico - Government   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Municipal governments are responsible for a variety of public services, including water and sewerage; street lighting; cleaning and maintenance; public safety and traffic; supervision of slaughterhouses; and the maintenance of parks, gardens, and cemeteries.
Municipalities are also free to assist state and federal governments in the provision of elementary education, emergency fire and medical services, environmental protection, and the maintenance of historical landmarks.
Municipal governments, headed by a mayor or municipal president (regente) and a municipal council (ayuntamiento), are popularly elected for three-year terms.
www.guide2mexico.com /content/mexgovt.htm   (4413 words)

  
 ABOUT GUANAJUATO
It is located in the center of the Mexican Republic between 19° 55 min and 21° 52 min north of the Equator, and 99° 39 min and 102° 5 min west.
Guanajuato borders the states of San Luis Potosí to the north, Querétaro to the east, Michoacán to the south and Jalisco to the west.
Initially, belonging to the city of Guanajuato, but latterly adopted by the state, the crest is one of the most beautiful and interesting in the country.
www.guanajuato.gob.mx /ingles/general.htm   (855 words)

  
 Vicente Fox Dreams, Challenges and Threats   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Guanajuato today is the only state in Mexico, and probably the only one in the world, that guarantees publicly to all the children education all the way through the university, if they are willing to put their part of the effort.
Guanajuato is Mexico«s leader in federalism, not only because it is the first state to assume responsibility, but because all of its 46 municipalities have an ambitious program that will strengthen their financial capacity for regional and community development.
The Guanajuato State Secretary for Farming and Fishing Development took charge of the corresponding sector of the Ministry of Agriculture; the Ministry of Social Development is now part of the State government, and all programs of Solidarity are in the hands of the municipalities.
www.vicentefox.org.mx /vicente_fox/libros/dreams-english.htm   (14551 words)

  
 Guanajuato (state) - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
It shares its name with its capital and main city, Guanajuato.
Today, Guanajuato's mines are still among the richest-producing silver mines in the world.
In addition to the state capital city of Guanajuato, the state includes the cities of Celaya, León, Salamanca, Irapuato, San Miguel de Allende, and Dolores Hidalgo, the cradle of Mexican independence.
www.open-encyclopedia.com /Guanajuato_%28state%29   (161 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
The selected municipalities are those in which at least 50% of the population live in communities of less than 2,500 inhabitants.
Guanajuato and Zacatecas have regional farmer organizations that tend to be affiliates of national organizations like the Confederaci6n Nacional Campesina or Uni6n Nacional de Organizaciones Regionales Campesinas Autonomas or Asociaci6n Nacional de Empresas Comercializadoras Campesina.
From the results obtained, they will develop and execute, in coordination with the municipalities, a municipal or regional strategy for information dissemination, training and promotion of social participation that is appropriate for a particular (municipal or regional) social and cultural context.
www-wds.worldbank.org /servlet/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2002/06/12/000094946_02052904095878/Rendered/INDEX/multi0page.txt   (4495 words)

  
 Day of the Dead   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
In the state of Guanajuato and its capital city, the celebrations around the Day of the Dead have traditionally had a very particular set of characteristics.
The typical altar has had a purple altar cloth, a crucifix, a photo of the deceased loved one, several of his or her most prized possessions, water, salt, and a sprinkling of straw.
Guanajuato is known for its amazing craftwork: alfeñique sugar figures and all kinds of handmade toys and curiosities.
www.guanajuatocapital.com /ingles/IDmuer1.htm   (308 words)

  
 Geography. Guanajuato.
The state of Guanajuato is situated in the center of the Mexican Republic.
Guanajuato is bordered to the north by San Luis Potosí and Zacatecas, to the east, by Querétaro, to the west, by Jalisco, and to the south, by Michoacán.
Guanajuato has approximately 4,406,568 inhabitants, the majority of whom are young people under the age of thirty.
www.elbalero.gob.mx /kids/explora/html/guanaju/geografia.html   (196 words)

