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Ciudad Juárez
Juarez City
Juárez
Official seal of Ciudad JuárezJuarez City
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Ciudad JuárezJuarez City (Mexico)
Ciudad JuárezJuarez City
Ciudad Juárez
Juarez City
Coordinates: 31°44′22″N 106°29′13″W / 31.73944, -106.48694
Country Mexico
State Chihuahua
Foundation 1659
Government
 - Mayor Jose Reyes Ferriz
( PRI)
Elevation 1,120 m (3,675 ft)
Population (2005)
 - Total 1,400,891
 - Density 7,561/km² (12,167/sq mi)
Time zone Mountain Standard Time (UTC-7)
 - Summer (DST) Mountain Daylight Time (UTC-6)
Area code(s) +52 656
Website: http://www.juarez.gob.mx

Ciudad Juárez, more commonly known as just Juárez, is a city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua formerly known as El Paso del Norte. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. A presidente municipal ( English: " municipal president " is the chief of government of Municipios in Mexico The Institutional Revolutionary Party ( Spanish: Partido Revolucionario Institucional or PRI) is a Mexican Political party that wielded The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-7) during the shortest days of autumn UTC−7 can be observed in Mountain Standard Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time Zone Canada Daylight saving time ( DST The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-7) during the shortest days of autumn Areas using UTC−6 Single zone countries Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area codes in Mexico by code 0-99 This range of area codes is currently reserved for the Metropolitan areas of Mexico Guadalajara, Monterrey and Juárez has an estimated population of 1,301,452 as of 2005 (the municipality, 1,313,338). It stands on the Rio Grande (Río Bravo del Norte), across the border from El Paso, Texas. The two cities form a metropolitan area of more than 2. A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central 5 million people. More than 60,000 people cross the Juárez-El Paso border every day making it a major port of entry and transportation for all of central northern Mexico. The city has a growing industrial center which is made up in large part by the more than 300 maquiladoras (assembly plants) located in and around the city. A maquiladora or maquila is a Factory that imports materials and equipment on a Duty-free and tariff-free basis for assembly or manufacturing

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History

Ciudad Juárez was founded as El Paso del Norte ("North Pass") in 1659 by Spanish explorers, seeking a route through the southern Rocky Mountains. Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a Mountain range in western North America. The Mission of Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe was one of the first permanent developments in the area. The wood for the bridge across the Rio Grande first came from Santa Fe, New Mexico in the 1700s. Santa Fe ( Navajo: Yootó is the Capital of the state of New Mexico. The 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo established the Rio Grande as the border between Mexico and the United States, separating the settlements on the north bank of the river from the rest of the town. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ( Tratado de Guadalupe Hidalgo in Spanish) is the Peace treaty, largely dictated by the United States to The portion of the city allotted to the United States would later become El Paso, Texas. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Ciudad Juárez and El Paso, Texas are one of the 14 pairs of Cross-border town naming along the U. Cross-border town naming occurs where Towns or Villages with the same or equivalent names are divided between two different countries S. –Mexico border. During the French intervention in Mexico (1862–1867), El Paso del Norte served as a temporary stop for Benito Juárez's republican forces until he established his government-in-exile in Chihuahua. The French intervention in Mexico, also known as the Maximilian Affair and The Franco-Mexican War, was an invasion of Mexico by the army of the Benito Pablo Juárez García (benit̪o paβ̞lo xwaɾes gaɾsia ( March 21, 1806 – July 18, 1872) was a Zapotec Amerindian A government in exile is a political group that claims to be a country's legitimate government but for various reasons is unable to exercise its legal power and instead resides in a foreign Chihuahua is the name of both a state in Mexico and that state's capital city In 1888, El Paso del Norte was renamed in honor of Juárez. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a

