Durango was born in Panama City. In 2006, he was clocked at 3.4 seconds from home plate to first base on a bunt. Durango made his professional debut that same year, playing for the San Diego Padres Rookie-level affiliate. He was named an Arizona League All–Star for his performances that season. He spent all of 2007 with the Eugene Emeralds of the Northwest League in Low-A, later being named the Co–Most Valuable Player of the league. In 2008, he split time between Class-A, with the Fort Wayne Wizards, and High-A, with the Lake Elsinore Storm, before being added to the Padres\' 40-man roster after the season. Durango began 2009 with the San Antonio Missions in Double-A, but ended up working his way up to the majors, making his debut with the Padres on September 15. He recorded his first career hit the following day. He split 2010 between Triple-A Portland and the Padres, playing in a combined 134 games. To begin 2011, Durango played for the Padres new Triple-A affiliate in Tucson before being designated for assignment in late June. He was later claimed off waivers by the Houston Astros, but was later designated for assignment again.\n', '

He made his minor league baseball debut in 2006, and spent the year with the Arizona League Padres, hitting for a .378 batting average and stealing 17 bases in 39 games. His batting average was the highest of any hitter in at the Rookie-level. He was named to the Arizona League All–Star team after the season, along with teammates Cedric Hunter and Rayner Contreras. After the season, the Padres reportedly considered Durango to be one of the better prospects in their organization.\n', '

In 2007, Durango spent the year with the Eugene Emeralds, playing in 69 games, hitting .367 with 17 stolen bases. He also hit two home runs, one of which was a walk-off against the Yakima Bears on July 7. During the year, he had a 19-game hitting streak that was broken up on August 2, against the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes. He was named Co–Most Valuable Player of the Northwest League after the season. Following the season, Durango joined the Tigres de Cartagena of the Colombian Professional Baseball League for the upcoming season, which plays during the MLB off-season. In Cartagena, he was named to the All–Star team.\n', '

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