Everything about Tabasco totally explained
Tabasco is a
state in
Mexico. It is bordered by the states of
Veracruz to the west,
Chiapas to the south, and
Campeche to the north-east. To the east Tabasco borders with the
Petén department of
Guatemala, and to the north with the
Gulf of Mexico. Tabasco is in the northern half of the
Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
The
state capital is
Villahermosa.
Government and politics
The
Constitution of the State of Tabasco provides that the
government of Tabasco, like the government of every other state in Mexico, consists of three
powers: the
executive, the
legislative, and the
judiciary.
Executive power is vested in the office of the
Governor. The Governor is directly elected by the citizens, using a secret ballot, and serves a six-year term with no possibility of re-election. Legislative power resides in the
Congress of Tabasco, a
unicameral legislature composed of 35 deputies. Judicial power rests with the Superior Court of Justice of Tabasco.
Local elections in Tabasco were held on
15 October 2006.
Municipalities
Tabasco is subdivided into 17
municipios (
municipalities) in four zones: The Chontalpa, the Center, the Sierra, and the River. See
Municipalities of Tabasco.
Major communities
Spanish
In Tabasco and
Veracruz, unlike the rest of Mexico, the accent is considered
Caribbean Spanish, partly due to the heavy
Cuban influence.
Regions
Some of its major rivers are the
Grijalva and the
Usumacinta, which run through the Tabasco Plain. The Tabasco plain is a coastal plain, with heavy rainfall, and covered in rainforest.
It also contains beautiful rivers and waterfalls in the rainforest.
Tourist attractions
Tourist attractions include, along with many others, the
Olmec ruins of
La Venta, and the
Mayan ruins of
Comalcalco. The town of
Puerto Ceiba in the municipality of
Paraíso is known for being the place where poet
Carlos Pellicer Cámara got inspiration for much of his work.
The state capital Villerhmosa is the primary loding location for most tourists visiting the Mayan ruins in Palenque in the adjacent state of Chiapas.
Flooding
Tabasco was subject to heavy
rain in late October and early November 2007, causing widespread
flooding. There are currently estimates that approximately 80% of Tabasco's land area was under water, affecting over 1,000,000 residents.
"The situation is extraordinarily serious: This is one of the worst natural disasters in the history of the country,"
President Felipe Calderón said in a televised address on the night of
November 1,
2007.
Planned hydropower infrastructure
Tabasco is contemplating construction of a
hydropower infrastructure. Tabasco’s hydropower resources could be more important than hydrocarbons if they were correctly used.
The volume of the annual rainfall is favorable for the development of mini
hydroelectric projects. The National Commission for the Conservation of Energy (CONAE) estimates that the exploitation of mini hydroelectric power has reached 3,200 MW.
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