Los Mochis
Iglesia del Sangrado Corazón de Jesús
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Location of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
Coordinates: 25°47′24″N 109°0′0″W / 25.79, -109
Country	Mexico
State	Sinaloa
Municipality	Ahome
Founded in	1893
Founded by	Benjamin F. Jonhston
Government
- Mayor	Policarpo Infante Fierro PRI
Elevation	10 m (33 ft)
Population (2005)
- City	231,977
Time zone	Pacific Time zone (UTC-7)
- Summer (DST)	Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-6)
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Website: www.ahome.gob.mx

Los Mochis is a coastal city in northern Sinaloa, Mexico, located at 25°47′24″N, 109°0′0″W. It serves as the municipal seat of the municipality of Ahome. As of the 2005 census, the population was 231,977, or almost 60 percent of the municipality's population. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... The United Mexican States are a federation made up by thirty-one free and sovereign states. ... Sinaloa is a state in northwestern Mexico. ... Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... A presidente municipal (Spanish for municipal president) is the chief of government of municipios in Mexico. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Institutional Revolutionary Party (Spanish: Partido Revolucionario Institucional or PRI) is a Mexican political party that wielded hegemonic power in the country—under a succession of names—for more than 70 years. ... Elevation histogram of the surface of the Earth – approximately 71% of the Earths surface is covered with water. ... The metre (American English:meter) is a measure of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... PST is UTC-8, highlighted in red. ... −12 | −11 | −10 | −9:30 | −9 | −8 | −7 | −6 | −5 | −4 | −3:30 | −3 | −2:30 | −2 | −1 | −0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Though DST is common in Europe and North America, most of the worlds people do not use it. ... PDT is UTC-7 The Pacific Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC-8). ... −12 | −11 | −10 | −9:30 | −9 | −8 | −7 | −6 | −5 | −4 | −3:30 | −3 | −2:30 | −2 | −1 | −0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Sinaloa is a state in northwestern Mexico. ... Ahome is a municipality in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. ...

Overview

Los Mochis is the western terminus of the Chihuahua-Pacific Railroad, which passes through the scenic Copper Canyon. This railway was originally conceived by Albert K. Owen and approved by President Porfirio Díaz as a trade route linking the cattle markets in Kansas City with the nearest port on the Pacific Ocean, Topolobampo. The Chihuahua al Pacífico Railroad, known as ChP or Chepe, is a major rail line in northwest Mexico, linking the city of Chihuahua, Chihuahua, to the town of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, near the Pacific coast. ... The Copper Canyon The Copper Canyon (Spanish: Barranca del Cobre) is a canyon system in the Sierra Tarahumara in the southwestern part of the state of Chihuahua in Mexico. ... // Between the time of Emperor Agustín de Iturbides abdication (March 19, 1823) and Guadalupe Victorias assumption of the office of President (October 10, 1824), there was a brief period when the executive power of the government was held by a committee. ... José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mory (15 September 1830 – 2 July 1915), Mexican war volunteer and French intervention hero; later President. ... Nickname: Location in Jackson, Clay, Platte, and Cass Counties in the state of Missouri. ... Topolobampo is a port on the Gulf of California in Sinaloa, Mexico. ...

Today the Pacífico Norte irrigation region (Sinaloa-Sonora) in which the "Valle del Fuerte" is the largest district and is the principal agricultural area of Mexico, containing over 70% of all irrigated land and producing sugar cane, cotton, rice, flowers, and many types of vegetables. The valley is one of the largest producers of mangoes in Mexico. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Look up flower in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Species About 35 species, including: Mangifera altissima Mangifera applanata Mangifera caesia Mangifera camptosperma Mangifera casturi Mangifera decandra Mangifera foetida Mangifera gedebe Mangifera griffithii Mangifera indica Mangifera kemanga Mangifera laurina Mangifera longipes Mangifera macrocarpa Mangifera mekongensis Mangifera odorata Mangifera pajang Mangifera pentandra Mangifera persiciformis Mangifera quadrifida Mangifera siamensis Mangifera similis Mangifera...

Nearby Topolobampo is the second largest natural deepwater port in the world, known for its commercial fishing and increasingly important role in shipping. Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish by hooking, trapping, or gathering. ...

