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Colimillas Destination Guide

Discover Colimillas in Mexico

Colimillas in the region of Michoacán is a place located in Mexico - some 174 mi or ( 281 km ) West of Mexico City , the country's capital .

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Local time in Colimillas is now 09:36 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Mexico City " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Puebla, Mexico City, Zacatecas, Urapa, and Tepic. When in this area, you might want to check out Puebla . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Colimillas ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

El Jorullo

El Jorullo is a cinder cone volcano in Michoacán, central Mexico, on the southwest slope of the central plateau, 33 miles (53 kilometers) southeast of Uruapan in an area known as the Michoacán-Guanajuato volcanic field. Coordinates are {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:18|58|26.43|N|101|43|2.97|W|type:city | |name= }} (18.974008, −101.717492), about 6 miles (10 kilometers) east-northeast of La Huacana. Its current elevation is 1,320 metres .

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Located at 18.97 -101.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Cinder cones, Geography of Michoacán, Mountains of Mexico, Pyroclastic cones, Volcanoes of Mexico

Nuevo Urecho

Nuevo Urecho is a municipality located in the center of the Mexican state of Michoacán. The municipality has an area of 330.66 square kilometres (0.56% of the surface of the state) and is bordered to the north by the municipality of Taretan, to the east by Ario, to the south by La Huacana, and to the west by Gabriel Zamora. The municipality had a population of 7,722 inhabitants according to the 2005 census. Its municipal seat is the city of the same name.

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Located at 19.17 -101.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Michoacán, Populated places in Michoacán

Mexicana Flight 940

Flight 940 was operating its scheduled flight route Mexico City-Puerto Vallarta-Mazatlán-Los Angeles operated by Mexicana Airlines (Compañia Mexicana de Aviación). On March 31, 1986, the flight departed from Mexico City utilizing a Boeing 727-264 registered as XA-MEM. Fifteen minutes into the morning flight, the plane crashed into a mountain named El Carbón in the rugged Sierra Madre Oriental mountain range of central Mexico.

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Located at 19.17 -101.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: 1986 in Mexico, Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 727, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by in-flight fires, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by maintenance errors, Aviation accidents and incidents in 1986, Aviation accidents and incidents in Mexico, Mexicana accidents and incidents

Ario, Michoacán

Ario is a municipality located in the Mexican state of Michoacán. The municipality has an area of 694.60 square kilometres (1.18% of the surface of the state) and is bordered to the north by Salvador Escalante, to the east by Tacámbaro and Turicato, to the south by La Huacana, to the west by Nuevo Urecho, and to the northwest by Taretán. The municipality had a population of 31, 647 inhabitants according to the 2005 census. Its municipal seat is the city of Ario de Rosales.

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Located at 19.20 -101.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Michoacán, Populated places in Michoacán