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Durango

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Durango dooräng´go or Victoria de Durango , city (1990 pop. 348,036), capital of Durango state, N central Mexico, along the highway linking Mexico City with El Paso, Tex. Minerals are the chief product, but the city is also an agricultural, commercial, and tourist center. Founded as a mining town in 1563, Durango served as capital of the region of Nueva Viscaya. In the 19th cent. the city suffered frequent scorpion plagues. Nearby is the Cerro del Mercado (640 ft/195 m high), a hill of solid iron ore. Durango's cathedral is a massive example of early 18th-century architecture.... Read more
Durango
Durango Pronunciation: doo-RAHN-goh. Origin of state name: The...fertile land, with rivers surrounded by mountains." Capital: Durango. Entered country: 1825. Coat of Arms: The oak tree with...AM = noon Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). 1 Location and Size Durango is located in northern Mexico. One of the largest ... Read more
Durango
officially Victoria de Durango City (pop., 2000: 427,135), capital of Durango state, north-central Mexico. It lies in a fertile...deposits of that mineral. First settled in 1556, Durango was the political and ecclesiastical capital of Nueva... Read more

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