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  Tour By Mexico ® - Sinaloa State --- 8
Sinaloa is located between parallels 22º 22´ and 27º 18´ north latitude and 107º 13´ and 109º 02´ west longitude occupying the northern zone of the Mexican coast of the Pacific Ocean.
Sinaloa is a natural north-south corridor that contains big rivers, rich submarine layers, beaches, estuaries, dense jungles and mountains and deserts.
The name "Sinaloa" derives from the Cahita dialect and was composed of "sina" (kind of Pithaya) and "lobala" (round house), so that Sinalobala eventually became Sinaloa and means a kind of round Pithaya.
www.tourbymexico.com /sinaloa/sinaloa.htm   (299 words)

  
  CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Sinaloa
Sinaloa was discovered in 1530 by the ill-reputed D. Nuño de Guzman who founded the city of San Miguel de Culiacan.
The province of Culiacan was soon obliged to face the terrors of war brought upon it by the barbarous cruelties of Nuño and his favourite, Diego Hernandez de Proaño.
Diocese of Sinaloa, which had formed part of the ecclesiastical province of Guadalajara, and the Bishop of Sonora removed to Hermosillo.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/14012a.htm   (418 words)

  
  Sinaloa, Sinaloa Vacations - www.bestday.com
Sinaloa is a land replete with both historical and modern-day attractions as well as abundant natural resources.
Sinaloa is located in a natural fertile region for agriculture, since the state counts on 11 rivers and 11 dams, for which it is known as "the granary of Mexico".
In their daily life, the people of Sinaloa always find a way to show their exceptional friendliness and sincerity.They are well known for being kind but honest at the same time, especially for the gaiety they manifest during fiesta times.
www.bestday.com /Sinaloa/?asoc=ADVA   (724 words)

  
 Tricar Sinaloa
The conquest of Sinaloa began 1531 by the spaniards headed by Nuño Beltrán de Guzmán.
Sinaloa has a warm climate on the coast side, moderate-warm in the valleys and lower mountainskirts, moderate-cold in small mountains and cold in the high ones.
Sinaloa has had the most technical of agriculture devices and the most modern ones in the country for four decades.
www.tricar.com.mx /htmls/sinaloaing.html   (468 words)

  
 History of Mexico - The State of Sinaloa
The State of Sinaloa, with a surface area of 56,496 square kilometers, is basically a narrow strip of land running along the Pacific Ocean and represents only 2.9% of the national territory.
Sinaloa is bordered to the north by Sonora and Chihuahua; to the south, by Nayarit; to the east by Durango, and to the west, by the Gulf of California.
Detachment of the Province of Sinaloa and Sonora (1733).
www.houstonculture.org /mexico/sinaloa.html   (2721 words)

  
 Sinaloa
The present territory of Sinaloa was discovered in 1530 by the ill-reputed D. Nuño de Guzman who founded the city of San Miguel de Culiacan.
When the See of Durango was founded in 1620, Sinaloa, which until then had belonged to the Diocese of Guadalajara, became part of it; on the foundation (1780) of the Diocese of Sonora, it became a part of the latter.
However, the residence of the bishop, after having been successively at Arispe and Alamo, passed to Culiacan, capital of Sinaloa until 1883, when Leo XIII founded the Diocese of Sinaloa, which had formed part of the ecclesiastical province of Guadalajara, and the Bishop of Sonora removed to Hermosillo.
www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/s/sinaloa.html   (355 words)

  
 P.O.V. - Al Otro Lado . Sinaloa: The Drug Capital of Mexico | PBS
If you say the words "Sinaloa," and more particularly "Culiacán" to most Mexicans, the first things they think of are drugs and violence.
In Sinaloa, everyone from children to wrinkled elders shares an enthusiastic intimacy with the sierran traffic and la nota roja, the crime news.
Sinaloa, which borders the Pacific Ocean on the West, is known as the drug capital of Mexico.
www.pbs.org /pov/pov2006/alotrolado/special_sinaloa.html   (1295 words)

  
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 Sinaloa
Sinaloa State is located at the northwest of Mexico.
The attire and music in the northern part of the state has a more "norteño" or northern style due to its influence of Sonora State.
On the other hand, we have, the southern part of Sinaloa which attire and music are those of the "coast" style.
www.csun.edu /~ballet/sinaloa.htm   (156 words)

  
 Entomology - Africanized bees and pollination in Mexico
The large scale of agriculture in Sinaloa is illustrated by reference in the local paper to about 500 truck loads of vegetables crossing the US border in Nogales each day during the time of our visit in January.
Beekeepers in Sinaloa replace colonies that abscond by dividing hives and capturing swarms, but they are still not back up to their original hive numbers.
Perhaps the biggest lesson from Sinaloa is that if beekeeping is profitable, and if beekeepers are allowed to continue their trade and are assisted in adapting to the new bees, then they will be able to supply the bees needed for pollination.
bees.ucr.edu /sinaloa.html   (3135 words)

  
 Map of Mexico, SINALOA Map, Mexican Maps.
Sinaloa is the most important state in México in terms of agriculture, and additionally has one of the largest fishing fleets.
Sinaloa de Leyva is a city in the Mexican state of Sinaloa.
Its geographical location is 25°36′25″N, 107°33′18″W. Sinaloa de Leyva serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality (municipio) of Sinaloa, Sinaloa.
www.travelamap.com /mexico/sinaloa_I.htm   (289 words)

  
 Sinaloa Surf Camp
Sinaloa Surf School is the perfect getaway place to learn to surf.
The Sinaloa Surf School runs from November to April and is open during holidays.
If you want to get away from the typical vacation full of tourists then Sinaloa Surf School is for you.
www.sinaloasurfschool.com   (379 words)

  
 Sinaloa, Mexico current local time from WorldTimeServer.com
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 Sinaloa travel guide - Wikitravel
North America : Mexico : Northern Mexico : Sinaloa
Sinaloa is rather like the country of Chile in that it is a long narrow strip of land with ocean on its west and mountains in the east.
As a result there are a lot of overlooked beaches and mountain playgrounds for those willing to get off the beaten path and explore a bit.
wikitravel.org /en/Sinaloa   (138 words)

  
 Tour By Mexico ® - Culiacan in Sinaloa State, Mexico
Tour By Mexico ® - Culiacan in Sinaloa State, Mexico
Fifty-four kilometers southwest of Culiacan you get to the Ponce and Las arenitas beaches.
Back to Sinaloa State in Tour By Mexico ®
www.tourbymexico.com /sinaloa/culiacan/culiacan.htm   (127 words)

  
 Sinaloa Font - Fonts.com
A striped feature running throughout helps to determine the legibility of the letterforms.
Sinaloa was designed to be used a few words at a time for large display requirements.
Then enter your text and click the "Change Sample Text" button.
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