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Ojuela

Ojuela was a small mining settlement located northwest of the city of Torreón, Coahuila in northern Mexico. The settlement is now well known as a ghost town as a result of the ore being exhausted. Ojuela was established after the discovery of abandoned gold and silver mines in the area in 1598. The Ojuela Mine produced a large quantity of mineral during the last part of the 19th century. With the advent of the railroad, all the extracted ore were transported away from the mine by train and processed in the nearby town of Mapimí, Durango. The origins of the mine can be traced to 1598 when it was discovered by a group of Spanish prospectors. After this discovery, the mineral potential was confirmed and the exploitation begun. Soon the foundations of the town were set. The town was located at the top of a mountain within close proximity to the mines main access. This was done in order to have the workers and other mining staff as close as possible to the operation. The town developed rapidly from a small settlement to a village with all the urban services of that age. This included a post office, Catholic church, several warehouses, general stores and saloons. At the end of the 19th century the property was acquired by the Peñoles Mining Company. This was one of the first mining operations of this company. At the beginning of the 20th century there were problems with the mining exploitation due to the conflicts and struggles originated by the Mexican Revolution and with the additional problem of the water presence inside the mine. At the end of the revolution the operation continued but soon the mineral reserves were exhausted and the company decided to lease it to a local miners co-operative, therefore the town was gradually abandoned. Now there is no mining activity. However, there are a few fossil, rock and stone sellers and some tour guides. Currently the main buildings and other structures are in ruins. It is possible to visit this location and recognize the old church, the foundations of the miners houses, the warehouses, other mining facilities and to have a guided tour down the access of the former mine. The only surviving and functional structure is a suspension bridge. The bridge is known as "Puente de Ojuela" (Ojuela Bridge) by the locals. The original bridge was designed by the famous Roebling brothers, who also designed the Brooklyn Bridge. At the time of construction, the Puente de Ojuela was the third longest suspension bridge in the world. It was rebuilt recently by the Peñoles Company, the original was scrapped and only the main arches are now displayed at the Torreón Exposition Center.

Cañon de Fernández State Park

Cañon de Fernandez State Park is a natural protected area in the northern Mexican state of Durango. It covers 17,000 hectares straddling the Nazas River in Lerdo Municipality, right in the middle of the Chihuahuan Desert. It was protected by the government of Durango in 2004 and it was named a Ramsar wetland in 2008, the only Ramsar site in Durango and the second in the Chihuahuan Desert after Cuatrocienegas, Coahuila. The state park has a riparian area with a mixed forest of Montezuma bald cypress Taxodium mucronatum, Cottonwood Populus spp, Willow Salix spp and Mesquite Prosopis glandulosa. Dendrochronologists have dated the bald cypress population and found trees of over 1400 years of age. In fact, the indigenous name for this tree is Ahuehuetl meaning "old man in the water". Avian diversity is high with over 220 bird species recorded in the State Park, including nesting rarities for the Chihuahuan Desert such as the Grey hawk Asturina nitida and the Green Jay Cyanocorax yncas. Reptiles and mammals are also quite diverse including Bobcats, Mountain lions and Jaguarundis. The area is managed by Prodefensa del Nazas, AC, a NGO based in nearby Gomez Palacio through a contract with the state government. The park faces several menaces such as the intended construction of a potabilising plant for the metro area of Lerdo Municipality, Gómez Palacio Municipality, Torreón Municipality and Matamoros Municipality, the depletion of the aquifer by overextraction for agriculture and escessive use of fertilisers and pesticides. The Cañon de Fernández State Park was listed as a "Wetland if International Importance" under the Ramsar Convention on February 2, 2008.

