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	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Durango (Mexico)
		The city of Durango was founded in 1554 by the Spanish captain Ibarra, and served at once as a centre for numerous missionaries, whose efforts to convert the natives were so successful that under Philip III the Diocese of Guadalajara was divided by Paul V, and Durango was raised to episcopal rank.
		Durango was made an archdiocese by Leo XIII (23 June, 1891), and now includes all the State of Durango and part of Zacatecas, with Sonora, Chihuahua, and Sinaloa for suffragans.
		In 1900 the population of the State of Durango was 307,274, that of the city 31,092.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/05208c.htm (329 words)

	Travel in Durango, Mexico - History - WorldTravelGate.net®- (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The State of Durango is enclaved in the Sierra Madre Occidental on the northwest of Mexico.
		Durango City is the capital of the state, and has modern constructions with a province taste of Mexican traditions.
		In the eighteenth century, the king of Spain conceded Durango its city title and granted its escutcheon, which is a replica of Vizcaya's in Spain, and which originally belonged to Seρor de Lope de Haro.
	www.americatravelling.net /mexico/durango/durango_history.htm (263 words)

	Tour By Mexico ® - Durango State --- 9
		State is located on the north end of the inner zone of Mexico.
		In Durango State the largest distance from north to south is of 250 Km.
		The word Durango has a Basque origin, it means "Fertile lowland bathed by rivers surrounded by elevations or mountains".
	www.tourbymexico.com /durango/durango.htm (185 words)

	The Durango Telegraph - Cover Story
		Durangos from all corners of the globe will be sharing the table this week for the Tres Durangos conference.
		Representatives from the three Durangos began meeting in the 1980s, but the tradition stalled in 1993 during the peso crisis in Mexico, when that Durango was scheduled to host but had to cancel.
		Although Durango, Mexico, is similar to Durango, Colo., in altitude and its location in a valley surrounded by mountains, the colonial architecture and larger size of the Mexican counterpart give the two cities totally different appearances, Lopez said.
	www.durangotelegraph.com /03-01-02/local_news.htm (1036 words)

	Durango, Mexico
		The large, sparsely populated state of Durango borders on Chihuahua in the north, Sinaloa in the west, Nayarit in the south, and Zacatecas and Coahuila in the east.
		Extending as far as the western slopes of the Sierra Madre, it consists primarily of dry plateaux covered with lava rock and deeply fissured by ravines.
		Durango has great mineral wealth including gold, silver, copper, iron, zinc, sulphur and antimony.
	www.planetware.com /mexico/durango-mex-dgo-dgo.htm (254 words)

	Mexico - Real Estate in Durango, Mexico - Living in Durango - Moving to Durango - Mexico
		However, the amount of exposure the area has received gave rise to the misconception that all Mexico is barren and rocky.
		In reality, even Durango has forests, at the moment one of its lumber producers is a supplier to Ikea, as part of a sustainable logging scheme.
		Durango shares its name with the Spanish town because the founder Don Francisco de Ibarra hailed from the Iberian town.
	www.solutionsabroad.com /durango.asp (266 words)

	About the Durango Microfilming Project
		Archival holdings located in Mexico are very important to the study of the cultural heritage of the border region because the southwestern portion of the United States was governed by Spain and Mexico until the mid 19th century.
		The Durango Microfilming Project is a cooperative effort involving the Archdiocese of Durango, Mexico, the Universidad Juarez del Estado de Durango, the Instituto de Investigaciones Históricos de UJED, the Archivo Histórico del Estado de Durango and The Rio Grande Historical Collections at New Mexico State University.
		The purpose of the project is to microfilm the contents of the Historical Archives of the Archdiocese of Durango and important portions of the Historical Archive of the State of Durango.
	archives.nmsu.edu /rghc/durango/abtproj.html (368 words)

	Durango - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Durango (IPA pronunciation /duʲraŋgo/) is one of the constituent states of Mexico.
		The major occupations in Durango are farming, lumbering and ranching.
		Francisco de Ibarra, the first to colonize Durango, settled this part of the vast northern province of Nueva Vizcaya in 1563, when he founded the capital city and named it Durango for his native town in Biscay, Spain; the foundation was just one in his larger program of initiating settlements through the province.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Durango_(state) (420 words)

	Travel in Durango - Mexico - Culture - WorldTravelGate.net®- (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Durango is the fourth biggest state in the Mexican Republic and represents the 6.3% of the total surface of the country.
		The capital of Durango is the city of Durango, and was founded on the 8th of July of 1563 by Captain Francisco de Ibarra.
		The location of the city is due to iron deposits in the Cerro del Mercado (a mountain), located to the north of Durango City, which was named this way in memory of its discoverer Captain Ginez Vazquez del Mercado.
	www.americatravelling.net /mexico/durango/durango_culture.htm (221 words)

