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Durango, state, Mexico
(Encyclopedia)Durango do͞orängˈgō [key], state, 47,691 sq mi (123,520 sq km), N central Mexico. The city of ...Durango, city, Mexico
(Encyclopedia)Durango vēktôrˈyä ᵺā [key], city, capital of Durango state, N central Mexico, along the highway ...Hidalgo, state, Mexico
(Encyclopedia)Hidalgo ēᵺälˈgō [key], state, 8,058 sq mi (20,870 sq km), central Mexico. Pachuca de Soto is the capital. Cross...Puebla, state, Mexico
(Encyclopedia)Puebla pwāˈblä [key], state (1990 pop. 4,126,101), 13,126 sq mi (33,996 sq km), E central Mexico. The city of Puebla is the capital. The state is almost entirely mountainous, with large valleys bet...Orizaba, city, Mexico
(Encyclopedia)Orizaba ōrēsäˈbä [key], city (1990 pop. 114,216), Veracruz state, E central Mexico. It is the commercial center of a prosperous bean and sugar growing region. The development of water power has s...Orizaba, mountain, Mexico
(Encyclopedia)Orizaba, mountain peak: see Citlaltépetl. ...Oaxaca, state, Mexico
(Encyclopedia)Oaxaca wähäˈkä [key], state (1990 pop. 3,019,560), 36,375 sq mi (94,211 sq km), S Mexico, on the Pacific Ocean and its arm, the Gulf of Tehuantepec. Oaxaca is the capital. The northern part of the...Oaxaca, city, Mexico
(Encyclopedia)Oaxaca, city (1990 pop. 212,818), capital of Oaxaca state, S Mexico. The city is officially called Oaxaca de Juárez. Situated in a valley encircled by low mountains, Oaxaca is a commercial and touris...Colima, state, Mexico
(Encyclopedia)Colima kōlēˈmä [key], state, 2,010 sq mi (5,206 sq km), SW Mexico, on the Pacific Ocean. ...Colima, city, Mexico
(Encyclopedia)Colima, city, capital of Colima state, SW Mexico. It is a marketing and processing center for the surrounding agricultural region. The city was founded ...Browse by Subject
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