A popular activity among youth in Los Mochis is the "Leyvazo", wherein people park their cars or cruise along Leyva Boulevard in downtown Los Mochis ,and the "Riazo" that is even more popular than the "Leyvazo" where the people park their car to listen to music , talk , eat in the restaurants that are near there , or drink some kind of drink , some people just pass the street in their car whit friends they call it " Dar el roll". People also gather for a drink or barbecue under "Los Álamos" which are poplar trees that line the highway to Topolobampo Bay. As well as these activities, many residents of the city enjoy visiting the nearby beach of El Maviri. Many people visit this semi-desert island to spend a day at the beach or enjoy the seafood delicacies. A barbecue in a public park in Australia A barbecue on a trailer at a block party in Kansas City Pans on the top shelf hold hamburgers and hot dogs that were grilled earlier when the coals were hot. ... This article is about woody plants of the genus Populus. ...

History

A colony of international renown was begun in the region in the late 19th century by a visionary named Albert K. Owen, a civil engineer from the United States. Built upon the principles of Utopian socialism, it floundered after surviving some 30 years. Utopian socialism is a term used to define the first currents of modern Socialist thought. ...

The city proper was first settled in 1893 by a businessman named Benjamin Johnston, who came to find his fortune in sugar cane. He built a sugar refinery around which the modern city has developed. Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Species Ref: ITIS 42058 as of 2004-05-05 Sugarcane is one of six species of a tall tropical southeast Asian grass (Family Poaceae) having stout fibrous jointed stalks whose sap at one time was the primary source of sugar. ...

In 2001, construction began on a four-lane highway which will eventually connect the port with the US state of Texas. Official language(s) No official language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Largest metro area Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ...

Education

The Universidad Autonoma de Sinaloa, the Instituto Técnologico de Los Mochis and the Universidad de Occidente are the main higher education institutions in the city. these universities are public.

Basic and mid-level education is composed by several public and private institutions. Some of them include elementary, secondary and high school education in one facility, the Colegio Mochis and the Centro Escolar del Noroeste are between the best private schools in Los mochis then the Colegio Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz and the Colegio Monferrant follow them. There are also technical schools with a solid foundation in electrical and mechanical skills like the COBAES, CBTis and the CETis schools.

Tourist atractions

The botanical garden Parque Sinaloa, the Pérgola, the Valle del Fuerte Regional Museum, the Memorial hill (Cerro de la Memoria), hunting and fishing, the Sagrado Corazón de Jesús church, and the Gabriel Leyva Ave. (where young people hang out Sunday's nights). “Hunter” redirects here. ... Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish by hooking, trapping, or gathering. ...

Famous Residents / Natives

• Francisco Labastida, ex-candidate to the 2000 Mexican presidential election.
• Denisse Guerrero, lead singer of the Mexican electropop band Belanova
• Jorge "Travieso" Arce, popular Mexican flyweight boxer and TV celebrity
• Fernando "Cochulito" Montiel, junior bantamweight champion (WBO)
• Teddy Higuera [1], major league pitcher
• Laura Harring, actress
• Omar Bravo, footballer
• Humberto "Zorrita" Soto, Boxer, World champion.
• Ivan "Olimpico" Solano, boxer, world champion.
• Canuto Ibarra Guerrero, Businessman, Politician and Philantropist

Francisco Labastida Ochoa is a Mexican politician affiliated to the Partido Revolucionario Institucional, who lost the presidential election to Vicente Fox in 2000, the first opposition president in 70 years. ... Denisse Guerrero Flores is a Mexican singer and songwriter best known for her act in electropop band Belanova. ... Belanova is a highly successful Latin Grammy-nominated Mexican electropop band from the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco. ... Jorge Arce (born July 27, 1979 in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico) was a world champion in the light flyweight (108-pound) division in the sport of boxing for several years, and is now the WBC interim flyweight (112-pound) champion of the world. ... Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo Domínguez (left, throwing a left uppercut) versus Rafael Ortiz Boxing, also referred to as pugilism is a combat sport in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with their fists in a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds. ... Teodoro Higuera Valenzuela (born November 9, 1958 in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico - ) was a pitcher with a 9 year career from 1985-1991 and 1993-1994. ... Laura Elena Harring (born March 3, 1964) is a Mexican American actress and former Miss USA (1985). ... Omar Bravo Tordecillas (born March 4, 1980 in Los Mochis, Sinaloa) is a Mexican international Football player, specializing as a Striker, currently playing for Chivas de Guadalajara. ...

External links

• Gobierno municipal de Ahome
• Una Nota Sobre el Nacimiento de Los Mochis