World Trade Center Veracruz

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The World Trade Center Veracruz is a building complex [1] affiliated to the World Trade Centers Association. [2] It's located in Boca del Río, Veracruz., and it has direct access to Plaza Las Américas mall, Galería Plaza hotel and a Cinépolis IMAX Theater. It has an area of 16,000 square meters. [2]

The World Trade Centers Association (WTCA) was founded in 1968 following the establishment of the first World Trade Center in New Orleans and followed later in 1973 by the better known World Trade Center in New York City. WTCA is a not-for-profit, non-political association dedicated to the establishment and effective operation of World Trade Centers (WTCs) as instruments for international trade expansion. As of 2007, the WTCA has more than 287 licensed world trade affiliates in 88 countries, as well as more than 750,000 companies and individuals. The WTCA is an unofficial umbrella trade association that unites corporations and government agencies in international trade.

Boca del Río, Veracruz City & Municipality in Veracruz, Mexico

Boca del Río is a city and municipality located in the center of the Mexican state of Veracruz. The small city of Boca del Río serves as the seat of the municipality. The municipality lies just south of the municipality of Veracruz, and contains a part of the city and city and port of Veracruz. It is a port in its own right, as well as the metropolitan area's center for business travel and upscale hotels and restaurants. The city contains two museums, one dedicated to Agustín Lara and the other a military ship that has been converted into a museum. However, the municipality's main feature is the World Trade Center Veracruz, which hosts business meetings, conferences and conventions.

Cinépolis is a Mexican chain of movie theaters. Its name means City of Cinema and its slogan is La Capital del Cine.

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