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Sinaloa - Early Inhabitants. The current state of Sinaloa was inhabited by mostly hunter and gatherer tribes. The major tribes were the Cahitas, Tahues, Totorames, Pacaxees, Acaxees and the Xiximes. Sinaloa - Early Conquest. In March 1531, Nuño Beltrán de Guzmán and his expedition of 300 Spaniards and more than 6,000 Indian allies reached the current-day site of Culiacán. In September of the same year the Villa San Miguel de Culiacán was built as a strategic center for the continuing northern expeditions and later used as a way-point in the journey f ...

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Sinaloa, Sinaloa - History, Sinaloa - Early Inhabitants, Sinaloa - Early Conquest, Sinaloa - Mexican Independence, Sinaloa - Municipalities, Sinaloa - Famous Sinaloans

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The coral snakes (Micrurus and Micruroides) are two genera of about 65 snake species, found in tropical South America and southern USA. They are venomous and related to Old World cobras, and are the most venomous snake in the New World. Most notable are their red, yellow and black colored bands. This contrasts to the bands of coral snake mimics, such as the Scarlet King Snake, which are red, black, and yellow. In some regions, the order of bands distinguishes between the non-venomous mimics and the venomous coral snakes, ...

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Coral snake, Coral snake - General Information, Coral snake - Species

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The Mexican marigold is a species of the genus Tagetes native to Mexico and Central America. In Mexico, this plant is found in the states of San Luis Potosí, Chiapas, State of México, Puebla, Sinaloa, Tlaxcala and Veracruz. This plant reaches heights of between 50 and 100 cm. Its flower, the cempasúchil is also called the Flower of the Dead in Mexico ("Flor de Muertos") and is used in the Día de los Muertos celebration, every November 2nd. Since prehispanic times, this plant has had medicinal purposes and it is thought to cure stomach ache, parasites, diarrhea, liver illnesses, v ...

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Banda is a brass-based form of traditional Mexican music. Established in the late 1960s in Sinaloa, a state in northern Mexico, banda music exploded in popularity in the late 1990s throughout Mexico and in the southwest United States, primarily in Texas and California, but also in the Midwest states of Iowa, Kansas, and Illinois. Thanks to the rapidly rising popularity of La Banda el Recodo, the genre has taken on a different role. La Banda el Recodo, Banda Jerez, El Coyote, and Julio Preciado are some of the most famous banda artists. Yolanda Perez ...

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• Banda music - The sound of banda

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The state of Chihuahua is the largest of the 31 states of Mexico and is located in the northwestern part of the country. It has a mainland area of 244,938 km². It is largely a desert state, although there are areas of significant rainfall and green forests. In fact, Chihuahua has more forests than any other Mexican state. The state is named after its capital city, Chihuahua. The origin of the name is not known for sure, but it is old, predating the Spanish, and is thought to derive from the ...

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• Chihuahua - Municipalities

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Acacia greggii is a species of Acacia native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, from the extreme south of Utah (where, at 37°10' N it is the northernmost naturally-occurring Acacia species anywhere in the world) south through southern Nevada, southeast California, Arizona, New Mexico and western Texas to Baja California, Sinaloa and Nuevo León in Mexico. Common names include Catclaw Acacia, Gregg's Catclaw, Devil's Claw, Paradise Flower, Wait-a-minute tre ...

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Concordia is the Latin word for "harmony," literally "with (one) heart." It has been used to refer to many things: Concordia was the Roman goddess of harmony. Concordia is the official title for the compilation of Lutheran doctrinal statements (Book of Concord) published in 1580. 58 Concordia, an asteroid, was named after the goddess. There are several universities named Concordia; many are Lutheran and named for the Lutheran document:

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Ulama is a ball game played in Latin America, a variety of the Mesoamerican ballgame descended from an Aztec game ritual. The game is one of the oldest sports in the world that is still played (wrestling, for example, is even older). Ulama game - History. The word Ulama comes from the Nahuatl word ullamaliztli ("ballgame"). In its heyday in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, ulama was played by the Olmecs (the probable inventors), Aztecs, Mixtecs and Maya in an area extending from modern-day M ...

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• Ulama game - History
• Ulama game - Modern-day ulama
• Ulama game - External link

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About 65 Coral snake - General Information. The coral snakes (Micrurus and Micruroides) are two genera of about 65 snake species, found in tropical South America and southern USA. They are venomous and related to Old World cobras, and are the most venomous snake in the New World. Most notable are their red, yellow and black colored bands. This contrasts to the bands of coral snake mimics, such as the Scarlet King Snake, which are red, black, and yellow. In some regions, the order of ba ...

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• Coral snake - General Information
• Coral snake - Species

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Norteño (literally meaning "northern" in Spanish, and also known as conjunto) is a traditional style of Mexican music that originated in rural northern Mexico in the early 20th century, a form of music based largely on corridos and polka. The accordion and the bajo sexto is the music's most characteristic instruments. Norteño is extremely popular among first-generation Mexicans in both the inner city barrios and the rural countrysides of the United States and Mexico. Norteño is by the most popular subgenre of the Tex-Mex musical category. It is not to be confused ...

