Capsicum frutescens is a species of chile peppers that includes the following cultivar and varieties: Naga Jolokia pepper African birdseye, or African devil Cayenne pepper Malagueta pepper Tabasco sauce uses the tabasco variety Other related archivesAfrican birdseye, Cayenne pepper, Malagueta pepper, Naga Jolokia pepper, Tabasco sauce, chile peppers, cultivar, varieties

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McIlhenny Company, maker of Tabasco brand products, once sponsored a NASCAR Winston Cup team. The company announced in 1997 that it would sponsor the #35 Pontiac driven by Todd Bodine. The car would be owned by Bob Hancher. The team debuted on the weekend of the announcement at Lowe's Motor Speedway, with Bodine finishing 26th. Things looked promising for 1998. That optimism soon disappeared as the team failed to qualify for the first three races of the season. Surprisingly, McIlhenny Company voiced no concerns, despite th ...

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Comalcalco is a site of the Pre-Columbian Maya civilization in what is now the state of Tabasco, Mexico. It is the only known major Maya site to be constructed of brick rather than stone. Comalcalco is also the name of the surrounding municipality. Other related archivesMaya civilization, Mexico, Pre-Columbian, Tabasco, brick

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The Bay of Campeche (Spanish: Bahía de Campeche) is the southern bight of the Gulf of Mexico. It is surrounded on three sides by the Mexican states of Campeche, Tabasco and Veracruz. It was named by Fernando de Córdoba and Antonio de Alaminos during their expedition around 1517. Bay of Campeche - Oil Resource. The Cantarell Complex of five oil fields lies beneath the Bay of Campeche. It is the second most productive oil field in the world, supplying about two thirds of Mexico's crude oil output. O ...

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Commonly, Central America is the region of North America located between the southern border of Mexico and the northwest border of Colombia, in South America. Some geographers classify Central America as a large isthmus, and in this geographic sense it sometimes includes the portion of Mexico east of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, namely the Mexican states of Chiapas, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatán and Quintana Roo. However, Central America is much more commonly understood to co ...

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The State of Campeche was long a part of Yucatán and shared its history through the mid 19th century. Campeche broke away from Yucatán and became a separate state of the United Mexican States on August 7, 1857. Campeche is bordered by the Mexican states of Yucatán to the north east, Quintana Roo to the east, and Tabasco to the south west. To the south it is bordered by the Petén department of Guatemala and to the west by the Gulf of Mexico. The area of Campeche is 56,798 km² (about 21,924 square miles). In addition ...

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The state of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave is one of the 31 states that compose Mexico (does not include the Mexican Federal District). It is located in the east central part of the country, between 17°10' and 22°38' North and between 93°55' and 98°38' West. It has a mainland area of 72,815 km² and includes several islands in the Gulf of Mexico totalling another 58 km². Veracruz borders the states of Tamaulipas to the north, Oaxaca and Chiapas to the south, Tabasco to the southeast, Puebla, Hidalgo, and San Luis Potosi t ...

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The Usumacinta River in southeastern Mexico and northwestern Guatemala, formed by the junction of the Pasión River, which arises in the Sierra de Santa Cruz (in Guatemala) and the Salinas River, also known as the Chixoy, or the Negro, which descends from the Sierra Madre de Guatemala, defines part of the border between the Mexican state of Chiapas and Guatemala. It then continues its northwesterly course, meandering through the Mexican state of Tabasco to the Gulf of Mexico. This river is the northwestern boundary line between Guatemala and Mexico. It is also the only visible natural ...

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Chiapas is a state in the southeast of Mexico. Chiapas is bordered by the states of Tabasco to the north, Veracruz to the northwest, and Oaxaca to the west. To the east Chiapas borders Guatemala, and to the south the Pacific Ocean. Chiapas has an area of 73,887 km² (28,528 square miles). The 2003 population estimate was 4,224,800 people. The state capital city is Tuxtla Gutiérrez; other cities and towns in Chiapas include San Cristóbal de las Casas, Comitán, and Tapachula. Chiapas is also home to the ancient Maya ruins of Palenque ...

