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Palo Quemado Destination Guide

Explore Palo Quemado in Mexico

Palo Quemado in the region of Chihuahua is a town in Mexico - some 932 mi or ( 1500 km ) North-West of Mexico City , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Palo Quemado is now 12:27 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Chihuahua " with a UTC offset of -7 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Cuauhtemoc, Juarez, Hermosillo, Guadalupe, and El Nicle. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Cuauhtemoc . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Palo Quemado ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Mata Ortiz, Mexico: People, Places, Pottery

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View photos by Jeffrey & Gloria , from their Februrary 2009 travels near the ancient ruins of Paquime, Casas Grandes and Mata Ortiz in northern Chihuahua, Mexico. Our travel was during the time the US ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Mata Ortiz

Mata Ortiz is a small village in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico, less than 100 miles from the US-Mexico border. The community, population 2,000, is one of the designated localidades (localities) in the municipio libre (municipality) of Casas Grandes, one of several such pueblos in a wide, fertile valley long inhabited by indigenous people. Mata Ortiz is located at the base of a mountain known as El Indio and on the west bank of the Rio Palanganas, a tributary of the Rio Casas Grandes.

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Located at 30.18 -108.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Native American pottery, Populated places in Chihuahua

Colonia Juárez, Chihuahua

Colonia Juárez is a small town in the northern part of the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Colonia Juárez is located in the valley of the Piedras Verdes river on the edge of the flatlands running up to the front range of the Sierra Madre mountains. It is a little north of Mata Ortiz and about 20 kilometers to the southwest of Casas Grandes. Established in 1886, the colony was one of many colonies in Mexico settled by Mormon pioneers.

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Located at 30.31 -108.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Populated places established in 1886, Populated places in Chihuahua, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mexico

Casas Grandes

Casas Grandes (Spanish for Great Houses; also known as Paquimé) is the contemporary name given to a pre-Columbian archaeological zone and its central site, located in northwestern Mexico in the modern-day Mexican state of Chihuahua. It is one of the largest and most complex sites in the region. Developed as multi-storied dwellings about 1350 CE after earlier settlement beginning after 1130 CE, the community was abandoned approximately 1450 CE.

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Located at 30.37 -107.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Chihuahua, Landmarks in Chihuahua, Oasisamerica cultures, Puebloan buildings and structures, Visitor attractions in Chihuahua, World Heritage Sites in Mexico

Nuevo Casas Grandes

Nuevo Casas Grandes, also known as Nueva Casas Grandes, is a city and seat of the Nuevo Casas Grandes Municipality in northern Mexico. It is located in the northwestern part of the state of Chihuahua, on the Casas Grandes or San Miguel river, situated in a wide, fertile valley on the 4,000-foot Mesa del Norte of the Plateau of Mexico. Nearby is the Sierra Madre Occidental.

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Located at 30.42 -107.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Tags: Populated places in Chihuahua

Nuevo Casas Grandes Municipality

Nuevo Casas Grandes is a Mexican municipality, located in the state of Chihuahua, northern Mexico. The capital and seat of the municipality is the city of Nuevo Casas Grandes, which has the same name as the surrounding municipality.

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Located at 30.42 -107.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Chihuahua