Ciudad Hidalgo is currently the main border crossing from Mexico and Guatemala,

ciudad hidalgo

Ciudad Hidalgo is currently the main border crossing from Mexico and Guatemala, is best known for the number of illegal Central American immigrants who enter by it, across the river Suchiate. Along with migrantsentering illegally in Mexico City Hidalgo numeosos smuggled goods, among which arms and drugs aimed at black markets in both Mexico and the United States, this has led to a city with a high rate of insecurity and a large floating population for which there is usually sufficient bonusstars public services, likewise Ciudad Hidalgo is one of the main location of the Mara Salvatrucha.


The current Ciudad Hidalgo, county seat of Suchiate, was founded by a small group of Mexican settlers of the town of Ayutla expatriate (now Tecúm Uman, Guatemala), given by the effects of the boundary treaty between Mexico andGuatemala, September 27, 1882 , formation of the nascent town was in the oldhacienda Los Cerros, located on the right bank of the river Suchiate, which latertook the name, the February 25, 1920, he was promoted to the rank of the municipality of Frontera agency Hidalgo, on July 4, 1925, the municipal agency of Suchiate is erected in town and free municipality, Frontera Hidalgodescending to the level of agency under the new municipality of Suchiate. OnJuly 24, 1952, during the government of Francisco J. Grajales is high Suchiatevillage to city status and changes his name to Ciudad Hidalgo, in homage to Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla




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