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apparently the tap water in mexico is highly toxic.
illegal aliens inside mexico, mostly from guatemala and honduras, are literally on the run.
the richest person in the world is carlos slim, a mexican. yet, the people of mexico remain largely poor and impoverished. source: lou dobbs july 6, 2007 a report on how corruption in mexico is leading to a large number of poor, uneducated peasants fleeing from the broken mexican social system. visit www.pesosforcongress.org, and voice your support for border security.
priscila perales, miss mexico 2006, poses for a photo with an ice sculpture of the miss universe organization logo, during the official 2006 miss universe competition welcome dinner at the wilshire grand hotel in los angeles on tuesday, july 11, 2006. perales along with others will compete for the title of miss universe during the live broadcast of the 55th annual miss universe 2006 competition from los angeles on july 23
this video recently uploaded to the internet is of an alleged extraterrestrial found on the outskirts of mexico city. "a friend gave me this video" ....
chihuahua, mexico is home to two hot caverns containing the largest natural crystals known to man. "walking into either of these caves is like stepping into a (sweltering) gigantic geode," described one awed observer. one of the clear selenite crystals is over 50 feet long and weighs over 55 tons.
america, the world`s superpower feels the reigning anarchy, criminality, corruption and violence in its third wold neighbor, mexico, a quasi-failed state that resembles pakistan everyday more, therefore the pentagon has plans on launching a full-scale military invasion and occupation of it`s southern violent neighbor if it collapses in its bloody drug cartel war.
the largest natural crystals on earth have been discovered in two caves within a silver and zinc mine near naica, in chihuahua, mexico, according to mine officials. reaching lengths of 50 feet, the clear, faceted crystals are composed of selenite, a crystalline form of the mineral gypsum.
alice and frank are bungee-jumping one day. alice says to frank, "you know, we could make a lot of money running our own bungee-jumping business in mexico." frank thinks this is a great idea, so they pool their money and buy everything they need: a tower, an elastic cord, insurance, etc. they travel to mexico and begin to set up on the square. as they are constructing the tower, a crowd begins to assemble. slowly, more and more people gather to watch them at work. when they had finished, there was such a crowd, they thought it would be a good idea to give a demonstration. so, alice jumps. she bounces at the end of the cord, but when she comes back up, frank notices that she has a few cuts and scratches. unfortunately, frank isn't able to catch her and she falls again, bounces, and comes back up again. this time, she is bruised and bleeding. again, frank misses her. alice falls again and bounces back up. this time, she comes back pretty messed up -- she's got a couple of broken bones and is almost unconscious. luckily, frank finally catches her this time and asks, "what happened? was the cord too long?" barely able to speak, alice gasps, "no, the bungee cord was fine...it was the crowd. what the hell is a piñata?!"
the naica mine of chihuahua, mexico, is a working mine that is known for its extraordinary crystals. naica is a lead, zinc and silver mine in which large voids have been found, containing crystals of selenite (gypsum) as large as 4 feet in diameter and 50 feet long. the chamber holding these crystals is known as the crystal cave of giants, and is approximately 1000 feet down in the limestone host rock of the mine. the crystals were formed by hydrothermal fluids emanating from the magma chambers below. the cavern was discovered while the miners were drilling through the naica fault, which they were worried would flood the mine. the cave of swords is another chamber in the naica mine, containing similar large crystals.
in april 2000, brothers eloy and javier delgado found what experts believe are the world’s largest crystals while blasting a new tunnel 1,000 feet down in the silver and lead naica mine of southern chihuahua. forty-year-old eloy climbed through a small opening into a 30- by 60-foot cavern choked with immense crystals. "it was beautiful, like light reflecting off a broken mirror," he says.
the translucent crystals lie pitched atop one another, as though moonbeams suddenly took on weight and substance. one month later, another team of naica miners found an even larger cavern adjacent to the first one.
it was almost impossible to obtain clear photographs because of the extreme ambient environment. these crystals are probably stable, as the temperature in the cave is over 150 degrees fahrenheit with 100% humidity. in other words, these structures are enveloped in steam.
this experience was unique. a human can only function in this environment for six to ten minutes before severe loss of mental functions occurs. i was so excited while photographing the crystals that i really had to focus and concentrate intensely on getting back out the door, which was perhaps only thirty to forty feet away.
"walking into either of these caves is like stepping into a gigantic geode," said richard d. fisher, an american consultant with the mining company to develop the discoveries as tourist attractions. fisher said that most people can endure only a few minutes in the caves due to their high temperatures.
the smaller of the two caves, which is about the size of two-bedroom apartment, is 100 fahrenheit. the large chamber, which fisher describes as the size of a cathedral, is 150 f. both are located approximately 1200 feet below the surface.
the largest previously known crystals were found in the nearby cave of the swords, part of the same mine system. some of these are now on display at the smithsonian institution. the local government and mine owners hope to avoid removing any of the new discoveries for museum displays or private collections, fisher said.
while the mine company is currently limiting visitation of the caves to scientific experts, mineral hunters have destroyed locks and broken into the chambers twice since they were first opened by mining equipment last april. one man was killed when he attempted to chop out a gigantic crystal that fell from the ceiling and pinned him.”the heat did him in” according to fisher.
"we need more onsite protection of mine caves," said geologist carol a. hill, co-author of the book cave minerals of the world, who calls the new discoveries "by far the largest selenite crystals i have ever heard of."
hill applauds the tourism plan. "without it, the mining company would probably destroy the caves. museums have enough crystals," she said. "it's important to preserve discoveries like this where they occur."
the mining company plans to air-condition the caves before opening them to the public next year, fisher said. he adds that reducing the heat gradually will not harm the crystals.
officials of the penoles company, which owns the mine, kept the discoveries secret out of concern about vandalism. not many people, however, would venture inside casually: the temperature hovers at 150 degrees, with 100 percent humidity. a person can stay inside the cave for only six to ten minutes before becoming disoriented.
these mountains are 200 million year old limestone massifs hosting networks of caves crossed by very deep hot and mineralized thermal waters. when these waters reached the relatively colder and closer to the surface environments they deposited much of their salt content as lead,zinc and silver
groundwater in these caves, rich with sulfur from the adjacent metal deposits, began dissolving the limestone walls, releasing large quantities of calcium. this calcium, in turn, combined with the sulfur to form crystals on a scale never before seen by humans
