a. Main resources in Guanajuato:
Industry is the most
important segment in the modern state economy, accounting for about 30%. Most
of this is the production of automobiles and automobile parts, pharmaceuticals
and other modern items. It also includes more traditional items such as
processed foods (cheese, canned items and more) as well as shoes and other
leather goods in León and a variety of crafts. The economy in this area continues to grow
although there has been some drop in its percentage of GDP due to drop in
prices for a number of manufactured products. The state has two large
thermoelectrical plants in Salamanca and Celaya. Oil refining in Salamanca, which
received raw material through pipelines from Poza Rica, Veracruz and from
Tabasco. One traditional industry is the making of shoes and other leather
items, especially in León. Livestock raising is an important economic activity and can be found
in all parts of the state, with animals such cattle, pigs, goats, sheep and
domestic fowl. About 95% of the state's visitors are from Mexico, with the rest
from other countries. Within the state, there are about seventy hotels ranked
as four or five stars. The three main cities for tourism are the capital city
of Guanajuato, San Miguel de Allende and Dolores Hidalgo.
b.Urban water cycle:
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Río Turbio
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Río Guanajuato
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Río Silao
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Río Lerma
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Río Laja
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Río Coroneo
d. The main physical characteristics
of Guanajuato are:
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Location- Guanajuato is
located at the east of Jalisco, at the south of Zacatecas, at the west of
Queretaro and at the north of Michoacan.
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Length- Its extension
measures 30768 km2 which is the 1.6% of the National territory.
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Climate- the weather is
temperate sub humid and medium dry depending on the latitude of the place, and
the seasons.
Information retrieved from:
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http://www.municipios.com.mx/guanajuato/
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http://www.amejicoconaviamex.es/guanajuato_turismo_mexico_df_receptivo.html
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http://www.ruelsa.com/gto/edo1.html
