Presa Naranjo II progress

Manzanillo, Colima. - The director general of Colima National Water Commission (Conagua), Aaron Modesto Mendoza, reported that to date, the construction of the Dam El Naranjo has moved long 25% after hurricane " Jova "(October 2011) destroyed much of what was up. The work is on the border of Colima and Jalisco.

The head of Conagua noted that after the passage of Jova they have practically started from scratch to build the dam El Naranjo, which will irrigate more than 7,000 hectares and will provide water to neighboring municipalities. Its construction began in 2010 when it had projected an investment of $1.058 million pesos.

Elaborating on the issue of dams, announced in 2012 plans to complete construction of the "Hervidero" in Colima and Veladero de Camotlán in Manzanillo.

Home Depot and Sam's Club for Manzanillo

Home Depot to be built in Manzanillo

My foto of Home Depot in Colima

In announcing the project of building a Home Depot store in the port of Manzanillo, the second in the state, President and CEO of this company, Ricardo Saldivar Escajadillo said that Colima is in the midst of great economic development. Interviewed after meeting with the state governor, in order to present the draft Manzanillo, he said the new store represent an investment of 200 million pesos.

"We do it with great enthusiasm, because we are seeing a great economic development in Colima, we see progress in infrastructure and development projects of various kinds that are being carried out or planned developments in municipalities such as Manzanillo and Tecomán "he said. He highlighted a series of projects developed and managed by the state government in various areas, such as enlargement of the Colima-Guadalajara highway.

Saldivar says the investment also will generate several hundred jobs, especially during the construction of the store, "which will begin soon, and from its opening will directly employ over a hundred people, but as the store grows, the workforce will expand.

A Sam's Club is also supposed to open next door to Home Depot.

Semi intersting note that newspapers stole my foto of the Home Depot in Colima above ... and then copyrighted it.

Indonesian KRI Dewaruc visits Manzanillo

This Indonesian tall ship arrived in the last few days and is acting as a sailing school for naval cadets, serves as a floating embassy for cultural, academic, and economic promotion. It has been visiting west coast Pacific ports for the last few months.