La Gloria, Veracruz
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La Gloria is a town in the municipality of Perote in the Mexican state of Veracruz
. As of the 2005 population survey, it had a population of 2,243 (1092 men and 1151 women).
The town is located in Perote Valley and is surrounded by mountains. Its altitude of 2460 metres (8,070.9 ft) makes it one of the highest areas of the state of Veracruz. It is located to the southwest of Cofre de Perote
, approximately 40 kilometres (24.9 mi) from the city of Perote. It is connected to Perote by a small highway; there, the small highway intersects Federal Highway 140
, which goes to Xalapa
.
Half of the town's population lives and works in Mexico City
, located 200 kilometres (124.3 mi) to the west, during the week. The town is located 8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi) from the Granjas Carroll de Mexico farming operation, which raised nearly 1,000,000 pigs in 2008. Many residents have protested the pig farming operation.
La Gloria is suspected to be the place where the 2009 swine flu pandemic originated.
Veracruz
Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave , is one of the 31 states that, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is...
. As of the 2005 population survey, it had a population of 2,243 (1092 men and 1151 women).
The town is located in Perote Valley and is surrounded by mountains. Its altitude of 2460 metres (8,070.9 ft) makes it one of the highest areas of the state of Veracruz. It is located to the southwest of Cofre de Perote
Cofre de Perote
Cofre de Perote, originally Naupa-Tecutépetl , is known also as Nauhcampatépetl. Both Nahuatl names mean something like 'Place of Four Mountain' or 'Mountain of the Lord of Four Places'...
, approximately 40 kilometres (24.9 mi) from the city of Perote. It is connected to Perote by a small highway; there, the small highway intersects Federal Highway 140
Mexican Federal Highway 140
Mexican Federal Highway 140 is a Federal Highway of Mexico....
, which goes to Xalapa
Xalapa
Xalapa-Enríquez, commonly Xalapa or Jalapa, is the capital city of the Mexican state of Veracruz and the name of the surrounding municipality. In the year 2005 census the city reported a population of 387,879 and the municipality of which it serves as municipal seat reported a population of...
.
Half of the town's population lives and works in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
, located 200 kilometres (124.3 mi) to the west, during the week. The town is located 8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi) from the Granjas Carroll de Mexico farming operation, which raised nearly 1,000,000 pigs in 2008. Many residents have protested the pig farming operation.
La Gloria is suspected to be the place where the 2009 swine flu pandemic originated.