La Ferrería

La Ferrería is an archaeological site located 7 kilometers south of the City of Durango, in the state of Durango, México, at the “Cerro de La Ferrería”, on the side of the Tunal River. In the surrounding region mainly are Mesquite and Aloe, the fauna comprises hares, rabbits, foxes, coyotes, squirrel and lizards. The first inhabitants of this region were Nahua, nomads from the North of the continent, two thousand years ago. During the postclassical period the city was occupied by Zacatecas people and their contemporaries tepehuanos, from the southeast of the Guadiana Valley up to “Nombre de Dios”. La Ferrería was first inhabited by a group that basically subsisted from farming corn, beans and squash, and were hunter-gatherers to complete their diet; because of its proximity to the Tunal river, it is assumed that hunting and fishing were common activities. It has been detected that the site was occupied several times between 875 and 1450 CE. The site includes archaeological finds such as: circular ritual spaces, bird bones and stone rings, that provide indications of ties with cultures of the American southwest and especially with Paquimé, which could hypothetically mean or suggest a fusion between late northern Mesoamerican cultures and the American southwest. ==Background== The first settlers who were in La Ferrería are known as the Nahuas who were in her in the 600 A.D. and they migrated from around North America. Also from 600 C.E. to 1450 C.E. the tribes who were in this place where known as the Zacatecan and Tepehuano Indian tribes. The Ferrería was also known as a place where people meet to have a religious gathering where they built pyramids, places of worship and houses. Also in 2007 a museum near La Ferrería was remodeled and it contains archaeological artifacts that have been discovered there for people to go see. This broad area represents the natural corridor that the Sierra Madre Occidental offered to the Toltec and Nahuatlaca tribes, both of whom took advantage of the large accidental stone conformations to survive in the wilderness of the territory. The new formations formed as the only security for the tribes that moved among Northern Mexico and the Valley of Anahuac, eventually becoming a home-state for these tribes who then began to form small communities, united by language and region. The Huichol, Cora, and Tarahumara Tepehuanos incorporated perfectly distinct nations, each with evident sedentary purposes, and a strong family structure, all whilst setting aside the bellicose attitude of the Chichimec tribe of the center of the then-current Republic. The exceptions were the Acaxee, Humas, and Xiximes who were constantly at war but always on the look-out for final settlements in the region of the Quebradas. On the east bank of the state a longitudinal zone can be found, that extends from the current state of Zacatecas to the la Laguna area between the entities of Durango and Coahuila. The "Indios Laguneros" traveled interchangeably between this area, they were characterized by their rebellious attitude, instability, religious customs and for being hunters and gatherers. These Natives of which so little was recorded were the first inhabitants of the region long before they were exterminated by the Spanish colonists. Today, only a few remain of the Tepehuanos, Huicholes, Coras and Tarahumara tribes. There is an opinion which assumes that Mesoamerican cultures would have migrated northward. Hence Oasisamerica would be a branch of neighboring southerners. In that regard, the development of Oasisamerican cultures, such as those from northern Mesoamerica, would have been related to groups originally inhabiting western Mexico. Archaeological evidence suggests an affiliation with uto-nahua groups would have taken agriculture to the Oasisamerican region. Although agricultural techniques were imported from the south, Oasisamerican villages built a civilization with particular characteristics, that maintained relations with Mesoamerica farmers. Must remember that Durango is at the south border of the Mogollon – Anasazi cultures influence area

Santiago Papasquiaro

Santiago Papasquiaro is a city located in a valley in west-central Durango, Mexico. It is the fourth-largest community in the state in population, and is the municipal seat of the municipality of the same name. As of 2010, the city of Santiago Papasquiaro had a population of 26,121. Santiago Papasquiaro is also the home of Mexican Armys 71st Infantry Battalion barracks. The town is situated on the eastern slopes of the Sierra Madre Occidental. Santiago Papasquiaro is located at an altitude of over 5,000 ft. above sea level. Agriculture is a vital part of the towns economy. During the past few years, the city has improved vastly. The municipality has an area of 7,238.4 km² and a census population of 41,539. Several famous duranguense bands are from Santiago Papasquiaro, including such groups as Montez de Durango. Also one of the most famous grupero bands are from Santiago Papasquiaro are Los Bondadosos.

Coneto de Comonfort

Coneto de Comonfort is a town and seat of the municipality of Canelas, in the state of Durango, north-western Mexico. As of 2010, the town of Coneto de Comonfort had a population of 858. Founded over 450 years ago, the town of Coneto de Comonfort was originally established as a mining community. It is located in the heart of the Coneto Mining District in the "Mexican Silver Trend", on the Mesa Central, east of the Sierra Madre Occidental mountains. This epithermal gold and silver-rich district has a long history of exploration and small scale production, dating back to the mid 1500s. The district is currently being explored by Orex Minerals Inc. and their project partner Fresnillo plc . Geology Gold and silver mineralization is hosted in over 40 epithermal quartz veins and breccias of low to intermediate sulphidation. A corridor of veining extends northwesterly for 17 km and has a width of about 4 km. Individual veins can be traced for up to 2 km and vary from 1 to 20 metres thick. These are exposed in an erosional window of Lower Volcanic Series andesite domes, flows, tuff and agglomerate, surrounded by Upper Volcanic Series rhyolites and dacites. The main silver-bearing mineral is acanthite and native gold is associated with hydrothermal hematite. The base metal minerals galena, sphalerite and minor chalcopyrite increase with depth. Associated with the mineralized structures are hydrothermal alteration zones, including kaolinitization, silicification, and pyritization.
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