Culiacán
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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"The fear is everywhere and the fear is constant," said paramedic Héctor Torres, 53, from the front seat of the ambulance in Culiacán.
From BBC
Culiacán is a prosperous city, full of shopping malls, neat parks and fancy car dealerships.
From BBC
On a chilly morning, at a petrol station not far from Culiacán, Pulido and a group of other mothers hugged each other before setting out on a search.
From BBC
But when you listen to people who go through this at the local level, when you listen to our colleagues in Sinaloa, in Tamaulipas, in Michoacán, in Guanajuato, even in Jalisco, and you see the fear on their faces, and then you talk to the people of Culiacán, and see how ingrained this is, how powerful these people are, how deep their tentacles go into politics, business, you name it, then the gravity of the situation really, really hits you.
From Slate
Rosalba remained in Culiacán, helping raise her six younger siblings, until she joined Jose around 1979.
From Los Angeles Times
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