Nuevo Laredo
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Nuevo Laredo is a city in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. Its population is about 400,000.
It stands on the U.S.-Mexico border, connected to Laredo, Texas, across the Rio Grande (Rio Bravo) river by three international bridges. The city is larger than its U.S. counterpart, but is younger, having been established after the state of Texas broke away from Mexico. It is the largest inland port in Mexico, as is its counterpart across the border.
Crossing the border from north to south costs USD $3.00 and, from south to north, USD$2.05, or $23 Mexican Pesos. Many restaurants close to the border in Nuevo Laredo offer food at very reasonable prices, and there is a large open air market nearby with the traditional Mexican handcrafts.
Most of the main area of Nuevo Laredo (between Cesar Lopez de Lara avenue, the Rio Grande, and south to Luis Donaldo Colosio Boulevard) is a landscaped, typical busy Mexican city with several gardens and plazas. The restaurant at Hotel Colon (at Paseo Colon and Cesar Lopez de Lara) offers a very good selection of International and Mexican food. Also good places for eating are the Cadillac Bar, Victoria, el Taco Tote, and Tomatillos (Italian), further south. There are many cybercafes throughout the city.
In music, Nuevo Laredo has a variety of good local bands, like the Norteño group called Origen, or the famous guitar player Gilberto Puente; also local players, who gather in downtown, to perform in the big plaza, or for the tourists. Also the local rockers gigs, called "Escarabajo", and "Revolucion". And for the bands, check "Libre Albedrio", of Rene Neira. Nuevo Laredo, is home of the Underground Electronic band, called "Dhalius", created by Adrian and Bruno Diaz. In addition to a large array of standard night-time entertainment venues, Nuevo Laredo has a relatively large zona de tolerancia or Boy's town, where legalized prostitution persists.
External links
- [Nuevo Laredo Official Website]
- [El Manana De Nuevo Laredo]
- [Boys Town, Mexico] More information about Boy's Town from Nightmoves Magazine
- [Gang wars plague Mexican drugs hub] (BBC)
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