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YUMA Arizona Yuma is the county seat of Yuma County, Arizona, Un ited States. It´s located close to the border, with California to the west and with Mexico to the south (just one hour from Mexicali, BC). Yuma is just west of the Gila and Colorado River confluence. La ciudad de Yuma se encuentra en el estado de Arizona. Es un estado fronterizo al estado de Sonora y Baja California. Es una de las ciudades más calientes de los Estados Unidos y la mayoría del tiempo con cielos despejados. Esto lo hace excelente para las bases militares aéreas. Yuma is one of the hottest cities of any size in the United States, with average July high temperatures of 107 degrees Fahrenheit. (By way of comparison, the corr  esponding figure for Death Valley is 115 degrees.) Average January highs are around 69 degrees. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Yuma is the sunniest place on earth. The near perfect flying weather year round attracts military interest in training their pilots here.  Yuma contains the historical Yuma Territorial Prison, the Yuma Quartermasters Depot State Historic Park (formerly known as the Yuma Crossing Historic Park), and a historic downtown area. Yuma is an Arizona Main Street City. Near Yuma are the Kofa Mountain Range and wildlife refuge, Martinez and Mittry Lakes, and the Algodones Dunes, which draw tens of thousands of visitors every year especially during thanksgiving. En Yuma se encuentra una prisión antigua que forma parte de su historia. Esta prisión albergó a su primer prisionero en 1876. Ahora opera como un museo de la ciudad. Otras atracciones son la calle Main Street de su ciudad y sus muy famosas dunas de Los Algodones que atrae a miles de visitantes al año, especialmente durante el otoño. There are many hunting and fishing opportunities in Yuma, as uninhabited areas of the county offer a home for a variety of game and fish. Mule Deer and Desert Bighorn Sheep can be found in surrounding areas. Coyotes can be found throughout the area and even within city limits. Dove and quail seasons are popular sporting occasions each autumn, the Mourning dove being a byproduct of the extensive Colorado river–irrigated agriculture lands.  The city is also the location of the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, which conducts an annual air show and many large-scale military exercises. There is also the Yuma Proving Ground, an Army base which tests new military equipment. Another point of interest in Yuma is the Colorado River which runs along the north and west side of town dividing Arizona and California. Yuma is an important station for trucking industry movement of goods between California, Arizona, and Mexico.
Yuma, AZ
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