Touring Rancho Los Tanques in Mexico
Rancho Los Tanques in the region of Coahuila is a city located in Mexico - some 612 mi or ( 986 km ) North of Mexico City , the country's capital city .
Time in Rancho Los Tanques is now 08:36 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Monterrey " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Las Blancas, San Jose Cloete, Buenavista, Rosita, and Rancho Bonito. Being here already, consider visiting Las Blancas . Check out our recommendations for Rancho Los Tanques ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Cloete
Cloete or San José de Cloete is a coal-mining town in the municipality of Sabinas, in the Mexican state of Coahuila. It was founded in the late th century by William Broderick Cloete, a British mine-owner. It adopted his name following his death in the sinking of the RMS Lusitania in 1915. In the 2005 INEGI Census it reported a population of 3,977 habitantes.
Located at 27.92 -101.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Nueva Rosita
Nueva Rosita is a town in the northeastern part of the state of Coahuila in northern Mexico. It lies about 11 km northwest of the city of Sabinas on Federal Highway 57, and serves as the municipal seat of San Juan de Sabinas municipality. In 1990 the town was recorded as having a population of 36,284. The town was initially developed in the 1930s. It remains today an important manufacturing centre for the north of Mexico. The area is the site of a coal mine owned by Grupo México.
Located at 27.94 -101.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Pasta de Conchos mine disaster
The Pasta de Conchos mine disaster occurred at approximately 2:30 a.m. CST on February 19, 2006, after a methane explosion within a coal mine near Nueva Rosita, San Juan de Sabinas municipality, in the Mexican state of Coahuila. The mines were run by Grupo México, the largest mining company in the country. It was estimated that 65 miners, who were working the 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. shift that morning, were trapped underground by the explosion. Only 2 of the 65 bodies have been recovered.
Located at 27.93 -101.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
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