El Caracol
El Caracol is a small village in the mountains of the Mexican state of Michoacán, in the municipality of Hidalgo. It is located off the State route of Mexico-Morelia-Guadalajara, about 12 km south of Mil Cumbres at an elevation of 2,896 metres above mean sea level.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 746 residents
- Description: locality in Hidalgo, Mexico
- Also known as: “El Caracol, Michoacán”
El Caracol
- Categories: locality of Mexico, residential area, and locality
- Location: Hidalgo, Michoacan, Pacific Coast, Mexico, North America
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Latitude
19.57128° or 19° 34′ 17″ northLongitude
-100.75558° or 100° 45′ 20″ westPopulation
746Elevation
2,204 metres (7,231 feet)Open location code
75FXH6CV+GQOpenStreetMap ID
way 779594165OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Spanish—“El Caracol” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “এল কারাকোল”
- Catalan: “El Caracol”
- Dutch: “El Caracol”
- Serbian: “Ел Каракол”
- Spanish: “El Caracol”
- “El Caracol”
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