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El Japon Destination Guide

Discover El Japon in Mexico

El Japon in the region of Tamaulipas is a town located in Mexico - some 369 mi or ( 593 km ) North of Mexico City , the country's capital .

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Local time in El Japon is now 03:56 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Monterrey " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Soledad, San Jose de Buenavista, Mesa, Loma Prieta, and Las Norias. When in this area, you might want to check out Soledad . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in El Japon ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Cruillas Municipality

Cruillas is a municipality located in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas.

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Located at 24.75 -98.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Tamaulipas

San Fernando, Tamaulipas

San Fernando is a municipality and city located in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. It is about 85 miles away from Brownsville, Texas.

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Located at 24.83 -98.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Tamaulipas, Populated places in Tamaulipas

2010 San Fernando massacre

Do not confuse with the 2011 San Fernando massacre, the mass graves with 193 corpses. The 2010 San Fernando massacre, also known as the first massacre of San Fernando, was the mass murder of 72 illegal immigrants by Los Zetas drug cartel in the village of El Huizachal in the municipality of San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The 72 killed—58 men and 14 women—were mainly from Central and South America, and they were shot in the back of the head and then piled up together.

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Located at 24.83 -98.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: 2010 in Mexico, History of Tamaulipas, Illegal immigration to the United States, Mass murder in 2010, Massacres in Mexico, Mexican Drug War, Organized crime events in Mexico

2011 San Fernando massacre

Do not confuse with the 2010 San Fernando massacre, the killing of the 72 illegal immigrants. The 2011 San Fernando massacre, also known as the second massacre of San Fernando, was the mass murder of 193 people by Los Zetas drug cartel at La Joya ranch in the municipality of San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 24.83 -98.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: 2011 in Mexico, History of Tamaulipas, Mass murder in 2011, Massacres in Mexico, Mexican Drug War, Organized crime events in Mexico