Ciudad Juárez again served as a provisional Mexican capital during the initial phase of the Mexican Revolution, when forces loyal to opposition candidate Francisco I. Madero, led by Pancho Villa, seized the city on 20 November 1910. The Mexican Revolution (Revolución Mexicana was a major armed struggle that started with an uprising led by Francisco I Francisco Indalecio Madero González ( October 30, 1873 &ndash February 22, 1913) was a politician writer and Revolutionary who served Doroteo Arango Arámbula ( June 5 1878 &ndash July 20 1923) better known as Francisco or " Pancho " Villa Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The scene of intense fighting for a decade, Juárez recovered during the US Prohibition era (1919–33) as an entertainment center. Prohibition of alcohol, often referred to simply as prohibition, also known as Noble Experiment, refers to a Sumptuary law which prohibits Alcohol Juárez continued to attract tourists from the southwest USA during the 1940s and 1950s, with its bars, nightclubs, brothels, bullfighting, and shopping. A nightclub (or "night club" or "club" is a drinking, dancing, and entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark For the 2008 film of this name see The Brothel. For the television series of this name see Cathouse The Series. Bullfighting or Tauromachy (from Greek ταυρομαχία - tauromachia, "bull-fight" is a traditional spectacle of Spain Juárez has grown substantially in recent decades due to a large influx of people rapidly moving into the city in search of jobs with the maquiladoras. A maquiladora or maquila is a Factory that imports materials and equipment on a Duty-free and tariff-free basis for assembly or manufacturing Now, more technological firms have been attracted like the largest Delphi Corporation Technical Center in the Western Hemisphere, which is located in Ciudad Juárez and employs more than 2,000 engineers. Delphi is an Automotive parts company headquartered in Troy Michigan, USA. Large slum housing communities called colonias have become extensive. A slum, as defined by the United Nations agency UN-HABITAT, is a run-down area of a city characterized by substandard housing and squalor and lacking in tenure security

Juárez has gained further notoriety as a major center of narcotics trafficking linked to the powerful Juárez Cartel, and for hundreds of unsolved murders of young women since 1993. The illegal drug trade or drug trafficking is a global Black market consisting of the cultivation manufacture distribution and sale of illegal Drugs The Juárez Cartel is a Mexican drug trafficking cartel based in Juárez, Mexico. The phenomenon of the female homicides in Ciudad Juárez, called in Spanish the feminicidios (" Femicides quot or las muertas de Juárez Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Unfortunately, because of widely alleged police complicity (and perhaps even participation on the part of police and government officials and local elites), the serial murders continue and most of them remain "unsolved" despite the years that have gone by, though homicides have dropped a bit since 2004 despite the increase of population. As a result of the murders, Juárez (along with the capital of the state, Chihuahua City) has become a center for protest against sexual violence throughout Mexico. Chihuahua is the name of both a state in Mexico and that state's capital city [1] Meanwhile, many continue working to maintain a positive image of Ciudad Juárez. Songs 'Juarez' by the music artist Tori Amos and 'Invalid Litter Dept.' by At the Drive-In refer to Ciudad Juárez and the murders of women therein. Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos on August 22, 1963) is a Pianist and Singer-songwriter of dual British and American " Invalid Litter Dept " was the third single released from At the Drive-In 's album Relationship of Command. At the Drive-In was an influential American Post-hardcore band from El Paso, Texas, that was active from 1993 to 2001 A giant Mexican flag, banderas monumentales, was erected in Chamizal Park on June 26, 1997. The banderas monumentales ( Spanish for "monumental Flags quot are a set of Monuments located throughout Mexico. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar

Ethnography

The racial makeup of the city, based on the 2005 census is 54% European/White, 30% Mestizo, 7% Amerindian, 5% Middle Eastern and 4% Asian.

In this city, as it is the case of all Chihuahua has a large population of European descent, mostly Spaniard, French, but also Italian and German.

The floating population of the city, mostly immigrants from Southern Mexico is not considered in many records, because they live in the municipality of Juarez, but not in Ciudad Juarez proper.

Education

Juárez has three public universities -one of them being one of the most important universities in Mexico- and 2 private. They are: Instituto Tecnológico de Ciudad Juárez (ITCJ), Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez (UACJ) which is ranked among the best universities of the country and has several locations inside of the city like Biomedicine Faculty, Social Sciences Center, Arts And Engineering Center and spaces for Fine Arts and Sports. This later service is considered among the best because it recluses nearly 30, 000 practicers in sports like swimming, racquet, basketball and gymnastics and Arts like Classical Ballet, Drama, Modern Dance, Hawaiian and Polinesian Dances, Folkloric Dances, Music and Flamenco. The other public university is the Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua (UACH).

