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La Colonia Destination Guide

Explore La Colonia in Mexico

La Colonia in the region of Sonora is a town in Mexico - some 986 mi or ( 1587 km ) North-West of Mexico City , the country's capital city .

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Current time in La Colonia is now 04:38 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Hermosillo " with a UTC offset of -7 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Charolais, Santo Nino, La Providencia, El Represo, and Represo. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Charolais . Where to go and what to see in La Colonia ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Hermosillo Stamping & Assembly

Hermosillo Stamping and Assembly is an automotive factory owned by Ford Motor Company, located in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, and currently producing Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ models for the North American market. The facility began production in 1986 with floor space of approximately 1,500,000 sq ft and employs 1,500 people. At its inception, the plant was jointly owned by Ford and Mazda, the two companies sharing production techniques.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 29.01 -110.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Sonora, Ford factories, Hermosillo, Motor vehicle assembly plants in Mexico

2009 Hermosillo daycare center fire

The ABC Day Care center fire in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, took place on Friday, June 5, 2009. 29 bodies were pulled from the blaze and thirty died that day. Since then, the death toll has risen as more children have died from their injuries. In all, 44 toddlers and infants have been reported killed as a result of the blaze. Another five have not survived their injuries raising the death toll now to 49. Over 40 infants and toddlers have been hospitalised with burns, and six adults.

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Located at 29.04 -110.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: 2009 fires, 2009 in Mexico, Fire disasters involving barricaded escape routes, Fires in Mexico, Hermosillo