  
 Guanajuato (state)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
After central Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico coast, Guanajuato wasone of the first areas of Mexico colonized by the Spanish, in the 1520s, for its rich silver deposits.
Today, Guanajuato's mines arestill among the richest-producing silver mines in the world.
In addition to the state capital city of Guanajuato, the state includes the cities of Celaya, León, Salamanca, Irapuato, San Miguel de Allende,and Dolores Hidalgo, the cradle of Mexican independence.
www.therfcc.org /guanajuato-state--55009.html   (155 words)

  
 Facts about Guanajuato Mexico   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
According to the 2000 census, 54.01% of the population is existing below the standards for moderate poverty, and 22.79% are in absolute poverty, that is, 76.80% of the population is poor.
In addition to attaining better positions (and advantages for their "clients"), the PAN is desperately trying to see to it that Fox's drop in popularity does not drag them down in the next federal election (one year after that July 2 of the "change," PAN has lost a million votes).
The fight for water is taking place in many municipalities, in some places because of its scarcity, and in others, like Romita, because it is being taken away from its residents in order to negotiate it with industries like the bottling companies of Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Corona Beer.
flag.blackened.net /revolt/mexico/ezln/2003/marcos/resistance7.html   (3311 words)

  
 13. Treatment Plant Effects on Wastewater Irrigation Benefits: Revisiting a Case Study in the Guanajuato River Basin, ...
It was stated that ‘wastewater irrigation is a critical component of intensive water recycling in the Guanajuato River basin, based primarily on the value of the water resource and the nutrients it transports.
Guanajuato is the name of the state as well as its capital city (and the river that runs through it).
In June 2000 the Guanajuato city utility called the Sistema de Agua Potable y Alcantarillado de Guanajuato (SIMAPAG)(in English, the Guanajuato Water Supply and Sanitation Board) undertook the construction of an activated sludge plant to treat all the wastewater discharge from the city centre.
www.idrc.ca /books/ev-68341-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html   (3913 words)

  
 Secrets of the Forest | Planeta
The state of Guanajuato encompasses 3,049,100 hectares (1,233,954 acres) in the central region of the Republic of Mexico, including the southern part of the central plateau and a portion of the neovolcanic axis or transversal mountain range.
Climate in Guanajuato's mountain ranges and extensive plains ranges from semiarid temperate to semiwarm subhumid.
The Fundación Ecologica de Guanajuato A.C. is a non-governmental organization established in March 1988.
www.planeta.com /ecotravel/mexico/guanajuato/guanbird.html   (672 words)

  
 Guanajuato (state)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Guanajuato is a state in the central of Mexico.
After central Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico coast Guanajuato was one of the areas of Mexico colonized by the Spanish in the 1520s for its rich silver deposits.
Today Guanajuato's mines are still the richest-producing silver mines in the world.
www.freeglossary.com /Guanajuato_%28state%29   (260 words)

  
 13. Treatment Plant Effects on Wastewater Irrigation Benefits: Revisiting a Case Study in the Guanajuato River Basin, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
In the second part the use of wastewater in agriculture and its consequences in the state of Guanajuato are reviewed, followed by a discussion of the treatment plant’s impact on urban wastewater use for crop production.
In Mexico, the municipality is the next political and administrative level below the state and encompasses both the urban or town centre and the surrounding rural areas.
Nevertheless, Guanajuato’s wastewater treatment project was oriented to meet environmental regulations and little attention was paid to the links with existing wastewater use for irrigation.
www.mimap.org /en/ev-68341-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html   (3913 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Rural municipalities are defined as those where either (i) more than 50 percent of the population lives in localities of 2,500 inhabitants or less or (ii) those municipalities with 30 percent or more of the population speaking an indigenous language.
Municipal Social Infrastructure Subprojects Social infrastructure has been a prime concem in all DRD projects, which assume that Regional or Rural Development is highly dependent on the enhancement of physical capital.
For the particular case of rural municipalities, the subprojects may reach the level of efficiency provided for in their design, if priority attention is given to their proper and adequate execution, and if the subprojects are operated and maintained under precise schemes and they adhere to the corresponding standards.
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 Study Abroad Spanish in Queretaro Mexico - Eurolingua Institute
It is also one of the safest and cleanest cities in the country and only a few hours away from other colonial cities such as Guanajuato and San Miguel de Allende, a major centre for Mexican and international art.
Students may also visit our city and some of its municipalities which are full of history.
The nearest airports to Querétaro with international flights are in México City and in León, Guanajuato (Bajío Airport).
www.eurolingua.com /Spanish_in_Queretaro.htm   (901 words)

