Page 1 Cover Page

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Page 1 - Cover Page

• Insert Map of State

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Page 2 - Overview of State

• Population
• Size, Geography, Climate
• Capital and major cities w/population
• Demographics
• Draw comparisons in order to put things in
  perspective (e.g., size of West Virginia rather
  than just 24,000 square miles)
• Anything else of interest

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Page 3 History, Culture, Government/Politics

• What sets this state apart?
• How does the states culture differ from other
  regions in Mexico?
• Politics Government (which party dominates?)
• Anything else of interest

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Page 4 - Economy

• Provide an indication of how developed the state
  is, relative to the rest of the country
• Principal Industries list (again, how is this
  state different?)
• In what areas is the state very competitive? In
  what areas is the state having a hard time
  competing?

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Page 5 Companies

• Which major companies are based in the state?
• Domestic companies headquartered in state
  (Expansion 500)
• Foreign firms with major presence
• Recent developments

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• Resources
• www.inegi.gob.mx
• www.chihuahua.gob.mx
• www.expansion.com.mx (search on web, then use
  hard copies in Parish to read)
• Parish Library databases
• UNM Latin American Database SourceMex
  http//ladb.unm.edu/

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ChihuahuaSample Presentation
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Chihuahua - Overview

• Largest state in Mexico 95,400 sq miles
• About 20 smaller than New Mexico
• Population 3,100,000 (83 urban)
• Capital Ciudad Chihuahua (750,000)
• Other major cities
• Ciudad Juárez (1,500,000 2.5M w/El Paso)
• Cuauhtémoc, Delicias, Parral, Camargo

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History, Culture, Politics

• Frontier state El Estado Grande
• Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1811) was killed in
  Chihuahua
• Important site for Revolution (Pancho Villa the
  División del Norte Luis Terrrazas)
• Sierra Tarahumara / Raramuri
• Copper Canyon, Chihuahua Pacifico rail
• Menonites
• PAN stronghold Barrio Terrazas (1986 elections)
• Current Governor José Reyes Baeza Terrazas
  (PRI)
• Disappearances and murders of women - Juárez

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Economy

• Maquiladora sector
• 250,000 workers in Cd Juarez, 50,000 in Chih
• Electronics (TVs, circuit boards, telcom equip)
• Automotive (Ford, Delphi)
• Apparel sector is disappearing
• Manufacturing in Cd Chihuahua
• Tiles, cement, Ford engines, maquilas
• Rural ranching sector, apples, cheese

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Companies in Chihuahua

• Delphi Automotive
• Delphi Tech Center is one of the companys
  largest and most modern RD facilities
• Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua
• Cemex link owns Tijeras (NM) plant
• Link to Copachisa, Terrazas family
• Interceramic (tiles)
• Elamex Accel (Eloy Vallina) contract
  manufacturing