Valparaíso is a town in the north central Mexican

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

 state of Zacatecas

Zacatecas

Zacatecas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Zacatecas is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 58 municipalities and its capital city is Zacatecas....

. It is located at 22°46′0"N 103°34′0"W on the interior plateau, 70 mi/113 km E of Zacatecas

Zacatecas, Zacatecas

Zacatecas is a city and municipality in Mexico and the capital of the state of Zacatecas. It is located in the north central part of the country. The city had its start as a Spanish mining camp in the mid 16th century. Prior to this, the area's rich deposits in silver and other minerals were known...

, at an elevation of 6200 ft/1890m. Valparaiso was first a village and then hacienda along with the San Mateo and a few others formed the extensive county of Valparaiso, property of the counts of the same title one of them Don Fernando de la Capma y Cos, was a very rich man also involved in philanthropy building infrastructure for the Catholic Church. Later in 1824, Valparaiso becomes a municipality. In March 13, 1845 Valparaiso was declared a villa and in 1918 it became an independent municipality in accord with the Mexican constitution.

J. JESUS ​​GONZALEZ ORTEGA , <> . (1822 - 1881). Military and political native of the Hacienda San Mateo, Valparaiso, was deputy in the local congress; In 1858 when the war of Reform began he became Governor of the state of Zacatecas. As a member of a group of liberals was vice president of Mexico. In December 22 of 1860 he defeated Miramon in the famous battle of Calpulalpan, closing the chapter of the war of three years. In 1861 he was appointed President of the Supreme Court of Justice of Mexico. During the French intervention was in charge of the heroic resistance against the French in the city of Puebla. He later died in Saltillo Coahuila.
There exists ethnic groups that decent from the Hachichiles (Huicholes) on the border with the states of Durango Nayarit and Jalisco.

Total Length of Road is estimated at 714.7 KM including federal paved roads and rural gravel roads.

There are 4 DAMS: LOBATO, SAN ANTONIO DE PADUA, SAN MATEO AND SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO.

There is an electrical substation and distribution transformers with 5.81 MW POWER

There is a Satellite Receiving station.

There is 2 sports developments: unidad deportiva valparaiso and the baseball stadium Antonio Chavez.

INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES IS COMPOSED OF: 3 hotels, multiple restaurants, 1 MARKET (Miscellaneous Services), 3 TRAVEL AGENCIES, BRANCHES OF BANKS 2 (Bancomer and Banamex), vulcanized, GAS STATION, TAXI SERVICE, AND CYBER CAFES 5.

HEALTH SERVICES ARE PROVIDED THROUGH MEDICAL CONSULTATION 15 EXTERNAL UNITS (1 IMSS, ISSSTE 1, 4, IMSS-Solidaridad and 9, SSZ).

THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 235 SCHOOLS ACCORDING TO TYPE: 71 PRESCHOOL, 113 PRIMARY, SECONDARY 48 S & 3 High School. CROP STRESS IN AGRICULTURE: FORAGE OATS, MAIZE AND BEANS BEANS AS WELL AS OTHER CROPS UNDER WHEAT AND SORGHUM; ARE AMONG THE PERENNIAL CROPS peaches and apples.

IN 1997, THE 2ND VALPARAISO PLACE OCCUPIED STATE CATTLE PRODUCER (RACES: Zebu and Criollo).

In 1998 he produced a total of 440.070 KGS. SPECIES OF TILAPIA (110.070 KGS) and carp (330,000 kg).

INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY IS COMPOSED OF MICRO ENTERPRISES, predominantly sawmills, carpentry and artisanal (BALCONERÍA, stone-quarrying, HATS and sandals). It is a town noted for its archaeological zones (THERE IS A TOTAL OF 55 SITES WITH STRUCTURES, CERAMIC Lithic, ceremonial altars and cave paintings), architectural monuments (such as a Jesuit convent, city hall, Temple of the Immaculate Conception, Exhacienda SHIPYARDS, AMONG OTHERS) AND AS NATURAL SITES AND THE SIERRA DE SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO VALPARAISO, IN WHICH YOU CAN PRACTICE THE HUNT; 2 RESORTS IS ONE AND ANOTHER PARTICULAR EJIDAL It has the Latin name of Vallus Paradisus. There were approximately 11,000 inhabitants in the town proper as of 2006. The municipality as a whole has approximately 29,000 inhabitants.

Valparaíso is an agricultural center for corn, wheat

Wheat

Wheat is a cereal grain, originally from the Levant region of the Near East, but now cultivated worldwide. In 2007 world production of wheat was 607 million tons, making it the third most-produced cereal after maize and rice...

, chickpea

Chickpea

The chickpea is a legume of the family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae...

s, alfalfa

Alfalfa

Alfalfa is a flowering plant in the pea family Fabaceae cultivated as an important forage crop in the US, Canada, Argentina, France, Australia, the Middle East, South Africa, and many other countries. It is known as lucerne in the UK, France, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand, and known as...

, chiles and beef, pork, sheep, and goat

Livestock

Livestock refers to one or more domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to produce commodities such as food, fiber and labor. The term "livestock" as used in this article does not include poultry or farmed fish; however the inclusion of these, especially poultry, within the meaning...

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