Articles for Quintana Roo

The Bank of Mexico
The Bank of Mexico is the central bank of Mexico and was founded on the 1st of September, 1925 by the government of Plutarco Elías Calles.

Cenotes in Mexico
The term cenote comes from the Maya word “dzonot”, meaning abyss or hole in the ground and designates a natural well formed in permeable

Mexican Oil; The Most Important Fields
Mexico is the sixth largest oil producer in the world and the tenth in terms of net exports in 2007. The main oil and natural gas fields in

The EPR in Mexico
The Popular Revolutionary Army (EPR for its initials in Spanish) is a guerilla that is part of Partido Democrático Popular Revolucionario

The Cristero War
The Cristero War is also known as Cristiada. It was an armed struggle between the Government and the Church from 1926 to 1929. If was fought

Hurricane Karl and its Devastation
This meteorological phenomenon began as a low-pressure system near the northern coast of Venezuela on September 11, 2010; it kept moving

The Most Important Airlines in Mexico
AeroCalifornia; AeroCalifornia is a private airline. It began as an air taxi service based in La Paz, Baja California Sur. Its programmed

Pre-Columbian Civilizations in Mexico
Pre-Columbian era is a term used referring to the situation of cultures in America before the arrival of Christopher Columbus in

Holbox, Extreme Beauty in Mexico
Holbox is an island located in the State of Quintana Roo, in the northern limit of Yucatan Peninsula. It is in the place where the

The Puebla's Battle (La Batalla de Puebla)
The Battle of Puebla took place on the 5th of May 1862 in the city of Puebla during the French Invasion of Mexico. The French army attempted