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• Norteño music - The sound of norteño
• Norteño music - Sound samples

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The United Mexican States or Mexico (Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos or México; regarding the use of the variant spelling Méjico, see section The name below) is a country located in North America, bordered by the United States to the north, and Belize and Guatemala to the southeast. It is the northernmost and westernmost country in Latin America, and also the most populous Spanish-speaking country in the world. Mexico - History. Main article: History of Mexico < ...

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• Mexico - History
• Mexico - Pre-Hispanic Times
• Mexico - The Spanish Era
• Mexico - Mexican Independence
• Mexico - Government and politics
• Mexico - Political divisions
• Mexico - Major cities
• Mexico - Geography
• Mexico - Economy
• Mexico - Demographics
• Mexico - Religion
• Mexico - Languages
• Mexico - Education
• Mexico - Culture
• Mexico - The name

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The Chihuahua al Pacífico Railroad, known as ChP or "Chepe", is a major rail line in northwest Mexico, linking the city of Chihuahua, Chihuahua, to the town of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, near the Pacific coast. It runs 650 km (400) miles, passing through the Copper Canyon, a beautiful and rugged series of canyons that have led some to call this the most scenic railroad trip on the continent. The idea for the railroad was officially started in 1880, when the president of Mexico, General Manuel González, granted a rail concession to ...

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Time zones are areas of the Earth that have adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. Formerly, people used local solar time, originally apparent and then mean solar time. Their difference is the equation of time. Mean solar time is the average over the course of a year of apparent solar time (sundial time). With the expansion of the railways and as telecommunications improved this became increasingly awkward because clocks in a given town would differ from those in any other by an amount correspond ...

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• Time zone - History
• Time zone - Trivia
• Time zone - List of time zones and contained areas
• Time zone - UTC − 12 Y
• Time zone - UTC − 11 X
• Time zone - UTC − 10 W
• Time zone - UTC − 9:30 V*
• Time zone - UTC − 9 V
• Time zone - UTC − 8 U
• Time zone - UTC − 7 T
• Time zone - UTC − 6 S
• Time zone - UTC − 5 R
• Time zone - UTC − 4 Q
• Time zone - UTC − 3:30 P*
• Time zone - UTC − 3 P
• Time zone - UTC − 2 O
• Time zone - UTC − 1 N
• Time zone - UTC Z
• Time zone - UTC + 1 A
• Time zone - UTC + 2 B
• Time zone - UTC + 3 C
• Time zone - UTC + 3:30 C*
• Time zone - UTC + 4 D
• Time zone - UTC + 4:30 D*
• Time zone - UTC + 5 E
• Time zone - UTC + 5:30 E*
• Time zone - UTC + 5:45 E‡
• Time zone - UTC + 6 F
• Time zone - UTC + 6:30 F*
• Time zone - UTC + 7 G
• Time zone - UTC + 8 H
• Time zone - UTC + 8:45 H‡
• Time zone - UTC + 9 I
• Time zone - UTC + 9:30 I*
• Time zone - UTC + 10 K
• Time zone - UTC + 10:30 K*
• Time zone - UTC + 11 L
• Time zone - UTC + 11:30 L*
• Time zone - UTC + 12 M
• Time zone - UTC + 12:45 M‡
• Time zone - UTC + 13 M*
• Time zone - UTC + 14 M†

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The 8 reales piece of Emperor Augustin de Iturbide was a large silver coin, .903 fine, minted from 1822 to 1823. The obverse carried a variety of portraits of the Emperor, and the legend "August. Dei. Prov." and the date, or "Augustinus Dei Providentia" and the date. The reverse had several different versions of the Mexican 'eagle', with the legend "Constiiut.8.R.I.M.Mex.I.Imperatior." The eagle was the "Aquila chrysaetos", or Golden Eagle. It was a traditional symbol of the aztec, but it was changed according to european heraldic tr ...

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Mexican peso, Mexican peso - History, Mexican peso - First Peso, Mexican peso - Second Peso, Mexican peso - Coins, Mexican peso - Banknotes, Mexican peso - Current MXN exchange rates, Mexican peso - External link

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Regions marked with asterisks (* or **) observe Daylight Saving Time: add one hour in summer (* for Northern Hemisphere summer; ** for Southern Hemisphere). Note, some locations use GMT instead of UTC in the definition of local time. For the purposes of this summary, the distinction is ignored. Some zones north-south of each other in the mid Pacific differ by 24 hours in time: they have the same time of the day but differ by a full day. The two extreme time zones on Earth (both in the mid Pacific) differ by 26 hours. A particular day ...

