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What economy?
If I paid ten dollars for a cigar, first I'd make love to it, then I'd smoke it.
George Burns
The Tuxtlas economy, or for that matter, most of the Mexican economy, would
revolt any business manager´s stomach!
Blessed with a cornucopia of natural resources, Los Tuxtlas remains one of the
most impoverished sectors of the Mexican landscape,
Historically Los Tuxtlas were isolated from mainstream Mexico and did not begin
to participate in the country´s development until the early 1900´s, when
revolutionist´s fever penetrated low enough to involve Los Tuxtlas.
The building of the coastal highway (Mexico 180) in the early 1950´s finally
suckered Los Tuxtlas into the 20th century. Since then the region has
experienced explosive growth, largely related to Mexican government land
give-away programs.
Los Tuxtlas is still fettered by very large absentee owner land holdings and yet
has to achieve its potential of being one of the most productive areas in Mexico.
Veracruz is Mexico´s fourth poorest state among 32. The Los Tuxtlas municipios
rank on the buttom of the 210 Veracruz counties, with anything in the northern
Tuxtlas rated poor, and anything south, rated very poor.
And that is despite the Tuxtlas cornucopia of fertile soil, tourism, petroleum
extraction, large scale livestock operations and fishing resources.
In my more than 40 years of familiarity with Mexico, I have noticed the tremendous
efforts this country has made towards elevating its peoples economic conditions.
Nevertheless, it´s only the rich who got richer, as usual.
Obviously, something went wrong with the Mexican economy.
If I paid ten dollars for a cigar, first I'd make love to it, then I'd smoke it.
George Burns
The Tuxtlas economy, or for that matter, most of the Mexican economy, would
revolt any business manager´s stomach!
Blessed with a cornucopia of natural resources, Los Tuxtlas remains one of the
most impoverished sectors of the Mexican landscape,
Historically Los Tuxtlas were isolated from mainstream Mexico and did not begin
to participate in the country´s development until the early 1900´s, when
revolutionist´s fever penetrated low enough to involve Los Tuxtlas.
The building of the coastal highway (Mexico 180) in the early 1950´s finally
suckered Los Tuxtlas into the 20th century. Since then the region has
experienced explosive growth, largely related to Mexican government land
give-away programs.
Los Tuxtlas is still fettered by very large absentee owner land holdings and yet
has to achieve its potential of being one of the most productive areas in Mexico.
Veracruz is Mexico´s fourth poorest state among 32. The Los Tuxtlas municipios
rank on the buttom of the 210 Veracruz counties, with anything in the northern
Tuxtlas rated poor, and anything south, rated very poor.
And that is despite the Tuxtlas cornucopia of fertile soil, tourism, petroleum
extraction, large scale livestock operations and fishing resources.
In my more than 40 years of familiarity with Mexico, I have noticed the tremendous
efforts this country has made towards elevating its peoples economic conditions.
Nevertheless, it´s only the rich who got richer, as usual.
Obviously, something went wrong with the Mexican economy.
Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico
Economy
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