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Torreón (tôrāōn`), city (1990 pop. 439,436), Coahuila state, N Mexico, on the Nazas River. It is the metropolis of the Laguna District Laguna District [Span.,=lake], irrigated area in E Durango and W Coahuila states, N central Mexico. Originally a 900,000-acre (364,200-hectare) tract, consisting of large estates, the land was reapportioned (1936) under President Lázaro Cárdenas and ..... Click the link for more information. , where the land, extensively irrigated, is some of Mexico's finest. Cotton and wheat are the principal crops, and cattle raising is important. Torreón's industries include rubber manufacturing, iron and steel production, cotton and flour milling, and a brewery. The city is also one of the leading commercial and rail centers of N Mexico. It was founded in 1893. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Mexican cities to be served nonstop under this new program will be La Paz, Acapulco (three times a week), Loreto, Mazatlan, Culiacan, Manzanillo, Zacatecas, Hermosillo and Torreon. While this is a significant achievement for the Waterloo factory, John Deere's worldwide engine production exceeds over 5 million, including those engines produced at four factories: Saran, France; Torreon, Mexico; Rosario, Argentina: and Pune, India. In other Clausura matches, Apertura runner-up Monterrey (2-4-1) remained at the bottom of Group 3 with a 0-0 draw with Pumas UNAM (2-2-3) in Mexico City, and winless Santos (0-3-4) rallied for a 1-1 tie with Necaxa (3-2-2) on Jair Garcia's 89th-minute goal in Torreon. |
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