Southern Copper Corporation SCC is a majority-owned, indirect subsidiary of Grupo Mexico SA. Grupo Mexico is the fourth biggest copper producer around the world with major copper mining projects in Mexico and Peru. Copper production is the core company business representing 78% of company’s revenues while the balance revenues are generated from excavating other minerals such as silver, Molybdenum and Zinc. 1 The company’s core values constitute - Creativity (new ways of doing things), Honesty (guided
Grupo Elektra is a Mexican financial and retail corporation services company, serving the Latin America market by providing consumer credit. Grupo Elektra is divided in two divisions: retail and financial. Elektra, the main chain of the group has over 600 stores in Mexico and Latin America focusing on electronics, white goods, home appliances and furniture. Founded in 1950 by Hugo Salinas Rocha, the grandfather of the chairman, Ricardo Salinas Pliego, this company has been a family run business
Introduction Grupo Bimbo founded in 1945, is the largest Mexican owned baking and confectionary company which manufactures over 10,000 products under 100 different brands. Some of their biggest confectionary brands are Barcel, Mrs. Baird's, Entenmann's, and Pullman whose products include chocolate bars, hard candies, gummies, licorice, and many more. Their headquarters are located in Mexico City, but they operate on a global scale with their biggest markets being the Americas, Asia and Europe. Grupo Bimbo
capas que el hombre. Frida Kahlo, una artista mexicana que inspiró al mundo con sus pinturas, su historia es muy reconocida y es digna de una persona para admirar. Dolores Jiménez y Muro, quien fue una revolucionaria que contribuyo a la historia de México, es de las mujeres Mexicanas que no les dan el crédito que merecen. Marta Lamas es una antropóloga mexicana que es reconocida en el ámbito de los Derechos Humanos por sus acciones como feminista. En este escrito se podrá observar que el tono será
First, I loved this documentary about the maquiladoras, it made me see reality in another perspective, through other eyes. Tijuana was known as city of factories at the time the maquiladoras arrived there. In 1960 the maquiladoras were imported to Mexico and everything that came out exported it to the US. Carmen Duran, who works in nine different maquiladoras, mistreatment, exploitation towards the workers, an example, does not let them go to the bathroom or drink water during the day, among the
Mexico is known for many things that range from its beautiful beaches to its small unique towns to its food, but another aspect of Mexican culture that also stands out, is its many forms of music. When people think about music of Mexico, they typically think about mariachi or banda and the dances that are associated with the genres, but what a lot of people don’t realize is that there are other forms of music such as corridos and many types of sones. Since there are many genres in Mexican music,
Frida Kahlo nació el 6 de Julio 1907 en la ciudad de México. Ella les dijo a muchas personas que nació el 7 de Julio 1910 porque quiso parecer más joven a los otros. Aunque sus padres fueron judíos, Frida nació en México. Frida fue una artista surrealista y sus obras vió de sus emociones de la tristexa y la cólera de su vida. Ella le encantó decir los chistes, reír, y sonreír. Frida Kahlo llevó las ropas de la cultura tradicional de México porque pensó que las ropas fueran una forma del arte
España en un país libre e independiente. Es por esta razón que hoy en día es considerado un personaje importante dentro de la historia de México. A continuación, analizaremos algunos hechos relevantes de su vida que lograron mover y marcar dicha historia de nuestro país. Fray Servando Teresa de Mier nació en Monterrey, Nuevo León, en 1765. Su familia pertenecía al grupo criollo. Es reconocido y recordado en la historia de nuestro país gracias a que luchó por la causa independentista. Durante el año 1780
prometí que vendría a verlo en cuanto ella muriera. Le apreté sus manos en señal de que lo haría; pues ella estaba por morirse y yo en plan de prometerlo todo.” (Rulfo, 1). Mexicano y escritor, Juan Rulfo sin duda de los mejores escritores que ha tenido México y Latinoamérica, el junto con otros autores son parte del “PreBoom Literario” con su segunda obra “Pedro Páramo” el cual fue uno de los libros con mas ventas en el mundo. Por otra parte, Gabriel García Márquez, colombiano y Nobel de Literatura (1982)
Gulf Cartel, using the promise of greater pay and more liberty, he was able to bring over thirty deserters from the Mexican Army. Although these soldiers were not just simply your average grunt, these thirty men were highly trained members of the Grupo Aeromóvil de Fuerzas Especiales, essentially they were Mexican Special Forces soldiers. These men were elite commandos who had received prior training from both Israeli and United States Special Forces Units, and were well versed in urban combat, weapon
