Walmex, or Wal-Mart de Mexico, is a Latin American blue-chip company, a majority of which is owned by the American retail giant Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... A blue chip stock is the stock of a well-established company having stable earnings and no extensive liabilities. ... Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ...

Walmex operates nearly 820 retail outlets in Mexico including restaurants and supermarkets. Drawing of a self-service store. ... Toms Restaurant, a restaurant in New York made familiar by Suzanne Vega and the television sitcom Seinfeld A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to order, to be consumed on the premises. ... Exterior of typical European supermarket (a Tesco Extra) Exterior of typical North American supermarket (a Safeway) A typical supermarket in Hong Kong. ...

WalMex in Teotihuacán

In 2004, Walmex faced opposition by local and environmental groups opposed to the installation of a WalMex-owned Bodega Aurrera store located near the archeological site of Teotihuacán. In spite of negative sentiments by these groups and the media, the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) dismissed concerns that construction of the store would destroy archeological treasures. The federal government also endorsed the project which is located a mile away from the pyramids. The store opened its doors at the end of the year. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Teotihuacán[1] (Nahuatl: place of those who have the road of the gods) was, at its height in the first half of the 1st millennium AD (CE), the largest city in the Americas. ... The Mexican Institute Nacional de Antropología e Historia (National Institute of Anthropology and History known as INAH for its Spanish abbreviation) is the federal government bureau established in 1939 to guarantee the research, preservation, protection, and promotion of the prehistoric, archaeological, anthropological, historical, and paleontological heritage of Mexico. ... This article describes the government of the United Mexican States. ...

External links

• Wal Mart de México corporate website
• Wal-Mart quits Mexican trade group, article at the Memphis Business Journal.
• Wal-Mart subsidiary receives final approval to construct controversial store near historic Teotihuacán pyramids, article at The University of New Mexico.

The Memphis Business Journal is a weekly business paper concentrating on the Memphis, Tennessee area. ... The University of New Mexico (UNM) is a public university in Albuquerque, New Mexico. ...