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Santa Cruz Destination Guide

Explore Santa Cruz in Mexico

Santa Cruz in the region of Chihuahua is a town in Mexico - some 661 mi or ( 1064 km ) North-West of Mexico City , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Santa Cruz

Current time in Santa Cruz is now 03:22 PM (Thursday) . 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: Corralejo, Troya, Santa Cruz de Neyra, San Jose del Alto, and San Antonio Corralejo. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Corralejo . Where to go and what to see in Santa Cruz ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Allende meteorite

The Allende meteorite is the largest carbonaceous chondrite ever found on Earth. The fireball was witnessed at 01:05 on February 8, 1969, falling over the Mexican state of Chihuahua. After breaking up in the atmosphere, an extensive search for pieces was conducted and it is often described as "the best-studied meteorite in history". The Allende meteorite is notable for possessing abundant, large calcium-aluminium-rich inclusions, which are among the oldest objects formed in the Solar System.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 26.97 -105.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
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