Tabasco Facts
Tabasco Facts
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Interesting Tabasco Facts: |
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Tabasco is officially subdivided into two major regions: Grijalva and Usumacinta. Grijalva is the more urban of the two regions. |
Tabasco has more water per capita than most other Mexican states. In addition to more than 123 miles of Caribbean coastline, the state has dozens of rivers, lakes, and swamps. |
Despite primarily being in rain forest, Tabasco's forests have been severely reduced. Tabasco was reduced from nearly half tree cover in 1940 to less than 10% by the 1980s due to deforestation. |
There are several off-shore oil platforms in the Caribbean of the shores of Tabasco. |
It was near the city of La Venta where the ancient Olmec culture came into being. It was at La Venta where the first Meso-American pyramid was built, the first blood rituals took place, which included the Ball Game, and the earliest calendrical observations were made. |
Comalcalco is an important Maya site located in Tabasco. The city was founded in the sixth century AD and abandoned by the year 1000. The site has several small pyramids. |
Tabasco peppers, which are used to make Tabasco sauce, are named for the state of Tabasco, although they are grown in many Mexican states. |
Tabasco has a hot, wet climate. The average mean temperature is 81°F, with May being the warmest month. The state averages more than eight feet of rain per year, with the rainy season happening in the summer and early fall months. |
Tabasco became the thirteenth state in the United States of Mexico on February 7, 1824. |
Villahermosa is the capital and largest city in Tabasco. It has a metro population of more than 600,000 people. |
The state has recently make efforts to draw in tourists from around the world. Rain forest tours and adventure packages are offered with tours of the state's archaeological sites. |
The state's only international airport is located in Villahermosa. It offers flights to most other Mexican states as well as Houston, Texas and Havana, Cuba. |
Villahermosa was temporarily held in 1846 by American troops during the Mexican-American War. |
Jaguars are a bit more common in the rain forests of Tabasco, although because they are so elusive tourists rarely see them on rain forest excursions. |
Oil production and other mining provide the majority of the state's GDP, although most Tabasco residents are employed in the construction and manufacturing sector. |
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