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
goatMachaca 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.
