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Carreras, Durango
Carreras is a small town located in the Mexican state of Durango. The town is part of Tepehuanes Municipality. Carreras has a small population of mostly retired people, with tourism during the summer and the winter. Tourists mostly consist of the children of migrant parents from the United States mostly from California, Nevada, Illinois, Texas, Georgia and Virginia. Children usually ride ATV's around the towns dirt roads but recently the roads were paved. Occasionally, the town hosts various "Coleaderas" (rodeos) in the town's "Lienzo charro A ''lienzo charro'' is an arena where charros hold the events of '' charreada'', ''coleadero'' and jaripeo Jaripeo () refers to a form of bull riding practiced mainly in central and southern Mexico. It developed in the 16th century and origin ...". References Populated places in Durango {{Durango-geo-stub ...
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Carreras Durango
Carreras is a small town located in the Mexican state of Durango. The town is part of Tepehuanes Municipality Tepehuanes Municipality is a Municipalities of Mexico, municipality in the Mexican state of Durango. It is located in the North West of Durango at 25°12'"-26°25'"N 105°23'"-106°40'"W, at an elevation of about 1,830 meters (6000 feet). T .... Carreras has a small population of mostly retired people, with tourism during the summer and the winter. Tourists mostly consist of the children of migrant parents from the United States mostly from California, Nevada, Illinois, Texas, Georgia and Virginia. Children usually ride ATV's around the towns dirt roads but recently the roads were paved. Occasionally, the town hosts various "Coleaderas" (rodeos) in the town's " Lienzo charro". References Populated places in Durango {{Durango-geo-stub ...
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Mexican State
The states of Mexico are first-level administrative territorial entities of the country of Mexico, which is officially named Mexico, United Mexican States. There are 32 federal entities in Mexico (31 states and the capital, Mexico City, as a separate entity that is not formally a state). States are further divided into municipalities of Mexico, municipalities. Mexico City is divided in boroughs of Mexico City, boroughs, officially designated as or , similar to other state's municipalities but with different administrative powers. List ''Mexico's post agency, Correos de México, does not offer an official list of state name abbreviations, and as such, they are not included below. A list of Mexican states and several versions of their abbreviations can be found Template:Mexico State-Abbreviation Codes, here.'' } , style="text-align: center;" , ''Coahuila de Zaragoza'' , , style="text-align: center;" colspan=2 , Saltillo , style="text-align: right;" , , style="text-align ...
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Durango
Durango (), officially named Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango ( en, Free and Sovereign State of Durango; Tepehuán: ''Korian''; Nahuatl: ''Tepēhuahcān''), is one of the 31 states which make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico, situated in the northwest of the country. With a population of 1,832,650, the 8th lowest of Mexico's states, Durango has Mexico's second-lowest population density, after Baja California Sur. The capital city, Victoria de Durango, is named after the first President of Mexico, Guadalupe Victoria. Geography General information With , Durango accounts for about 6.3% of the entire territory of Mexico. It is the fourth largest state lying at the extreme northwest of the Central Mexican Plateau, where it meets the Sierra Madre Occidental—the highest peaks in the state. The state has an average elevation of 1,775 meters above sea level, with a mean elevation of 1,750 m in the Valleys region and 2,450 m in the Sierra region. The city of Durango is on the ...
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Tepehuanes Municipality
Tepehuanes Municipality is a Municipalities of Mexico, municipality in the Mexican state of Durango. It is located in the North West of Durango at 25°12'"-26°25'"N 105°23'"-106°40'"W, at an elevation of about 1,830 meters (6000 feet). The municipal seat is at Santa Catarina de Tepehuanes. Borders It is bordered to the north by the municipality of Guanaceví, the municipality of El Oro (municipality of Durango), El Oro to the east, the municipality of Santiago Papasquiaro (municipality), Santiago Papasquiaro to the south, the municipality of Canelas to the southwest, the municipality of Topia (municipality), Topia to the west, and the municipality of Tamazula (municipality), Tamazula to the northwest along with the state of Chihuahua (state), Chihuahua. Territory The total area of the municipality (urban and rural) is 6401.50 square kilometers, which represents 95.95% of the state. Name The town gained its name from the native Tepehuan Indians. Their name is Nahuatl for ...
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Lienzo Charro
A ''lienzo charro'' is an arena where charros Charro has several meanings, but it generally refers to Mexican horse riders, who maintain traditional dress, such as some form of sombrero, which in Mexican Spanish are called ''sombrero de charro'' (a charro's hat). The charros could also ... hold the events of '' charreada'', ''coleadero'' and jaripeo.Teresa Palomo Acosta Rodeo">American rodeo events may also take place at a lienzo charro. A ''lienzo'' has two areas: one and a second, circular area in diameter. ''Charreada'' is a team competition in which teams go head-to-head to win points in different competitions. The team with the most points at the end wins. The ''coleadero'', also known as the ''torneo de colas'', is a multi- or single-competitor event in which a mounted ''charro'' throws a bull to the ground by catching its tail, wrapping it under his leg, and making a turn.Andrea Cabello, Rocío Martínez and Montserrat Mata [2002Art of the Charrería: A Mexica ...
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