Conchos

[kawn-chaws, kon-chohs]

noun

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

Example Sentences

After the thirtieth consecutive month without rain, the townsfolk of San Francisco de Conchos in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua gather to plead for divine intervention.

From BBC

Walnut trees and alfalfa are two of the main crops in Chihuahua's Rio Conchos Valley, both of which require a lot of watering – walnut trees need on average 250 litres a day.

From BBC

As Jaime Ramirez walks through his walnut groves, the former mayor of San Francisco de Conchos shows me how his modern sprinkler system ensures his walnut trees are properly watered all year round without wasting the precious resource.

From BBC

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

On his head was an impossibly large cowboy hat with a silver hatband, which I at first thought was made of little conchos but turned out to be little silhouettes of, right...more women.

From Literature