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Colima Mexico

Colima Mexico - state & city same name, Colima. is a tiny state of western Mexico on the central Pacific coast, includes the 4 oceanic Revillagigedo Islands. Mainland Colima shares borders with the states of Jalisco & Michoacán. In addition to the capital city of Colima, the main cities are Manzanillo & Tecomán.

Colima's main crops are 🍋, melons, 🥭, papaya, 🍉, yellow seedless 🍉 & 🍌. Other crops include 🌽, sugar cane, jalapeno chilies, 🍒 🍅& 🥒.

Popular food here is

Sopitos -

Small fried tortillas with shredded meat & local cheese.

Tamales de Chihuilin - 🌽 tamales are steamed in 🍌 leaves,
The flavour is unique as pork lard is used along with local chihuilines fish from the river

Chicharron en Salsa -
Deep fried pork skin served in a red or green sauce.

Fish Ceviche -
ground fish that is marinated in lime juice & then drained producing a dry-style ceviche.
It’s often with red snapper but it can be made with any local fish.

Chilayo - pork & vegetable stew served with rice & pickled 🧅.

Pozole Seco - dry white pozole, which has practically no broth topped with 🥓, 🥬, 🧅 , radish.

Menudo - cow guts (tripe) soup

Chamorro-

Slow cooked pork leg served in a spicy sauce.

Atole -
A drink made with 🌽 with a bit of vanilla & cinnamon.

Tejuino -
fermented 🌽, molasses, cinnamon, 🧂& lime over crushed ice

Tuba -

alcoholic drink uses sap from 🥥 palm trees are fermented then topped with toasted 🥜.

Tuxca -
An alcoholic drink that ferments sap from local agave plants.
Colima Mexico has 1 of highest murder rate per capita & 1 of the highest crime rates, due to its ports being a contested area for cartels and cartel activities.

It is the 4th smallest federal entity after Tlaxcala, Morelos & the Federal District of Mexico City, containing only 0.3% of the country's total territory. The state is in the middle of Mexico's Pacific coast, bordered by the Pacific Ocean & the states of Jalisco & Michoacán.

Colima cartel has become a branch of the Sinaloa Cartel as are the Milenio Cartel, Guadalajara Cartel, & Sonora Cartels.

Colima marks the latest manifestation of violence in one of Mexico’s smallest yet deadliest states — a dubious honor attributable to Colima’s location along the territorial fault lines dividing Mexico’s most powerful cartels.

( I had to use emojis due to the urban dictionary 1500 word limit )
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Yucatán Mexico

Yucatán Mexico - located on the Northern part of the Yucatán Peninsula. It is bordered by the mexican states of Campeche to the southwest & Quintana Roo to the southeast, Gulf of Mexico off its Northern coast.

Yucatecan food has its own unique style of Mexican food. influenced from it's local Mayan culture.

Poc Chuc - a Mayan/Yucatecan version of barbecued pork.

Queso relleno - a dish featuring ground pork inside of a carved Edam cheese ball served with tomato sauce & gravy.

Pavo en Relleno Negro - turkey stew cooked with a black paste made from roasted chiles, a local version of the mole de guajalote found throughout Mexico. The meat soaked in the black soup is also served in tacos, sandwiches & even in panuchos or salbutes and is usually referred to as "Relleno negro".

Xnipec - a fiery hot salsa or relish similar to pico de gallo, made with habanero chiles & Seville orange juice

Sopa de Lima, a lime-flavored soup with meat (turkey, chicken, or pork), served with tortilla .

Kalani is a rum and coconut liqueur produced by a Yucatan-based company Casa D'Aristi.

Xtabentún a Honey & Anise liqueur from Yucatan. The drink is made from fermented honey of xtabentún plant with white flowers that is native to the region.

Fermented honey mixed with rum & anisette to produce a sweet liqueur .
Yucatán Mexico capital city is Mérida.

During the Porfiriato, in 1902, Yucatán was divided to form the Federal territory that later became A new state of Quintana Roo.

As of 2016 the Mexican National Public Security System ranked Yucatán as "one of the safest states in Mexico".Mérida was awarded City of Peace in 2011.

Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula is a vast coastal region brimming with tropical beaches, wildlife, ancient Mayan ruins, small villages, The Yucatan Peninsula is a place of emerald waters turning to turquoise waves crashing on perfectly white coral-sand beaches.

Other Popular drinks here include

Margaritas ,Daiquiris ,Tequila ,Mezcal Cheladas. Mecheladas .
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Aguascalientes Mexico

Aguascalientes Mexico - 1 of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. located in the northern part of the Bajío region, in north-central Mexico,

It is bordered by Zacatecas to the north, east & west, with Jalisco to the south..

Aguascalientes is 1 of the smallest states of Mexico
Just like Colima Mexico.

