Palau, Coahuila
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Palau, Coahuila is a town in the Mexican state of Coahuila. It is located on the eastern boundary of the Sonoran Desert. Temperatures in the summertime can easily reach 45 degrees Celsius and the winters are mild but wet. The main industry is coal mining.
When an Austrian engineer discovered these energy riches in the late 19th century, northern Coahuila state quickly transformed from a sparsely populated region of cattle ranchers to an industrial powerhouse. Thousands of Japanese immigrants came seeking work; some of their descendents, with Japanese surnames, are still here.
Coahuila coal feeds steel mills in Monclova and Monterrey, the country's third-largest city. Two coal-fired electric plants near the Texas border supply as much as 8 percent of Mexico's electricity
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