GEO-QUIZ #3:
The original name of the river flowing through this town is “El Rio de las Animas Perdidas,” which when translated from Spanish means “The River of Lost Souls.” The river was named after several Spanish explorers who were lost while traveling on the river. Their bodies were never found, and the remaining explorers believed the souls of the lost explorers would be relegated to Purgatory. The name of this town, founded in 1880, comes from the Basque word “Urango”, which means “water town”. Laborers were paid an average of $2.25/day.
Several well-known movies were made in this town, including Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, City Slickers, Cliffhanger, National Lampoon’s Vacation, Night Passage, Ticket to Tomahawk, Around the World in Eighty Days, How the West Was Won, and Tracker.
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Durango, Colorado….having a fun time with the vicarious travel
Miss you guys already. Check out Freakonomics Radio and Radiolab while you drive. They also have a podcast archive you can access in Itunes.
Durango, Colorado! 🙂 Are you having fun yet???
Durango, CO. Does it count that other people have already guessed this? Or do I have to be the first to guess?
Hi Mr. Gill,
I have been on that train before. it is the Silverton train in Durango. It was a fun but really dirty train ride.I hope you are having a good time. 😎
MacLean Ireland
Love to you 3 from Napili bay in Maui….
Just caught up with you ,,,,and so happy you are in Durango…..we have had beautiful summers at Tall Timber ..a stop on the silvertpn r.r.
My grand kids think you are groovy!
So do I.,
Besos
Marty
Durango!! If you had more time, you should raft the Animas. Now that is a ride!