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Conchos

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[kawn-chaws, kon-chohs] / ˈkɔn tʃɔs, ˈkɒn tʃoʊs /

noun

  1. a river in NE Mexico, flowing E and N to the Rio Grande. About 350 miles (565 km) long.


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The system also means they can water the trees less frequently, which is particularly useful when the Rio Conchos is too low to allow local irrigation.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2025

The Miguel Agustin Pro Human Rights Center published a letter from families of the miners killed in the Pasta de Conchos disaster, saying that coal mines in the area routinely violated safety codes.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2021

Things are better below the Conchos, but that may change: Mexico, which controls the Conchos upstream, is planning to impound more of its water.

From New York Times ● Sep. 8, 2018

The Pasta de Conchos accident deepened mistrust between Grupo Mexico and unions, which are pushing for improved safety regulations at Mexican mines.

From Reuters ● May 6, 2011

During the subsequent years the padres made them occasional visits, while settlement pushed down the Conchos Valley.

From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Herbert Eugene Bolton

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