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Progreso (Spanish pronunciation: [pɾoˈɣɾeso]) is a port city in the Mexican state of Yucatán, located on the Gulf of Mexico in the north-west of the state some 30 minutes north of state capital Mérida (the biggest city on the Yucatán Peninsula) by highway. As of the Mexican census of 2010, Progreso had an official population of 37,369 ...
The Port of Progreso is a port facility located at Progreso, Yucatán, on Mexico's Gulf coast. It lies on the Yucatán Peninsula, 36 kilometres (22 mi) northeast of the state capital at Mérida. [1] A multipurpose port, Progreso handles cruise ships, breakbulk, dry bulk and containers, and has a single jetty handling tanker traffic. [1]
Progreso is one of the youngest towns in the Yucatán. [1] Juan Miguel Castro Martín, owner of several sisal haciendas, including an estate called Hacienda San Pedro Chimay was the founder of the Port of Progreso. [3] He began urging development of a new port in 1840 to further the henequen trade. [4]
Chicxulub Puerto (Spanish: [tʃikʃuˈlub ˈpweɾto] ⓘ) is a small coastal town in Progreso Municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán. It is located on the Gulf of Mexico, in the northwestern region of the state about 8 km (5 mi) east of the city port of Progreso, the municipality seat, and 42 km (26 mi) north of the city of Mérida, the ...
Sisal (Spanish pronunciation:) is a seaport town [1] in Hunucmá Municipality [citation needed] in the state of Yucatán, Mexico. [1] It was the principal port of Yucatán during the henequen boom, later overshadowed when the more modern port of Progreso was built to the east.
A Palmer oak in Jurupa Valley is estimated to be 13,000 to 18,000 years old. The plant, which looks like a sprawling, dark green shrub, is now at the center of a development battle.
The henequen grown in the Yucatan was used around the world for rope and twine, and became known as sisal rope, named after the seaside town of Sisal, from where the rope was shipped. Today Sisal is a sleepy fishing village, being rediscovered by locals and visitors as a beach location for vacation homes.
Progreso is a city in Mexicali Municipality, Baja California. Located in the Sonoran Desert, Progreso had a population of 12,557 as of 2010. [1] Progreso gives its name to one of the western delegations of the municipality. [2]