Nueva Italia de Ruiz, Mexico
Nueva Italia de Ruiz is a town of 32,467 people in Michoacán, Mexico.
Why visit Nueva Italia de Ruiz
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About Nueva Italia de Ruiz
Nueva Italia (New Italy) is a city in the Mexican state of Michoacán. It is located in the Tierra Caliente Michoacana.
From the Wikipedia article Nueva Italia, Michoacán (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
The town was founded in 1909 by Italian Dante Cusi to become the leading producer of cotton, rice, melon and maize in all of Mexico. It introduced waters of the Rio del Marquez to the arid region to make the soil fertile. In addition is the Rio Cupatitzio, through which channels and traps forms one of the largest irrigation complexes in Latin America. Lastly, the railroad allowed the opportunity for children from Italy to come. Subsequently, there was a ranch built, but is now in ruins.
On February 3, 1942, New Italy separated from the municipality of Parácuaro to form the new municipality of Zaragoza. In 1969 the municipality changed its name to "Mugica".
Because of this the population of Nueva Italia increased rapidly, which allowed a subsequent boom in work around Michoacán, mainly in Parácuaro and Apatzingán. People also came throughout Mexico, with significant numbers from Sinaloa and Guerrero in particular.
Nueva Italia has the largest ejido of all Mexico with more than 22,000 hectares.
From the History section of Nueva Italia, Michoacán on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Nueva Italia de Ruiz
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Getting there and nearby towns
Apatzingan Airport (AZG) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 32 km away.
- Cuatro Caminos 4 km south, about 4 min by car
- Estación Nueva Italia 5 km north, about 5 min by car
- El Huaco 6 km northeast, about 6 min by car
- El Letrero 7 km south, about 7 min by car
- Gámbara 11 km south, about 11 min by car
- El Ceñidor 10 km west, about 10 min by car
- Antúnez (Morelos) 12 km west, about 12 min by car
- Uruapan 44 km north, about 44 min by car
- Santa Clara del Cobre 64 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- Pátzcuaro 74 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
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- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Entrada Nueva Italia, Irving valencia chavez, CC BY-SA 3.0
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