Vícam
Vícam | |
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Postal code | 85510 |
Area code | 643 |
Vícam is a town in the Mexican state of
History
Vícam is one of the eight mission villages in which the Yaqui were settled in the early seventeenth century by Spanish
Hundreds of people, few wearing face masks or keeping a healthy distance, attended the “Gran Bailazo 2021” featuring Norteño and dancing in Vícam on January 16–17, 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico. No one was charged, and another event is planned for February 13. Sonora is on Orange Alert and Mexico is experiencing the fourth highest levels of COVID-19 infections in the world.[2]
Description and demographics
Vícam is located at the south end of the municipio and at an altitude of 10 meters above sea level. Federal Highway 15 connects it to the north with Guaymas and Hermosillo, and to the south with Ciudad Obregón and Navojoa.
According to the Census of Population and Housing conducted in 2005 by the
References
- ^ Encuentro de Pueblos Indígenas de América. "Convocatoria" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
- ^ "En pleno semáforo naranja, armaron un "Gran bailazo" en Sonora; promotora planea realizar otro por el día del amor y la amistad". infobae (in European Spanish). Infobae. January 19, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. "Archivo histórico de localidades". Retrieved 2010-05-30.[permanent dead link]