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Their highway system provides
easy accessibility to the U.S. by road through a modern four-lane highway
linking Sinaloa to the U.S. border at Nogales.
Three international airports with
daily direct flights to Los Angeles, Mexico City as well as other important
cities of the United States communicate Sinaloa by air.
FROM SINALOA TO
|
MILES
|
TIME (Hrs)
|
|
LAND
|
AIR
|
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Los Angeles,
CA
|
990
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20
|
2
|
|
Mexico
City
|
745
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20
|
1
|
|
Phoenix,
AZ
|
715
|
16
|
2
|
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El
Paso, TX (one stop)
|
850
|
22
|
5
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By rail,
Sinaloa has access to the U.S. through Nogales, Arizona and Mexicali; and
to the eastern region of the United States via the Chihuahua-Pacific railroad.
The railroad network connects
SINALOA with:
- US border (Nogales, AZ)
- Mexicali
- San Diego, California
- Dallas, Texas
- The rest of Mexico
TOPOLOBAMPO
|
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Docking Facilities
|
4650 ft.
|
|
Depth
|
40 ft.
|
|
Tonnage
|
50,000 tons
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Two ports,
Topolobampo on the north and Mazatlan on the south provide the State
with additional means to move goods throughout the Pacific Basin.
MAZATLAN
|
|
Docking Facilities
|
13,150 ft.
|
|
Depth
|
33 ft.
|
|
Tonnage
|
50,000 tons
|
Travel
time from Mazatlan to the California ports of Long Beach and Los
Angeles
is approximately 3 days . Mazatlan is also a port of call for cruisers.
CITY
|
POPULATION
|
RAINFALL
Inches/year
|
TEMPERATURE
F (min-max)
|
ELEVATION
Ft/m
|
|
Los Mochis
|
358,663
|
10-23
|
45-90
|
33-10
|
|
Guasave
|
277,201
|
10-28
|
48-92
|
164-50
|
|
Culiacan
|
744,859
|
17-27
|
54-95
|
197-60
|
|
Mazatlan
|
380,265
|
27-47
|
50-93
|
33-10
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INFRASTRUCTURE
|
|
Water storage capacity
|
22 billion m3
|
|
Electricity
|
8
power plants
|
|
Coastine
|
400 miles
|
|
Universities
and Technological Schools
|
25
|
|
Technical
training facilities
|
106
|
|
Electrical Rste (USD/kWh)
|
|
Energy |
0.080
|
|
Average annual rate 2000 (USD/kWh)
|
|
Sinomex |
0.070 |
|
Coca Cola |
0.074
|
|
Wal Mart |
0.068 |
|
QVS Clothing |
0.072 |
|
Water Costs ((USD/m3)
|
|
Tap |
0.30-0.70 |
|
Raw |
0.15-0.25 |
|
REFERENCE
LABOR COSTS
|
$USD
/month*
|
|
Operator
|
210-350
|
|
Plant
Manager
|
2600-5900
|
|
Production
Manager
|
1580-3150
|
|
Production
Engineer
|
845-1580
|
|
Production
Technician
|
470-1050
|
|
Assistant
|
630-1050
|
|
*Including
all benefits
|
|
Transportation Costs (USD)
|
|
Land
|
From Sinaloa to: (48ft container)
|
|
Los
Angeles, CA
|
1,400
|
|
Nogales,
AZ
|
900
|
|
San
Diego, CA
|
1,200
|
|
Guadalajara,
JAL
|
600
|
|
Mexico
City
|
1,040
|
|
Monterrey, NL
|
1,200
|
|
Rail
road
|
Nogales,
AZ
|
850
|
|
Air
|
Los
Angeles, CA
|
0.092/kg
|
|
Sea
|
From Mazatlan to: (40 ft Container)
|
|
Long Beach, CA
|
1,800
|
|
|
Europe
|
1,800
|
| |
|
|
|
For more information about Sinaloa,
please contact:
Sinaloa Development Council; Business Promotion Division
Mr. Ernesto Navarro:
Textile Sector
Palacio de Gobierno, 2do.piso. Secretaria de Desarrollo Economico
Centro Sinaloa.
CP 80129. Culiacan,
Sinaloa. Mexico
Ph. (52) (6) 758-52-36 / (52) (6)
758-52-32
Fx. (52) (6) 758-52-39
E-mail:
enavarro@ges.gob.mx
enavarro@cln.megared.net.mx
Info. posted 8/3/2001
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