	Durango Mexico
		Durango sits in a huge shallow bowl high in the central plateau of Mexico.
		Since Durango is a state capital and economic center, there are quite a few hotels to be found without a bunch of tourists to drive up the prices.
		One interesting fact about Durango that I should mention is that it is possibly the most athletic community in Mexico.
	pahoahi.tripod.com /mexico/durango.htm (395 words)

	Durango, Mexico, Pictures
		Durango, full name Victoria de Durango, city, central Mexico, capital of Durango State, in the foothills of the Sierra Madre Mountains.
		The region surrounding Durango is rich in minerals, particularly silver, iron, copper, gold, and coal.
		Founded in 1563, Durango became the political and ecclesiastical capital of the Spanish colonial province of Nueva Viscaya, which comprised the present-day Mexican states of Chihuahua and Durango.
	www.greatestcities.com /north_america/mexico/durango_victoria_de_durango_and_state_city_regional_capital.html (221 words)

	Mexico: Mexico Expo - Durango, Mexico
		The custom of naming settlements in Mexico after existing towns in Europe was not uncommon during the early days of Mexico and Durango is one more example.
		Durango also features Mexican Charreados, which are the equivalent of rodeos in the U.S. There are several Charro rings in town, and the locals take great pride in this long time tradition.
		Mexico Highway 40 is usually in good condition, and the scenery through the Sierra Madre Occidental mountain range is spectacular.
	www.mexicoexpo.com /pages/p_durang.html (460 words)

	Kaufman Church of Christ - Durango, Mexico (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Durango, Mexico: This mission's effort is located deep in the heart of Mexico.
		Each year several from our congregation travel to Durango to host a Bible campaign with the participation of churches of Christ in the surrounding towns.
		Located to the southeast of Durango, is two sister cities that are being directly affected by your contributions, Vicente Guerrero and Suchil.
	www.kaufmanchurch.org /kaufmanchurch/durango__mexico (471 words)

	Government of the state of Durango - Mexico
		Durango has abundant forests, waterfalls and mountains in the sierra madre.
		A solid utilities infrastructure, an abundant and skilled labor market, affordable state taxes and incentive packages, make of Durango a very attractive site for your investment: Yazaki, Sumitomo, International Wire, York International, Tyson Foods, have honored us with their trust to expand and invest in Durango.
		The Government of the State of Durango invites you to jointly work together for the success of your manufacturing expansion projects.
	www.promociondurango.gob.mx /english.html (160 words)

	Tour By Mexico ® - Durango City in Durango State, Mexico
		Tour By Mexico ® - Durango City in Durango State, Mexico
		, Mexico; is located in the Guadiana Valley, in the southern central area of the state.
		Durango has been selected by the cowboy films producers.
	www.tourbymexico.com /durango/durango/durango.htm (148 words)

	The New Mexico Genealogical Society
		New Mexico counties served by the AASF, are: Bernalillo, Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding, Mora, Quay, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Sandoval, Santa Fe, Taos, Torrance, Union, and Valencia.
		Durango was made an archdiocese in June 1891 and now covers all the state of Durango and part of Zacatecas, with Sonora, Chihuahua, and Sinaloa for suffragens.
		The notarial archives are housed in the Archivos Historicos del Estado de Durango (AHAD); however, filming of the entire contents was undertaken by a collaboration between the Archdiocese of Durango, Mexico, and the Rio Grande Historical Collections of the New Mexico State University Library.
	www.nmgs.org /Chrchs-map.htm (531 words)

	birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder
		Zona del silencio is located in Durango and Coahuila in the north of Mexico and is a dessert ecosystem.
		I just returned from a trip to western Mexico, and although it was pretty much of a working trip that didn`t allow much time for birding, we were at a couple of places that have hummingbird feeders up that will provide consistent good views of local hummers.
		Driving is easy enough in Mexico although the mountainous stretches of the Durango Highway offers plenty of opportunity for mayhem and should be driven with extreme caution.
	www.fatbirder.com /links_geo/america_north/mexico_durango.html (1023 words)

	Durango, Durango, Mexico
		The lack of urban sprawl on this route and everywhere in Mexico seems almost incomprehensible to an American.
		Approaching Durango, if my ass was not so sore from the bumpy road, I could have stopped and taken a picture of the mountain scenery 200 km outside of the city that would have looked strikingly similar to a picture at kilometer marker 10 only a few minutes outside the city.
		I´ll return to Durango and head southeast towards the city of Zacatecas, skipping the western pacific beach cities of Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta and the upcoming festival in Mazatlan in favor of the colonial city of Zacatecas and a later stop on the western pacific in Acapulco.
	www.dialdave.org /travelUpdate/Roadtrip2002/Durango.html (1188 words)

	-= NMSU Research - Spring 2005 =-
		The original documents that were filmed for the Durango Microfilm Collection are housed in the back of the Durango Cathedral, which sits on the central plaza in Durango, Mexico.
		Despite the fact that the church in Durango was eager to have its archives filmed, there were challenges in the project.
		And because the sessions were filmed in Durango and the film was sent back to NMSU for processing, they occasionally needed to be redone because the film was faulty or damaged.
	researchmag.nmsu.edu /2005_SP/f_pop.html (1413 words)

