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Cuernavaca

(Encyclopedia)Cuernavaca kwārnäväˈkä [key], city, capital of Morelos state, S Mexico, in the Cuernavaca Valley. ...

Ensenada

(Encyclopedia)Ensenada entsənädə [key], city, Baja California state, NW Mexico. Developed in the 19th ce...

Puerto Vallarta

(Encyclopedia)Puerto Vallarta väyärˈtä [key], city (1990 pop. 93,503), Jalisco state, W Mexico. Located on the expansive Bahía de Banderas [Bay of Flags], Puerto Vallarta has been used since the 16th cent. as ...

Álvarez Álvarez, Luis Héctor

(Encyclopedia)Álvarez Álvarez, Luis Héctor, 1919–2016, Mexican political leader and businessman, b. Camargo, Chihuahua state, Mexico. A textile industry executive, he was a member of the conservative National ...

Nuevo León

(Encyclopedia)Nuevo León nwāˈvō lāōnˈ [key], state (1990 pop. 3,098,736), 25,136 sq mi (65,102 sq km), N Mexico. Monterrey is the capital. The southern and western parts of the state are traversed by the Sie...

Toluca

(Encyclopedia)Toluca tōlo͞oˈkä [key], city (1990 pop. 327,865), capital of Mexico state, central Mexico. Located on the central plateau, Toluca (alt. c.8,760 ft/2,670 m) has a year-round cool climate. It was es...

Cuautla

(Encyclopedia)Cuautla kwouˈtlä [key], city, Morelos state, S Mexico, in the Cuautla River valley. It is a ...

Tamaulipas

(Encyclopedia)Tamaulipas tämoulēˈpäs [key], state (1990 pop. 2,249,581), 30,734 sq mi (79,601 sq km), NE Mexico, on the Gulf of Mexico. Ciudad Victoria is the capital. The central and western parts of the state...

Monclova

(Encyclopedia)Monclova mŏnclōvə [key], city (1990 pop. 177,792), central Coahuila state, Mexico. Situated on the northern end of the Sierra Madre Oriental, it is a regional commercial and industrial center. Monc...

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