ITESM Campus Ciudad Juárez and Universidad Autonoma de Durango Campus Ciudad Juárez (UAD). The Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education ( Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey ITESM) commonly shortened as Monterrey The ITESM (Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey) is considered the best school system in Latin America and it is preferred among the upper and middle classes of the city, and the Campus is ranked "third best" just after Campus Garza Sada in Monterrey and Santa Fe in Mexico City.

Overall, the city offers a wide range of schools for every type of income and need. The city is widely recognized for its excellence in education, especially in private one. The main institutions in Ciudad Juarez are the Instituto Latinoamericano, a Catholic school directed from Spain, one of the colleges managed by the company founded by Spanish mystic Teresa de Avila, by direct order of the Pope to revert the effects of Protestantism in Spain; The Colegio Iberoamericano, The Middle School and High School of the ITESM, the Teresa de Avila, the Instituto Mexico. History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. The Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education ( Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey ITESM) commonly shortened as Monterrey Despite this, many people choose to study abroad on the neighbor city of El Paso.

The city has the highest literacy rating of the country with about 99% of people above 15 years old able to read and write, many of them in two or three languages.

Sport

Like in most of Mexico, soccer is the most popular sport in Juárez. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The local soccer team is Indios de Ciudad Juárez. Baseball, basketball, tennis and American football are also popular, most of these being practiced in high schools and universities. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with A soccer team named Los Indios resides in this city and was just recently promoted to the Primera Division(Main division)for the 2008 season. The Indios rent the stadium Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez. Estadio Olimpico Benito Juarez is a multi-use Stadium in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Juárez has 2 large stadiums: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez and Estadio 20 de Noviembre. Mountain biking is also popular, with the Chupacabras 100 km race held annually in Juárez. Chupacabras is a 100 km Mountain bike race in Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico.

Very near the Cordova international bridge is a large combination bmx and skatepark, Parque Extremo. A skatepark is a purpose-built Recreational environment for Skateboarders to ride and develop their technique This park features a 20,000 square foot concrete area with multiple ramps, rails, boxes, etc, and a 7,000 square foot dirt area with ramps and tracks for bmx riding. It is much larger than the U. S. skateparks in nearby El Paso, Texas and Las Cruces, New Mexico. Las Cruces is the second most populous city in New Mexico, the County seat of Doña Ana County, and a United States Metropolitan Statistical Area

Juarez served as the host of the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in 2008.

Broadcasting and media

There are 16 over the air TV channel signals in the city: [1]

Channel Name Affiliate Country Language Local National
2 Tu Canal XHJUB Spanish
4 CBS KDBC English
5 Canal 5 XEJTV Spanish
7 ABC KVIA English
9 NBC KTSM English
11 Azteca 13 XHCJE Spanish
13 PBS KCOS English
14 FOX KFOX English
20 Azteca 7 XHCJH Spanish
26 Univision KINT-TV Spanish
32 Canal de las Estrellas XEW-TV Spanish
40 Multimedios K40FW Spanish
44 Canal 44 XHIJ Spanish
48 Telemundo KTDO Spanish
56 Canal 5 XHGC Spanish
65 TeleFutura KTFN Spanish