Jalisco New Generation cartel is prominent here .

Popular foods here are

menudo - cow stomach ( tripe) soup

Chicken san marco

sweet uvate -which is made with grapes, cinnamon & sugar

guava cheese flan - eggs, condensed milk, caramel & cream cheese

Roast suckling pig tacos

birria - mutton or pork cooked on the barbecue. Then coriander, onion & chili peppers are added. With these ingredients the juice that comes off the meat, a broth is prepared to which tomato is added.Maguey leaves & soil are placed on top & left for about 4 hours. Finally, the meat is served together with the aforementioned broth & accompanied with Corn tortillas
Aguascalientes Mexico.... Its name means "hot waters"

& originated from the abundance of hot springs originally found in the area.

Aguascalientes was historically known for its former railroad textile industry, as well as wine making,🍇🍷🍾

Aguascalientes is also well known for its San Marcos Fair (Feria Nacional de San Marcos), the largest fair in Mexico & 1 of the largest in Latin America.

aguascalientes has a city with the same name too .
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Tabasco Mexico

Tabasco Mexico - located in the southeast of the country, bordering the mexican states of Campeche to the northeast, Veracruz to the west, and Chiapas to the south & the country of Guatemala to the southeast. It has a coastline to the north with the Gulf of Mexico. Most of the state is covered in rainforest as, unlike most other areas of Mexico, it has plentiful rainfall year-round. The state is also home to La Venta, the major site of the Olmec civilization, considered to be the origin of later Mesoamerican cultures. It produces significant quantities of petroleum & natural gas.

Typical dishes include those with iguana meat, gar fish, beef puchero, smoked oysters, totopostes, pork with beans and tortillas made with banana and fresh corn

Chocolate is still found in preparations which have not changed since pre Hispanic times mostly as hot or cold beverages. The most common cold chocolate beverage is pozol, served fresh or fermented.known for its sweets such as sweetened fruits in corn husks, often accompanied by a cacao and corn beverage called chorote.
Tabasco Mexico just like the sause of the

Same name .Traditional masculine dress consists of a white shirt & pants, with black shoes, black belt, a hat in a style called "chontal" red handkerchief around the neck. This dress is based on an older type of clothing called traje choco, made of cotton cloth called manta, used to work in the fields.

Traditional female dress consists of a wide skirt trimmed with a ruffle. Under the skirt is a slip designed to fluff the skirt and make the waist look smaller. The blouse is white with an embroidered band in bright colors, often with flower &/or animal designs. It has short sleeves ending in a square form in the lower part. The woman often carried a small handkerchief and a shawl called a rebozo in bright colors, often complementing the skirt. The shoes are black.
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Chiapas Mexico

Chiapas Mexico - Chiapas is the southern most state in Mexico, it borders the Mexican states of Oaxaca to the west, Veracruz to the northwest, and Tabasco to the north, & the Country of Guatemala to the east and southeast.

Technically the Country of Belize but

You'd have to cross through Guatemala
To get there ,

( now you know what's on the other border Of Mexico)

Chiapas has a significant coastline on the Pacific Ocean to the southwest.

Chiapas has a humid, tropical climate,
Chiapas is home to the ancient Mayan ruins of Palenque, Yaxchilán, Bonampak, Chinkultic & Toniná. It is also home to one of the largest indigenous populations in the country, with ten federally recognized ethnicities.

Chiapas is known for the instrument Called the marimba.

Chiapas ranks 2nd among the Mexican states in the production of cacao, the product used to make chocolate, and is responsible for 60 % of Mexico's total coffee output. Other significant crops are sugar cane, squash,corn,beans,bananas & other fruits.

In layman's terms Chiapas is just southern Mexico.
Chiapas Mexico pronounced (Chyapas)
its capital and largest city is Tuxtla Gutiérrez.

Local specialties here include ningüijute, a seed-based pork mole, chispola, a beef and vegetable stew and pictes, a sweet corn tamale.

Carne cocida en limón is a traditional Mexican dish originating from Chiapas. Often served in cantinas and pulquerias, this tasty snack consists of ground meat marinated in lime juice. It's usually prepared with a combination of fresh lime juice, ground beef (often sirloin), chopped tomatoes, chopped white onions, serrano chili peppers, and salt.

The lime juice is mixed into the ground meat, then placed in the fridge to marinated for at least four hours. The rest of the ingredients are then added, and the meat mixture is refrigerated for 2 more hours. Once done, carne cocida en limón is typically served with fried or toasted tortillas.

Other foods include cured meats such as ham and sausage, crystallized fruits and coconut , roasted pig seasoned with chilies and spices , tamales
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Sonora Mexico

Sonora Mexico - is one of the 31 states along with Mexico City, comprise

Other large cities include Obregón, Nogales (on the Mexico-United States border), San Luis Río Colorado, and Navojoa.

