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.

by Blu_leef May 7, 2023

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 )

by Blu_leef May 11, 2023

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 .

by Blu_leef May 11, 2023

Querétaro Mexico

Querétaro Mexico - 1 of the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into 18 municipalities. Its capital city is Santiago de Querétaro. It is located in north-central Mexico, in a region known as Bajío. It is bordered by the states of San Luis Potosí to the north, Guanajuato to the west, Hidalgo to the east, México state to the southeast & Michoacán to the southwest.

Santa Rosa de Lima cartel runs this place .

Popular foods here are

Enchiladas Queretanas - enchilada filled with chicken and coated in guajillo sauce. The enchiladas are then served with stewed potatoes & carrots, fresh salad, cotija cheese.

gorditas de migajas. a type of gordita made with pork rind crumbs mixed into the corn masa

Guajolotes - Mexican sandwich made with pambazo bread filled with meat (usually pork or chicken), lettuce, crema (Mexican sour cream), cotija cheese drenched in guajillo sauce.

Pozole Rojo - Pozole refers to a pre-Hispanic soup or stew made with hominy corn as its key ingredient. The corn is mixed with meat (usually pork or chicken) other ingredients like shredded lettuce, radish, onion, garlic, chili, avocado, lime. 3 main types – rojo (red), verde (green), blanco (white)

Querétaro Mexico ... Querétaro is not to be confused with
Quintana Roo. Even though they both start with Q .

Shoot both places are 20 hr 45 min apart from each other,
Quintana Roo is closer to the Caribbean,Yucatán, Belize and Guatemala while Querétaro is closer to San Luis Potosí .

by Blu_leef May 11, 2023

Nuevo León Mexico

Nuevo León Mexico - a state in the northeast region of Mexico. The state is bordered by Tamaulipas to the east, Coahuila to the west, and both Zacatecas and San Luis Potosi to the south. To the north, it shares an international border with the U.S. state of Texas. The Laredo-Colombia International Bridge is the only vehicular bridge that connects the United States with the state of Nuevo León. It crosses over the Rio Grande (Rio Bravo) between the city of Colombia, Nuevo León, and Laredo, Texas. It's Capital is Monterrey, The south and west of the state consists of the Sierra Madre Oriental mountain range, which dominates most of the western scenery. Due to the abrupt shape of the mountains, there are vast valleys in between the mountains. Within these valleys is where the city of Monterrey and its metropolitan area is situated. The Northern Gulf Coastal Plains are located.

Nuevo León is known for

adventure sports- including rock climbing and rappelling – but most of the state's revenue comes from its ironwork, steelwork and smelting plants.

The most famous dish is cabrito, goat cooked slowly over the embers of a wood fire for about 8 hours & served with charros (pinto beans stewed with bacon and onions. They also enjoy churros with
Chocolate dipping sauce.

Nuevo León Mexico The state was named after the New Kingdom of León, an administrative territory from the Viceroyalty of New Spain, itself was named after the historic Spanish Kingdom of León.
Oranges and cotton are two of the most profitable crops grown in Nuevo Leon, which is known for long growing seasons.

Although Nuevo Leon has a relatively high standard of living and it is a well-developed state compared to the rest of Mexico, crime has been a problem in recent decade due
To drug cartels.

by Blu_leef January 26, 2023

San Luis Potosí Mexico

San Luis Potosí Mexio - SLP Mexico for

Short, located in eastern & central Mexico & is bordered by 7 other Mexican states , Nuevo León to the north, Tamaulipas to the north-east ,Veracruz to the east Hidalgo, Querétaro & Guanajuato to the south & Zacatecas to north-west.

SLP Mexico known for its Spanish Baroque-style cathedral, the state capitol, several ornately decorated churches.

Because the region's 2 main staples are corn & meat, tacos & tamales are 2 of its most popular meals. San Luis Potosi's tacos include lots of vegetables along with beef & cheese. Gorditas & enchiladas are also popular regional dishes.
Drinks include mezcal, tequila & rum.

Potosi Extra Anejo 1 of their best rum's.

San Luis Potosí Mexico

main agricultural products grown on Potosí soil are maize, beans, barley, sugar cane, oranges, coffee, sour lemon, prickly pear, mango. Livestock activities are focused on raising sheep, cattle, & pigs.

The state is also a contributor to the large automotive industry of Mexico. General Motors now has a plant under construction, San Luis Potosí Assembly

The new plant in San Luis Potosí is an important pillar of the BMW Group's global production strategy who aim to achieve a balance in our production & sales in the different world regions.

The main metals & products extracted across mines are zinc, copper, lead, gold, silver, mercury, manganese, arsenic.

Nature enthusiasts will adore traveling to the Huasteca Potosina to swim in the pools & waterfalls.

The dominant indigenous group in San Luis Potosí today is the Huastecs, also known as the Teenek.

by Blu_leef January 29, 2023

Baja California mexico

Baja California mexico - . It is the northern-most & western-most state in Mexico & borders the U.S. State of California & the city of san Diego to the north , & the Pacific Ocean; on the east by Sonora, the U.S. state of Arizona, & the Gulf of California , to the south baja California Sur. oceanic Guadalupe Island.

Mexicali is it's capital.

large colonies of sea lions live here
Other animals include mule deer, bighorn sheep, cougars, bobcats, ringtail cats, coyotes, rabbits, squirrels , 30 species of bats. bald eagles, golden eagles, falcons, woodpeckers, black vultures, crows, several species of Sittidae & duck.

Baja California's climate varies from Mediterranean to arid.where the summers are dry & mild the winters cool rainy. beaches where people go surfing.
Being California it is no stranger to earthquake's.

Baja California Mexico,
Tijuana is located here if you didn't know .
Other important cities include San Felipe, Rosarito, Ensenada & Tecate

Other points of interest are Valle de Guadalupe,Sonoran Desert,Vizcaíno Desert,
The Coronado Islands, Todos Santos islands, & Cedros Island ,Angel de la Guarda Island & Canal de Ballenas.

Some indigenous people the Cochimí in the south, and several groups belonging to the Yuman language family in the north, including the Kiliwa, Paipai, Kumeyaay, Cocopa, and Quechan were among the original inhabitants here .

Regional Dishes in Baja California

1 Almejas Chocolatas Tatemadas (Chocolate Clams)
2 Tacos de Pescado (Fish Tacos)
3 Machaca de Mantarraya (Stingray)
4 Comida de Pobres.
5 Other Seafood Delights.

Mountian dew Baja Blast first got its start at Taco Bell in 2004 in what was a first-of-its-kind deal between a fast food chain and a beverage maker. The flavor was made to complement's the chain's Mexican-inspired food & give it an advantage over its competitors,Baja Blast is named for Baja California, a Mexican state off the southern coast of California

by Blu_leef February 5, 2023