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Time zone, Time zone - History, Time zone - Trivia, Time zone - List of time zones and contained areas, Time zone - UTC − 12 Y, Time zone - UTC − 11 X, Time zone - UTC − 10 W, Time zone - UTC − 9:30 V*, Time zone - UTC − 9 V, Time zone - UTC − 8 U, Time zone - UTC − 7 T, Time zone - UTC − 6 S, Time zone - UTC − 5 R, Time zone - UTC − 4 Q, Time zone - UTC − 3:30 P*, Time zone - UTC − 3 P, Time zone - UTC − 2 O, Time zone - UTC − 1 N, Time zone - UTC Z, Time zone - UTC + 1 A, Time zone - UTC + 2 B, Time zone - UTC + 3 C, Time zone - UTC + 3:30 C*, Time zone - UTC + 4 D, Time zone - UTC + 4:30 D*, Time zone - UTC + 5 E, Time zone - UTC + 5:30 E*, Time zone - UTC + 5:45 E‡, Time zone - UTC + 6 F, Time zone - UTC + 6:30 F*, Time zone - UTC + 7 G, Time zone - UTC + 8 H, Time zone - UTC + 8:45 H‡, Time zone - UTC + 9 I, Time zone - UTC + 9:30 I*, Time zone - UTC + 10 K, Time zone - UTC + 10:30 K*, Time zone - UTC + 11 L, Time zone - UTC + 11:30 L*, Time zone - UTC + 12 M, Time zone - UTC + 12:45 M‡, Time zone - UTC + 13 M*, Time zone - UTC + 14 M†

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Surfing is a global sport; one can find a surfer in almost every coastal nation in the world. France, particularly the Atlantic coast south of the Gironde Australia Newcastle, where Surfest is held annually. Gold Coast, Snapper Rocks and Burleigh Heads where many surf comps are held anually Ocean beaches of Sydney, in particular Bondi Beach, North Narabeen and Dee Why Victorian beaches Jan Juc and Bells Beach where the annual Rip Curl Pro is held every year. Western Australia ...

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Surfing, Surfing - History, Surfing - Understanding waves, Surfing - Popular surfing areas, Surfing - Surfing culture, Surfing - Surfing movies, Surfing - Surf brands, Surfing - Famous and notable surfers

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Main article: History of Mexico Mexico - Pre-Hispanic Times. Hunter-Gatherer peoples are thought to have discovered and inhabited Mexico more than 28,000 years ago. Ancient Mexicans began to selectively breed corn plants around 8,000 B.C. Evidence shows the explosion of pottery works by 2300 B.C. and the beginning of intensive farming between 1800 and 1500 BC. For more than 3,000 years, Mexico was the site of several Mesoamerican civilizations, such as the Aztec, the Olmec, Teotihuacan, the Tolt ...

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Mexico, Mexico - History, Mexico - Pre-Hispanic Times, Mexico - The Spanish Era, Mexico - Mexican Independence, Mexico - Government and politics, Mexico - Political divisions, Mexico - Major cities, Mexico - Geography, Mexico - Economy, Mexico - Demographics, Mexico - Religion, Mexico - Languages, Mexico - Education, Mexico - Culture, Mexico - The name

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In the past, norteño bands consisted of an accordion as the lead instrument, with the bajo sextos (a type of 12-string Mexican guitar) serving as the roots of the music. Today, a modern Norteño band usually consists of an accordion, a bajo sexto, a bass guitar, a drum set. Occasionally, a saxophone or electronic keyboard may also be included. Click here to hear what a typical norteño song sounds like. (Un Pu ...

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Norteño music, Norteño music - The sound of norteño, Norteño music - Sound samples

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Frontier Airlines - The First Frontier. The original Frontier Airlines was based at Stapleton International Airport in Denver, Colorado, where it competed with Continental Airlines and United Airlines. Frontier was purchased by People Express in 1985, but the merger brought down People Express and forced the combined company to merge into Continental shortly afterward. Fr ...

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Frontier Airlines, Frontier Airlines - History, Frontier Airlines - The First Frontier, Frontier Airlines - The Second Frontier, Frontier Airlines - Destinations, Frontier Airlines - United States, Frontier Airlines - Mexico, Frontier Airlines - Fleet, Frontier Airlines - Livery, Frontier Airlines - Confusion with Frontier Flying Service

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Mexico - Pre-Hispanic Times. Hunter-Gatherer peoples are thought to have discovered and habitated its territory more than 28,000 years ago. Ancient Mexicans began to selectively breed corn plants around 8,000 B.C. Evidence shows the explosion of pottery works by 2300 B.C. and the beginning of intensive farming between 1800 and 1500 BC. For more than 3,000 years, Mexico was the site of several Mesoamerican civiliz ...

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Mexico, Mexico - History, Mexico - Pre-Hispanic Times, Mexico - The Spanish Era, Mexico - Mexican Independence, Mexico - Government and politics, Mexico - Political divisions, Mexico - Major cities, Mexico - Geography, Mexico - Economy, Mexico - Demographics, Mexico - Religion, Mexico - Languages, Mexico - Education, Mexico - The name

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