In addition, there are three different paid television signals available, as well as 24 radio station signals in AM and 21 in FM. Wireless communication is the transfer of information over a distance without the use of electrical conductors or " Wires quot Canal 56 is a Mexican broadcasting channel aired on Ciudad Juarez Mexico. Canal 56 is a Mexican broadcasting channel aired on Ciudad Juarez Mexico. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. KDBC-TV is the CBS affiliate in El Paso Texas. The station is owned by Pappas Telecasting. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. KVIA-TV is an ABC affiliate in El Paso Texas. It broadcasts its analog signal on VHF channel 7 and its digital signal on UHF channel 17 The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's XHDF (Channel 13 analog and Channel 25 digital HDTV is a Television station in Mexico City, Owned and operated by TV Azteca; it is The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the XHIMT (Channel 7 analog and Channel 24 digital is a Television station in Mexico City, Owned and operated by TV Azteca. Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States and Puerto Rico. KINT-TV, channel 26 (digital 25 is a Univision affiliate based in El Paso Texas. XEW-TV (Channel 2 analog and Channel 48 digital HDTV is a Television station in Mexico. XEW-TV (Channel 2 analog and Channel 48 digital HDTV is a Television station in Mexico. Multimedios Television is a network of Spanish language Television stations found throughout Mexico. Telemundo is an American television network based in Hialeah Florida a suburb of Miami Florida. KTDO, channel 48 (digital 47 is a Television station affiliated with Telemundo, serving the El Paso Texas television market XHGC-TV, commonly known as Canal 5, is a TV station owned by Televisa, broadcasting from Mexico City, with affiliates and repeaters throughout XHGC-TV, commonly known as Canal 5, is a TV station owned by Televisa, broadcasting from Mexico City, with affiliates and repeaters throughout TeleFutura is a US Spanish-language broadcast Television network owned by Univision with headquarters in Miami Florida. KTFN is a Spanish-language Television station in El Paso Texas, broadcasting locally on channel 65 as a TeleFutura affiliate See also Frequency modulation, FM band FM broadcasting is a broadcast Technology invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong that

Newspapers

Juárez has four local newspapers: El Diario, El Norte, El Mexicano, and El PM.

In film and other media

Places of Interest

Crime

In January 2004, police unearthed a grave containing 12 bodies in a Ciudad Juarez backyard.

[2]

Over the past 10 years Juárez has seen over 400 women fall victims to sexual homicides, their bodies often dumped in ditches or vacant lots. The phenomenon of the female homicides in Ciudad Juárez, called in Spanish the feminicidios (" Femicides quot or las muertas de Juárez In addition, grassroots organizations in the region report that 4,500 remain missing. Despite pressure to catch the killers and a roundup of some suspects, few believe the true culprits have been found. A controversial new book called The Daughters of Juarez, by Teresa Rodriguez implicates high-level police and prominent Juárez citizens in the crimes. But the families of some of the victims believe the murderers will never be brought to justice.

“The best information we have is that these men are committing crimes simply for the sport of it. The authorities know who the killers are, and nothing's being done about it. ” (Diana Washington Valdez. )

Mexican investigators found 19 more bodies buried in the backyard of a house in Ciudad Juarez, increasing the tally of corpses found there to 36, officials said March 15, 2008. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Federal agents began digging in the yard on March 1, 2008, initially finding six dismembered bodies. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Ciudad Juárez has been plagued by violence as Mexico's crackdown on powerful drug cartels stokes turf wars among traffickers who have been linked to hundreds of killings in the years 2006 and 2007. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [3]

Famous People from Juárez

* Not actually born in Juárez, but are known for living there for a long period of time and/or starting their careers there. Vanessa Guzmán Niebla (born October 19, 1976 in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua) is a Mexican Actress and model. Elizabeth Álvarez Ronquillo (born August 30, 1977) is a Mexican actress born in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. La Fea Más Bella (The Prettiest Ugly Girl was a Mexican Telenovela produced by Televisa. Ramón Gómez Valdés de Castillo ( September 2, 1923 &ndash August 9, 1988) often credited as Ramón Valdéz, was a Mexican Germán Genaro Cipriano Gomez Valdés Castillo ( September 19, 1915 - June 29, 1973) better known as Tin-Tan Manuel Valdés (Born in Ciudad Juárez Chihuahua Mexico 29th of January 1931 Manuel "El Loco" Valdés is a famous Mexican Actor and comedian member of the Valdés An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Early life Born in Paracuaro, Michoacán, he attended boarding school in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, but he left to work as a craftsman Liliana Domínguez (born August 6, 1981 in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua) is a Mexican Supermodel.

Gallery

La Catedral in downtown Ciudad Juárez

Mercado Reforma

References

  1. ^ Wright, Melissa. "Paradoxes, Protests, and the Mujeres de Negro of Northern Mexico. " Gender, Place, and Culture, 12. 3 (2005): 177-192.

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