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Faro Destination Guide

Touring Faro in Canada

Faro in the region of Yukon is a city located in Canada - some 2,513 mi or ( 4044 km ) North-West of Ottawa , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Faro

Time in Faro is now 07:41 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Whitehorse " with a UTC offset of -7 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Juneau City and Borough, and Whitehorse. Being here already, consider visiting Juneau City and Borough . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Faro ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

CWG Pan Northern Torch Relay Faro, Yukon - July 1, 2006

5:15 min by Shane Wilson
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The Yukon Torch visits Faro, Yukon on July 1, 2006 as part of the Canada Winter Games Pan Northern Torch Relay. The torch was carved by Shane Wilson from caribou antler. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Faro, Yukon

Faro is a small town in the central Yukon, Canada, formerly the home of the largest open pit lead–zinc mine in the world as well as a significant producer of silver and other natural resource ventures. The mine was built by the Ralph M. Parsons Construction Company of the USA with General Enterprises Ltd. of Whitehorse being the main subcontractor. Currently (June 2007) the population is 400, considerably lower than its peak of over 2,100 in February 1982. Faro was named after the card game.

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Located at 62.23 -133.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Lead mines in Canada, Mines in Yukon, Mining communities in Yukon, Silver mines in Canada, Surface mines in Canada, Towns in Yukon, Zinc mines in Canada