Sonora is bordered by the MEX states of Chihuahua to the east, Baja California to the northwest and Sinaloa to the south. To the north the U.S.–Mex border with the USA states of Arizona & New Mexico, & on the west the Gulf of California.

They have their own Sonora drug cartel & rival Caborca Cartel.

The Sonoran diet Usual is carne asada / beef & flour or corn tortillas .

Sonoran Shredded Beef Tacos . Beef That is simmered in a delicious sauce of onion, garlic, spices, tomato & beef . It is then shredded and served on corn tortillas with Mexico Chile Sauce.Sonora beef is made with brisket,simmered for 4 hours in beef stock and water along with dried & fresh chilies, garlic, celery & onions.

Sonoran-style flour tortillas are stretched paper thin & cooked on a griddle with small blisters that give them a smoky flavor.

The Sonoran Hot Dog a hot dog wrapped in bacon, grilled, and served on a roll topped with beans, tomato, onions, jalapenos, cheese, mayo, & mustard. It originated in Hermosillo, the capital of Sonora, and is readily available in Phoenix and Tucson Arizona.

Machaca Burrito, is made with shredded beef, eggs, onions, tomato, bell peppers and spices, all wrapped in a warm flour tortilla. Bacanora is their state’s version of tequila.
Sonora Mexico is home to 8 indigenous groups: Mayos, Yaquis, Pimas, Guarijíos, Series, Pápagos, Cucapá, Kika and is located northwestern Mexico.

Sonora Mexico, estado (state), northwestern Mexico. Borders the United States (Arizona and New Mexico) to the north, by the mexican states of Chihuahua to the east and Sinaloa to the south, and by Baja California state and the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) to the west. Hermosillo is the state capital.

Sonora’s most popular sport is baseball

The largest desert biosphere reserve is in Sonora, El Gran Desierto del Pinacate
It’s part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site due the dramatic combination of two very distinct landscape types: volcanic landscape & sand dunes.
The Mirador Escénico of San Carlos, Sonora is considered the #1 Ocean Scenic View of the world according to National Geographic

main attractions are its beaches and its magnificent desert, Sonora is also a land of vast cattle ranches and thus beef is a big staple food.
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Coahuila Mexico

Coahuila Mexico - 1 of the 32 states of Mexico , Coahuila borders the Mexican states of Nuevo León to the east, Zacatecas to the south, Durango & Chihuahua to the west. To the north of Coahuila there is Mexico–United States border, adjacent to the U.S. state of Texas along the course of the Rio Grande (Río Bravo del Norte). It comprises 38 municipalities .

The largest city & State Capital is the city of Saltillo; the 2nd largest is Torreón (largest metropolitan area in Coahuila & 9th largest in Mexico); the 3rd largest is Monclova (a former state capital); the 4th largest is Ciudad Acuña & the 5th largest is Piedras Negras.

Coahuila is largely arid or semi-arid, but the rivers of the State support extensive irrigated agriculture, particularly cotton. The Parras district in the southern part of the State produces wines & brandies. The pine-oak forests of the Sierra Madre produce timber.

The portion of the State west of the Sierra Madre Oriental lies on the Mexican Plateau, is part of the Chihuahuan Desert.

Coahuila is 1 of Mexico's major steel & wine producers
& is ran by the Los Zetas Cartel.
Coahuila Mexico , About 95% of Mexico's coal reserves are found in Coahuila, which is the country's top mining state.

Saltillo & the Southeast region have one of the largest automobile industry in the Mexico & the major industry in the state, hosting companies such as General Motors & Chrysler assembly plants.

Foods they are known for are

As in other northern Mexican states, Coahuila's dishes consist of beef, veal, lamb or goat. Tacos, marinated flank meat, beef jerky, fritadas (goat in its juice) and machaca (beef jerky with scrambled eggs.

Cabrito al horno -- baked goat

Machaca con huevo -- dried, salted beef that is rehydrated, lightly roasted over fire, soaked in water to remove the salt and to soften, then pounded to pieces, traditionally over a mesquite trunk, by a mesquite pole. Then it's put in water again to get out more salt, & finally squeezed & fried in a skillet. A salsa is made with onion, chili, tomato & oregano, the salsa is mixed into the fried beef & the whole thing is cooked for about 5 minutes. Most people expect to eat this with wheat tortillas, beans and coffee. This particular machaca also contains eggs

Cajeta de membrillo & Cajeta de perón -- traditional cajetas are typically gelatin-based deserts congealed in a round box 4 or 5 inches across, made of thin wood slivers. Membrillo is quince, & perón is a pearlike fruit .

Jamoncillos de Piñón - finely ground pine-nuts prepared with milk & sugar.
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