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The Bajío (lowlands) is a region of West North-Central Mexico that includes parts of the states of Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Querétaro and Centro-Los Altos in Jalisco.
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- Los madrugadores del baj o prenda querida nomas por ti 2x1
- Pre historic Bajo culture
- Geography
- States
- State of Aguascalientes
- State of Guanajuato
- State of Jalisco
- State of Quertaro
- Economy
- Asian community
- High speed rail in the Bajo
- Culture
- References
The Bajío has repeatedly been recognized as the region with the best quality of life and safest region in Mexico also the most dynamic in Latin America. Nowadays, the region is a vigorous services region that is experiencing an ongoing social and economic revitalization. It is a strong business and economic centre. The largest cities of Bajio are Guadalajara, León, Santiago de Querétaro and Aguascalientes.
Pre-historic Bajío culture
Recent archaeological studies of the Bajío have discovered an extensive, pre-historic cultural tradition unique to the region, particularly along the flood plains of the Lerma and Laja rivers. The Bajío Culture flourished from 300 to 650CE, with cultural centers ranging from El Cóporo in the far north of Guanajuato to Plazuelas in the far south west. More than 1,400 sites have been discovered throughout the state of Guanajuato, with only the sites of Cañada de la Virgen, El Cóporo, Peralta, and Plazuelas having received extensive study.
Geography
In general usage, the region is usually associated with the States of Guanajuato and Querétaro, although it only forms a part of them. It is characterized by its highly mechanized agriculture, with mean precipitation in the order of 700 millimetres (28 in) per annum (one of the highest in the country). During the Viceroyalty of New Spain, the area was known as the breadbasket of the territory. As of 2014, the region produces sorghum, wheat and maize as its main crops.
The Bajío region lies in the basin of the Rio Lerma and Río Grande de Santiago.
States
The free and sovereign states of the Bajío are:
State of Aguascalientes
State of Guanajuato
State of Jalisco
State of Querétaro
Economy
Today, the region is one of the fastest-growing in the country. This has caused the metropolitan areas to attract many migrants from other parts of Mexico.
The region has had an outstanding industrial and economic development in the last 15 years. The cities of Bajío has one of the highest income per capita in Mexico.
Asian community
As of early 2014, there are more than three thousand Japanese immigrants in the Bajio area, and it's claimed that this population is larger than the historical Japanese community in Mexico City. The Guanajuato government believes that by 2016 there will be five thousand families installed in the area. This immigration is being driven by foreign investment in the area, especially in the automotive sector.
By the end of 2014, it is expected that there will be 100 families settled in Querétaro. In the capital of Querétaro there are 50 Japanese restaurants, 15 of which opened in 2013, mainly in the area of Juriquilla and new shopping centers. There are also talks of the Liceo Mexicano Japonés opening a campus in Querétaro. Bajío Shimbun is a monthly, Japanese-language newspaper founded in June 2015. The first Japanese consulate in Mexico was inaguarated in January 2016 in León and will serve the Bajío region.
There is also a Korean community in the area that is likewise growing as a result of foreign investment. As of 2014, it was more common to see Korean students in private schools than it was to see Japanese.
High-speed rail in the Bajío
There are plans to build a high-speed rail Querétaro-Mexico City system, which would continue to Guadalajara. It would work as the main form of transportation in all the Bajío and its capital cities.
Culture
The Bajío is known for being the cradle of Mexican Independence from Spanish Empire and one of the most conservative bastions of Mexican Catholicism.
The Bajío is where in April 1915, during the Mexican Revolution, General Álvaro Obregón provoked decisive battles against Pancho Villa. Villa's troops lost in June outside Celaya.