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25 August 2010
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Tuxpan, Jalisco Mexico

Tuxpan is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Jalisco. The name “Tuxpan” comes from the Nahuatl word tochpan, a word used to describe where rabbits live. Some others translate as a location above the river.
According to historical records of local monographs, Tuxpan was founded by the Toltec …

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21 August 2010
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Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico

Guadalajara is the capital of the Mexican state of Jalisco, and the seat of the municipality of Guadalajara. The city is located in the central region of Jalisco in the western-pacific area of Mexico. With a population of 1,579,174 it is Mexico’s second most populous municipality. The Guadalajara Metropolitan Area …

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21 August 2010
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Irapuato, Guanajuato

Irapuato, Guanajuato
Irapuato is a Mexican city (and municipality) located at the foot of the Arandas mountain (in Spanish: cerro de Arandas), in the south central region of the state of Guanajuato. It lies between the Silao River and the Guanajuato River, a tributary of the Lerma River, at 1,724 m …

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21 August 2010
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Celaya Mexico

Celaya is a city and its surrounding municipality in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, located in the southeast quadrant of the state. It is the third most populous city in the state, with a 2005 census population of 310,413. The municipality for which the city serves as municipal seat, had …

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21 August 2010
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Guanajuato, Guanajuato Mexico

Guanajuato, Guanajuato Mexico
The Mexican city of Guanajuato is the capital of the state of the same name. It is located 370 km (230 miles) northwest of Mexico City, at an elevation of 1,996 m (6,550 ft) above sea level. The historic town and adjacent mines are a World Heritage Site. …

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19 August 2010
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Nogales, Sonora Mexico

Nogales, Sonora Mexico
Heroica Nogales more commonly known as Nogales, is a city and its surrounding municipality on the northern border of the Mexican State of Sonora. Nogales Mexico borders to the north the city of Nogales, Arizona, United States, across the U.S.-Mexico border. The city and the municipality …

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19 August 2010
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Acaponeta Nayarit Mexico

Acaponeta
( ah-kah-po-NAI-tah )
Acaponeta means, “Place near the river where the bean tangled in the reed grows”; which is formed by joining the translation of the Tepehuano word Acaponeta (Caponeta) which means, “place near the river”; and the Nahuatl Acatl-pol-etl-tlan, which means, “place where the bean tangled in the reed grows”.
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19 December 2009
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Mazamitla, Jalisco Mexico

Mazamitla (La Capital De La Montaña) is a town and municipality of the Mexican state of Jalisco. It is located 124 km south of Guadalajara in the Southeast Region and is a popular resort destination for travelers from Guadalajara. Its name comes from the Nahuatl and means “place where arrows …

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18 December 2009
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Valle de Bravo

Valle de Bravo is a town and municipality located in Mexico State, Mexico. It is located on the shore of Lake Avándaro, approximately 156 km southwest of Mexico City and west of Toluca on highways 15, 134 or 1. It takes about 2 hours to drive from Mexico City to …

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18 December 2009
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Parras de la Fuente

Parras de la Fuente (English: Grapevines of the Fountain) is a city located in the southern part of the Mexican state of Coahuila. At the census of 2005, the population was 44,715. There are a large number of factories that produce denim, including a Dickies factory, and Parras is also …

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