Nuevo Casas Grandes, Mexico
Nuevo Casas Grandes is a town of 55,553 people in Chihuahua, Mexico.
Why visit Nuevo Casas Grandes
Townapedia lists 6 museums and landmarks, 15 parks and trails, 5 places to eat, 5 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
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About Nuevo Casas Grandes
Nuevo Casas Grandes is a city and the seat of the Nuevo Casas Grandes Municipality in northern Mexico. It is located in the northwestern part of the state of Chihuahua, on the Casas Grandes or San Miguel river, situated in a wide, fertile valley on the 4,000-foot Mesa del Norte of the Plateau of Mexico. Nearby is the Sierra Madre Occidental.
From the Wikipedia article Nuevo Casas Grandes (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks6
Parks, trails and playgrounds15
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Restaurants and cafes5
History
The area around Nuevo Casas Grandes is noted for its great historical and archaeological heritage. Five miles southwest of Nuevo Casas Grandes is the most important archaeological site in northern Mexico, the Casas Grandes or Paquimé Archaeological Zone highlighted by the new Paquimé (which, translated to Spanish, means "Big Houses" or Casas Grandes) Museum. Nuevo Casas Grandes is also world-famous for the nearby "potter village" of Mata Ortiz an ejido and its revival of pottery in the ancient Paquimé tradition.
From the History section of Nuevo Casas Grandes on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay5
Churches and places of worship3
Shopping10
Gas and EV charging5
Schools, colleges and libraries1
Map of Nuevo Casas Grandes
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Getting there and nearby towns
Nuevo Casas Grandes (NCG) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 4 km away.
- Casas Grandes 6 km southwest, about 6 min by car
- Buena Fe 6 km south, about 6 min by car
- Colonia Juárez 20 km southwest, about 20 min by car
- Abdenago C. García 58 km southeast, about 58 min by car
- Tres Álamos 59 km northwest, about 59 min by car
- Janos 59 km northwest, about 59 min by car
- Fernández Leal 60 km northwest, about 1 h by car
- Rodrigo M. Quevedo 67 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Ascensión 76 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Ascención 76 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
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- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Macro Plaza Centenario en Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, MikSed, CC BY 4.0
- Plaza Mormona en Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, MikSed, CC BY 4.0
- Benito Juárez Plaza en Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, MikSed, CC BY 4.0
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