	Government of the state of Durango - Mexico
		Government of the state of Durango - Mexico
		Durango is the fourth largest State in México with 47,581 miles² of territory.
		With a population of 1,448,661 in the State and 491,436 live in the city of Durango.
	www.promociondurango.gob.mx /quick.html (159 words)

	NPR : Finding Home: From Chicago to Durango (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Weekend Edition Saturday, March 11, 2006 · Ask 19-year-old Lizandra Nevarez where she's from and she'll say a village in Durango, Mexico -- even though she was born and raised in Chicago.
		Her mother and grandmother were born in Durango.
		She heads to Durango with hopes of connecting to her family in the small village, or rancho, of Onze de Marzo.
	www.npr.org.cob-web.org:8888 /templates/story/story.php?storyId=5256313 (384 words)

	Durango - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre
		Durango, localidad en la provincia de Vizcaya, País Vasco, España.
		Durango, localidad del estado de Colorado, Estados Unidos.
		Durango localidad del estado de Iowa, Estados Unidos.
	es.wikipedia.org /wiki/Durango (133 words)

	Towns Closest to Durango - New Mexico - City-Data Forum
		It is about 35 miles to Durango but keep in mind the highway from Aztec to Durango has heavy traffic.
		I'd look in the Durango suburbs such as Florida Mesa, Ticolote and Grandview and all the apartments in the Durango area first.
		If someone who lives in Durango can't find something there even though it has lots of stores too but they go to Farmington and can find it, it is about 50 miles away.
	www.city-data.com /forum/new-mexico/4992-towns-closest-durango.html (801 words)

	Canatlan Durango Mexico Timber and Agland Available For Sale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Ranch/Farm in Canatlan, Durango, Mexico, of 22,691 of timberland with 124 acres of agriculture use, capacity to hold 2,000 head, a lot of water and trees, 4 kinds of pastures, 2 springs, 5 year round ponds and 10 seasonal ponds and 2 wells with wind pumps.
		There are also 5 sets of corrals with water squeeze chutes, 6 houses, 6 barns, 2 employer buildings, 1 church, 2 stables for horses, all is fenced with 5 and 7 wires with several divisions for cattle raising.
		The wildlife are deer and turkeys, about 4 miles of a town, 16 miles from a main highway, 20 miles from Canatlan, Durango and 51 miles from the state capital of Durango.
	www.eaglestar.net /ism1-.html (169 words)

	Rivers and mountains. Durango. Mexico for kids.
		In the state of Durango, there are three kinds of relief:
		In line with the flow of their waters and the regions where they end, it could be said that there are three main slopes in the state:
		The only river in Durango belonging to the Gulf slope is the Florido River.
	www.elbalero.gob.mx /kids/explora/html/durango/orografia.html (156 words)

	Suchil/Durango, Mexico (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Vision - Our mission is to produce and empower committed followers of Jesus Christ in Mexico and United States to reach the world.
		Take a look inside at what the Lord is doing and how YOU can make an impact on lives here in Mexico.
		Also dedicated to building up the Church, which is the Body of Christ.
	www.mexico-missions.com /about.htm (376 words)

	Durango, Mexico
		Note: Durango has no official flag, but one in white charged with the coat of arms is broadly used:
		Location:A land-locked state in North-West of Mexico surrounded by the States of Chihuahua and Coahuila de Zaragoza (N), Zacatecas (E, SE) Nayarit (SW), and Sinaloa (W).
		Artículo Quinto.- El uso del Escudo de Durango en documentos, medallas, banderas y demás objetos de uso oficial, deberá sujetarse a todas y cada una de las características descritas en el Artículo Segundo de este Decreto, referente a sus blasones.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/mx-dgo.html (482 words)

	Mexico Atlas: Maps and Online Resources — Infoplease.com
		Mexico Profile: History · Government · Economy · Population …
		Lonely Planet Mexico by John Noble, Andrew Dean Nystrom and Ben Greens…
		Gringos in Paradise: An American Couple Builds Their Retirement Dream House in a Seaside Village in Mexico by Barry Golson
	www.infoplease.com /atlas/mexico.html (187 words)

	UC Resources Ltd. - Canadian TSX Venture Silver Gold Mining Company in Mexico
		UC Resources has made several significant corporate achievements of recent and is aggressively moving ahead with its 100% interest in the 64,000 hectare (640 sq km’s) historically productive Gold and Silver Copalquin Project in NW Durango, Mexico.
		Mexico is the number one producer of Silver in the world, and remains a most favourable environment for mining and investment.
		Copalquin is located in the heart of Mexico’s prolific Sierra Madre Mining belt and is our flagship property.
	www.ucresources.net (647 words)

	Durango Mexico - Hotel and Resort Travel Deals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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