Cotorro, or San Pedro del Cotorro, is one of the 15 municipalities (''municipios'' in Spanish) in the city of

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Overview

The municipality is situated by the Carretera Central (Central Highway), and main ''autopista'' (motorway). Cotorro is 16 km from

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. Its foundation dates to 1822. By the end of the 1950s, Cotorro had grown in such a way that it was exceeding in extension and population to the head of the municipality.

Twin towns – sister cities

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, Brazil

References

External links

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Cotorro website
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