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Campeche

Campeche , state (1990 pop. 535,185), 21,924 sq mi (56,798 sq km), SE Mexico, on the Gulf of Campeche. The city of Campeche is the capital. Comprising most of the western half of the Yucatán peninsula, much of the state lies in hot, humid, and unhealthy lowlands. Rainfall in the southwestern sector is heavy. The state had extensive forests, and logwood ( campeche in Spanish) has been one of the chief exports. Agriculture and stock raising are important in the more arid northeastern sector. Using Campeche as a base, the Spanish explorer Francisco de Montejo led (1531-35) expeditions against the Maya. The coast was a haunt of pirates from the 17th cent. to the 19th cent. The principal ports are Campeche and Carmen, a small town on an island at the entrance to the Laguna de Términos.

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	Effect of pesticide exposure on acetylcholinesterase activity in subsistence farmers from Campeche, Mexico. Magazine article from: Archives of Environmental Health; 8/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...344 campesinos (subsistence farmers) from Campeche, investigators found that 43.31% used organophosphate...affected campesinos from 4 communities of Campeche, Mexico. Materials and Method The state of Campeche is located in southeastern Mexico. Here... Read more
	Jose Campeche and Francisco Oller: painting Puerto Rico.(Biography) Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques; 11/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...their respective ages and countries, Jose Campeche was to the affluent Puerto Ricans of...cathedrals in Caracas and Havana. That Campeche never left Puerto Rico and barely left...began with his father, Tomas Rivafrecha y Campeche (1707-1780), a black man who was in the... Read more
	GUATEMALA: MEXICO & UN END REFUGEE-ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AFTER LAST GROUP RETURNS TO GUATEMALA. Newspaper article from: NotiCen: Central American & Caribbean Affairs; 8/5/1999; 378 words ; ...refugees left the Mexican states of Chiapas, Campeche, and Quintana Roo and returned to Guatemala...in the village of Santo Domingo Keste, Campeche, formally ending two decades of expatriation...assistance. In 1998, the state legislators of Campeche and Quintana Roo designated the refugee... Read more
	Gonad development and reproductive pattern of the fighting conch Strombus pugilis (linee, 1758) (gastropoda, prosobranchia) from Campeche, Mexico. Magazine article from: Journal of Shellfish Research; 12/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...for Strombus pugilis from Seybaplaya, Campeche. During gametogenesis second order oocytes...Strombus pugilis from the coasts of Campeche presented a fast gonad recovery for males...the management of conch resources from Campeche, Mexico. Conch fishery of Campeche supports... Read more
	Kafka en Campeche.(cartas)(TT: Kafka in Campeche.)(TA: letters)(Carta al Editor) Magazine article from: Proceso; 6/23/2002; ; 269 words ; Señor director: En la ciudad de Campeche, al caminar de la iglesia de San Francisco a la avenida...GUZMÁN Francisco I. Madero 83 Colonia Ermita 24020 Campeche, Campeche (981/81-5-05-53) poetaguzman@hotmail.com Read more
	EGYPT: CAMPAS CHIEF: EXPORTS UP BY 17.9 PERCENT.(Chief of the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics)(Brief Article) Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 5/23/2005; 128 words ; Exports increased to reach LE7.9 billion during January and February against LE6.7 billion during the same period last year, Chief of the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics' (CAPMAS) said. Imports also increased during the same period to reach LE 16.4 billion against LE 10.3 Read more
	Recibe Campeche inversión por más de $22 mil millones: la anuncia el gobernador Hurtado Valdez en su Cuarto Informe de Gobierno.(Jorge Carlos Hurtado Valdez) Magazine article from: Proceso; 8/12/2007; 700+ words ; CAMPECHE, CAM.-- Campeche genera confianza en los inversionistas, y como muestra de ello el gobernador...de junio de 2007 el total de erogaciones del Gobierno del Estado de Campeche fue de 10 mil 578 millones de pesos, y recalcó que su administraci... Read more
	La democracia no pasó por Campeche; el fraude, dice Layda, 'capricho' presidencial que desata un conflicto poselectoral. (Layda Sansores, senadora en México)(TT: Democracy did not pass by Campeche; fraud, says Layda, presidential 'whim' that unleashes a post-electoral conflict) (TA: Layda Sansores, Mexican senator) Magazine article from: Proceso; 7/13/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...Ernesto Zedillo tomó revancha en Campeche y, por un capricho , pareciera avalar...candidata externa del PRD a la gubernatura de Campeche no se siente sorprendida por el fraude...resultados de las elecciones federales, Campeche está encendido. Quiero concederle... Read more
	Por 'feas', demolerán el Palacio de Gobierno y el Congreso para que el Centro Histórico de Campeche sea Patrimonio de la Humanidad. (Campeche, México)(TT: The Government's Palace and Congress will be demolished, because they are 'ugly,' so that Campeche's Historic Center might become a Human Heritage site) Magazine article from: Proceso; 6/22/1997; ; 700+ words ; CAMPECHE, CAM.- A tres meses de concluir su mandato y en plena...federal. Carlos Vidal Angles, director del Centro INAH-Campeche, dijo a Proceso que una parte de los recursos que se invertir...hidrocarburos que se extrae de los mantos marinos de la Sonda de Campeche. El mismo funcionario admitió que ... Read more
	Hijos del PRI, y también de Sansores, los tres aspirantes a gobernar Campeche. (Carlos Sansores Pérez, y su influencia política en este estado de México)(TT: Sons of the PRI, and also of Sansores, the three aspiring candidates to govern Campeche) (TA: Carlos Sansores Pérez, and his political influence in this state of Mexico) Magazine article from: Proceso; 2/9/1997; ; 700+ words ; CAMPECHE, CAM.- Hijos del PRI y herederos del sansorismo , los...duda: El PRI está convencido de su derrota, y en Campeche ellos se han convertido en la oposición , y suelta...n nunca ha ganado una elección de mayoría--, Campeche podría ser la primera entidad donde el PRD ganara... Read more

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	Campeche Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Mexican States Campeche Pronunciation: kahm-PEH-cheh. Origin of state name: The name Campeche is of Mayan origin and has three possible meanings: It...because snakes appear on many ancient structures. Capital: Campeche. Entered country: 1862. Coat of Arms: The red background... Read more
	Yucatán Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...It comprises the states of Yucatán , Campeche , and Quintana Roo , Mexico; the country...part of Petén , Guatemala. Mérida , Campeche , and Cancún , Mexico and Belize City...north and west the plain continues as the Campeche Bank, stretching under shallow water... Read more
	Mexico Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Mexico (including its arm, the Bay of Campeche) and the Caribbean Sea in the east, on...Usumacinta, which flow into the Bay of Campeche. The climate of the country varies with...Baja California , Baja California Sur , Campeche , Chiapas , Chihuahua , Coahuila , Colima... Read more
	Isthmus of Tehuantepec Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition c.125 mi (200 km) wide at its narrowest, S Mexico, between the Gulf of Campeche and the Gulf of Tehuantepec. It is mostly a rolling, tropical lowland with the lowest pass elevation at 754 ft (230 m) above sea... Read more
	Tabasco Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition , state (1990 pop. 1,501,744), 9,783 sq mi (25,338 sq km), E Mexico, on the Gulf of Campeche. Villahermosa is the capital. Tabasco is predominantly a tropical plain, once densely forested, that is broken by numerous rivers... Read more

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