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A Bloody Mary is a cocktail containing vodka, tomato juice, and usually other spices or flavorings such as Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, beef consomme or bouillon, horseradish, celery or celery salt, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and lemon juice. The epithet "Bloody Mary" is associated with a number of historical and fictional women, most notably Queen Mary I of England (see Bloody Mary (person) for others); however, there is no known connect ...

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A Caesar, sometimes referred to as a Bloody Caesar after the similar Bloody Mary, is a cocktail popular mainly in Canada. It contains vodka, clamato (a blend of tomato juice and clam broth), Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, celery, salt and black pepper, served in a salt-rimmed glass. It is not well known in the U.S., and many Canadians living abroad prize a bartender who can mix a good Caesar. Caesar cocktail - History. The cocktail was invented by bartender Walter Chell at the Ow ...

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Archaeological evidence shows the Maya had started to build ceremonial architecture by approximately 1000 BCE. There is some disagreement about the boundaries which differentiate the physical and cultural extent of the early Maya and their neighboring Pre-Classic Mesoamerican civilizations, such as the Olmec culture of the Tabasco lowlands and the Mixe-Zoque– and Zapotec–speaking peoples of Chiapas and southern Oaxaca. Many of the earliest significant inscriptions and buildings appeared in thi ...

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The isthmus includes the part of Mexico lying between the 94th and 96th meridians of west longitude, or the southeastern parts of Veracruz and Oaxaca, including small areas of Chiapas and Tabasco. The states of Tabasco and Chiapas are east of the isthmus, with Veracruz and Oaxaca on the west. The isthmus is 200 km (125 miles) across at its narrowest point from gulf to gulf, or 92 km (120 miles) to the head of Laguna Superior on the Pacific coast. The Sierra Madre breaks down at this point into a broad, plateau-like ridge, whose elevat ...

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Founded officially on 24 June 1596 by Spaniards on the banks of Grijalva River under the name of Villa Hermosa; in 1826 the village was raised to the rank of city under the name of San Juan Bautista (Saint John the Baptist). The city was captured and occupied by U.S. forces after the battle of Tabasco during the Mexican-American War. During the French intervention in Mexico, French troops occupied the city. In 1915, the governor of Tabasco, Francisco J. Mújica ordered to change the name of the city ...

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Born in the small town of Tepetitán, Macuspana municipality, in Tabasco, López Obrador became interested in politics at an early age. He studied political science and public administration at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) before joining the PRI and collaborating actively in Carlos Pellicer's campaign for the governorship of Tabasco. In 1977, he was selected to head the government's Instituto Indigenista (Indigenous People's Institute) of his state, where he promoted the publication of Indigenous literatu ...

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The most common species of chile peppers are: Capsicum annuum, which includes many common varieties such as bell peppers, paprika, jalapeños, and the chiltepin Capsicum frutescens, which includes the cayenne and tabasco peppers Capsicum chinense, which includes the hottest peppers such as habaneros and Scotch bonnets Capsicum pubescens, which includes the South American rocoto peppers Capsicum baccatum ...

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The first users of cacao were most likely the Olmecs, a Native American people of Mesoamerica and the oldest civilization of The Americas (1500-400 BC). Later, the Maya civilization consumed cacao-based drinks made with beans from their plantations in the Chontalpa region of present-day Tabasco, Mexico. They created a drink which in Nahuatl was called "xocolatl" (xococ, bitter + atl, water), the "x" being an archaic Spanish phoneme with a similar pronunciation as the modern English "sh". This drink was made from roasted cocoa beans, water, and a little spice. ...

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Villahermosa is located in the Southeast of Mexico between rivers Grijalva and Carrizal, the average elevation of the city is 10 meters above sea level. The city, besides rivers, have several lagoons being the most important La Laguna de las Ilusiones (Illusions Lagoon). The most important city roads are: Paseo Tabasco Avenue, Gregorio Mendez Avenue, The Periferico and Ruiz Cortines Avenue. ...

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Mexico faces significant environmental challenges affecting almost every section of the country. Vast expanses of southern and southeastern tropical forests have been denuded for cattle-raising and agriculture. For example, tropical forests covered almost half of the state of Tabasco in 1940 but less than 10 percent by the late 1980s. During the same period, pastureland increased from 20 to 60 percent of the state's total area. Analysts reported similar conditions in other tropical sections of Mexico. Deforestation has contributed to serious ...

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