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Zacatecas History

Because of the contrasting geography that is characteristic in the Zacatecas territory, it established two ver ...
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Zacatecas Politics

Zacatecas is located in the country’s north-center. Its main economic activities are mining, agriculture and ...
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Zacatecas Economy

Zacatecas is of ancient mining tradition; it is the principal silver producer in the world and the main zinc p ...
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Zacatecas Geography

Zacatecas takes eighth place on a national level as far as territorial extension having 75,539 km2. Located in ...
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Zacatecas Demography

Zacatecas registered a population of 1’3367, 692 in the last INEGI Populations and Houses Census in 2005, and ...
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Zacatecas Culture

The mining vocation maintained a great part of the population occupied in this economic activity. To work in t ...
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Zacatecas Government

Since 2004, at the head of the government of the State of Zacatecas is Amalia Dolores García, daughter of form ...
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Articles for Zacatecas

Aguas Frescas
Beverages known as Aguas Frescas in Mexico are the perfect complement to the country’s cuisine.


Mexico’s Bicentennial Celebration
Mexico is getting ready for an extraordinary celebration in honor of its 200th anniversary of its Independence and 100th anniversary of its Revolution. Everything designed to commemorate these two great dates is linked to the ideal of renewing Mexico’s identity and historic continuity.


The Mexican Human Genome Project
The Human Genome Project (HGP) was a collaborative program undertaken with the goal of completing the mapping and understanding all the genes of human beings.


CONACULTA
The National Council for Culture and Arts (CONACULTA) was created with the goal of coordinating the multiple organisms and offices of cultural nature throughout Mexico.


INAH
The National Anthropology and History Museum (INAH) of Mexico is a public organism dedicated to the research, preservation, protection and publication of the prehistoric, anthropologic, archeological and historical heritage of Mexico.


The Porfiriato
Porfiriato lasted 35 years, when Mexico was governed by General Porfirio Diaz from 1876 to 1911. The General’s philosophy was based on positivism, promoting progress, order and peace.


Pancho Villa
Pancho Villa, an icon of the Mexican Revolution, was born in 1878. Baptized as Doroteo Arango, he suffered a peasant’s life and witnessed how the rich landowners amassed great fortunes by exploiting workers.


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Zacatecas Tourist Attractions


ALTAVISTA AltaVista is an archeological site of Chalchihuites culture from abound 200 – 1000 A.C. It was an o ... Read more

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