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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
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MILES
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TIME (Hrs)
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LAND
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AIR
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Los
Angeles, CA
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990
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20
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2
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Mexico
City
|
745
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20
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1
½
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Phoenix,
AZ
|
715
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16
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2
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El
Paso, TX (one stop)
|
850
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22
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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:
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US border (Nogales, AZ)
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Mexicali
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San Diego, California
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Dallas, Texas
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The rest of Mexico
TOPOLOBAMPO
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Docking Facilities
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4650 ft.
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Depth
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40 ft.
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Tonnage
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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
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Docking Facilities
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13,150
ft.
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Depth
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33 ft.
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Tonnage
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50,000 tons
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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
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POPULATION
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RAINFALL
Inches/year
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TEMPERATURE
F
(min-max)
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ELEVATION
Ft/m
|
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Los
Mochis
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358,663
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10-23
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45-90
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33-10
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Guasave
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277,201
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10-28
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48-92
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164-50
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Culiacan
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744,859
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17-27
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54-95
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197-60
|
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Mazatlan
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380,265
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27-47
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50-93
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33-10
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INFRASTRUCTURE
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Water
storage capacity
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22 billion m3
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Electricity
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8
power plants
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Coastine
|
400
miles
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Universities
and Technological Schools
|
25
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Technical
training facilities
|
106
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Electrical
Rste (USD/kWh)
|
| Energy |
0.080
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Average annual
rate 2000 (USD/kWh) |
| Sinomex |
0.070 |
| Coca Cola |
0.074
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| Wal
Mart |
0.068 |
| QVS
Clothing |
0.072 |
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Water Costs ((USD/m3) |
| Tap |
0.30-0.70 |
| Raw |
0.15-0.25 |
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REFERENCE
LABOR COSTS
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$USD
/Month*
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Operator
|
210-350
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Plant
Manager
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2600-5900
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Production
Manager
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1580-3150
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Production
Engineer
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845-1580
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Production
Technician
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470-1050
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Assistant
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630-1050
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*Including
all benefits
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Transportation
Costs (USD)
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Land
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From Sinaloa
to: (48ft container)
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Los Angeles, CA
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1,400
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Nogales, AZ
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900
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San Diego, CA
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1,200
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Guadalajara, JAL
|
600
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Mexico City
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1,040
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Monterrey,
NL
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1,200
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Rail
road
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Nogales, AZ
|
850
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Air
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Los Angeles,
CA
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0.092/kg
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Sea
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From Mazatlan
to: (40 ft Container)
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Long
Beach, CA
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1,800
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Europe
|
1,800
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For
more information about Sinaloa, please contact:
Sinaloa Development Council; Business Promotion Division
Mr.
Ernesto Navarro
; Textile
Sector
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