La influencia de “La Llorona” La leyenda de la Llorona es un mito que ha desarrollado de México dese los 1500’s y ha sido cuento por muchas generaciones desde México a centro y sur América hasta estados en Los Estados Unidos como Arizona, California, Nuevo México y Texas. El cuento de la Llorona tiene varias versiones a su leyenda pero siguen con el mismo tema. Una de las versiones es que la Llorona era una India Azteca que ahogo a sus hijos en un lago y que desde entonces ha llorado por lamentar
around us (Beggs J., 2013). But what happens if we only have one media to communicate all that information? How does this affect the existence of only one way to get the information to the veracity and the objectivity? That is exactly the situation in México, a country which prevails in a Monopoly in Television, and this control manipulate the information according to its interest. A monopoly is a market with only one seller that does not have any kind of competition or is very weak, and the offer is
eso no es posible, al menos lo intentará. La motivación consiste fundamentalmente en mantener culturas y valores corporativos que conduzcan a un alto desempeño, por tal motivo se debe pensar ¿qué puede hacer para estimular a los individuos y a los grupos a dar lo mejor de ellos mismos?, en tal forma que favorezca tanto los intereses de la organización como los suyos propios. Las personas que trabajan en las organizaciones lo hacen en espera de ciertas expectativas y resultados, y están dispuestos
The Netherlands Nowadays Heineken N. V. is currently the world's second largest brewer, trailing only U.S. based Anheuser-Busch. It leads the European market with a 60% market share and it is the second imported beer in the United States, following Grupo Modelo's Corona beer, since 1998. Fierce competition from the imported segment contributed to the decline in Heineken sales and as a result of it, Heineken N. V. bought back the distribution rights and established a wholly owned subsidiary in White
citizens fought against Mexico for their independence. Texas finally declared herself independant after an army of Texan soldiers ambushed the Mexican army, killing more than half of them and forcing General Santa Anna to sign a treaty for Texas’ independence from Mexico. 10 years later, Texas was annexed into the United States of America. However, Mexico was not in favor of this, and eventually a war broke out between the two nations. Although the United States war against Mexico resulted in the gaining
1. The short story, Ashes for the Wind by Hernando Tellez, the central conflict is focused around two groups, the all-powerful government and powerless farmers. The struggle that is going on is one that is commonly seen in poor third world countries where the government controls everything and where the people make up the complete work force. The story reveals Juan Martinez’s inner beliefs, that he is a stubborn yet proud man that will stand for everything that he owns even if that means death. Even
organized crime. They are also one of the deadliest. While such presence has resulted in a crackdown of organized crime in Mexico, the cartels have not shied away. In fact, their presence in Mexico has become greater than ever. By analyzing the cartels use of violence, culture and recruiting, one can see how open the cartel is to the public, allowing it to cement its presence in Mexico. The cartels employ violence so frequently that murder has become normalized in Mexican culture. The amount of killing
The war over drug routes and power between rival cartels has left Mexico in a bloody war. The violence occurring throughout the country only seems to escalate. In part, the United States has a role in this war because of the exploitation of weapons. Unfortunately, a lot of people are being killed every day because of the drug war. Action from Mexico must be taken swiftly to avoid any further casualties by collaborating with the United States on how to stop the smuggling of guns, building trust between
Hector Fernandez is a restaurateur running a successful Mexican restaurant in Taos, New Mexico. For his restaurant, Hector created an own salsa, which is different than the salsa available on the market (and superior in the eyes of his customers). He got encouraged to start selling his salsa regionally in the state. Thus he contacted a marketing agency to assist him with setting up a new brand to promote the salsa. At first, the business requires a name that indicates the product. Since Hector could
Starting a new life is very problematic for many Central American children that migrate to the United States. There are a lot of difficulties involved in the process to migrate to the United States including the journey to get there. An extremely common way to migrate is by train. Migrants usually take away many life lessons from the journey to the United States such as the generosity and assistance from fellow Central Americans. On the other hand there’s extreme hardships. For example, the many