  
 Jalisco - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Jalisco borders the Pacific Ocean to the west, and the Mexican states of Nayarit to the north west, Zacatecas, Aguascalientes, San Luis Potosí to the north, Guanajuato to the east, and Colima and Michoacán to the south.
In 2003 Jalisco had an estimated population of 6,487,000 people.
The municipalities of Guadalajara, Tonala, Tlaquepaque, Tlajomulco, and Zapopan are part of the Guadalajara Metropolitan Zone or Zona Metropolitana de Guadalajara.
www.open-encyclopedia.com /Jalisco   (129 words)

  
 Guide2mexico - Politics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
The effects of PAN victories in the northern part of the country since the 1980s are highly significant, particularly in the states of Baja California Norte, Chihuahua, Durango, Nuevo León, Sinaloa, and Sonora.
In 1985 the landslide victories of PRI candidates in gubernatorial and municipal elections in the northern state of Chihuahua led to widespread allegations of electoral fraud by the opposition PAN, which had expected major wins in one of its traditional strongholds.
In 1991 PRI victories in the gubernatorial elections in Guanajuato and San Luis Potosí sparked widespread allegations of fraud.
www.guide2mexico.com /content/mexpolit.htm   (5308 words)

  
 RUAF magazine no. 8 Impact Treatmeant Plant Wastewater Irrigation Mexico   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
In Guanajuato's Hydraulic Plan for 2000-2025, an additional 47% of wastewater is planned to undergo treatment, which together with the 16% of wastewater already treated, makes for a total of 53% of treated wastewater in the near future.
The volume of residual waters generated in the 46 municipalities of Guanajuato total 207.13 million cubic meters per year.
Unless it is mentioned, Guanajuato refers to the province of Guanajuato and not to the city.
www.ruaf.org /no8/33_mexico.html   (1780 words)

  
 GUANAJUATO, MEXICO - To Do
Guanajuato University offers crash courses in spanish that are always well demanded.
The forest of the Santa Rosa Mountain Range with time has shrunk, but still covers part of the municipalities of Guanajuato, San Felipe, and Dolores Hidalgo.
Fundacion Ecologica de Guanajuato A.C. A wide variety of environmental programs, including a monthly bird-watching trip, are available.
www.ruelsa.com /gto/gto/gtodo.htm   (587 words)

  
 Guanajuato (state) - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Making multiple literacies visible in the writing classroom: from Cupareo, Guanajuato, to Cal State, Monterey Bay.
PEMEX POSTPONES REMODELING CONCESSIONS FOR REFINERIES IN GUANAJUATO & HIDALGO STATES.
En el Guanajuato de Fox, la televisión del estado transmite la misa dominical.(México)(TT: In Fox's Guanajuato, Sunday mass is shown on state TV.)(TA: Mexico) : An article from: Proceso
encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /guanajuato_(state).htm   (293 words)

  
 Guanajuato Law & Legal Services - Colina Ibarra - Guanajuato, Mexico
This is when we need to have someone who knows the system and who knows how to help us.
Colina Ibarra Corporativo is a formally established firm in Guanajuato Its vision is to provide professional services in a variety of fields.
Students exchange organization in cooperation with the Columbus University of British Columbia, Canada, the University of Guanajuato and the Universidad Iberoamericana of Leon.
www.mexonline.com /colina.htm   (344 words)

  
 Elections: Latin American Studies: Collections: SSHL
Municipalities, state deputies (election for governor postponed to May 1995)
Governor, municipalities, state deputies (election of governor postponed from November 1983)
All material contained in Latin American Election Statistics: A Guide to Sources is protected by copyright, and duplication or sale of all or part of any of it is not permitted, except that material may be duplicated by you for your personal research use or educational purposes in electronic or print form.
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