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City in Texas, United States
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Laredo is a city with 262,000 (2019) inhabitants on the South Texas Plains. Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, is just across the Rio Grande.
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Where various dance, music and crafts festivals take place throughout the year.
The Republic of the Rio Grande Museum is dedicated to the year 1840, when Laredo was the capital city of the short-lived Republic of the Rio Grande. An unrecognized state that declared independence from Mexico in January of that year, the republic was quickly reintegrated into Mexico. The museum is the nation's former capital building and features preserved rooms and historic displays, plus a small gift shop.
The old city hall.
This touches on the Rio Grande ecosystem and how water is treated. Interactive and well designed.
Built in 1872 in Gothic Revival style, with a clock tower.
Activities include picnic areas, fishing, and camping (nightly site fees $15+). Also popular for its swim area, playground, and sports fields.
Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos (affectionately known as Tecos) bring AAA-level Mexican League Baseball to Nuevo Laredo Tamaulipas and neighboring Laredo, Texas from March through the end of August. The schedule is online as are ticket sales ("Boletos"). Most games are played in Parque la Junta, a beautiful modern minor league park in the center of Nuevo Laredo, with some (mostly later season) games played in Laredo, Texas at Uni-Trade Stadium. It's a chance for Texans to experience Mexican League Baseball without having to endure customs and immigration lines.
Famous for its Sunday brunch.
Specializes in Mexican seafood. Second location at 3919 San Dario, Tel: +1 956-724-8958.
Historic downtown hotel built in 1916. Spanish colonial style.
All-suite hotel.
Mexico Mercadito
A wonderful Mexican mercadito where you can find all types of Mexican goods from souvenirs, clothing, candy, pottery, and all types of unique knick knacks.
Very contemporary.
More goodies; kind of an open-air mall.
By car
Laredo is accessible by car via Interstate 35, and US Highways 59 and 83. I-35 is the U.S. portion of the Pan American Highway that stretches from Central America to Canada.
By plane
By bus
Bus travel to Laredo is convenient, as it's a major stop on several routes between the US and Mexico.
El Metro is the city's municipal bus service, offering scheduled routes as well as paratransit services. Laredo is quite spread out, so car rental is an attractive local transportation alternative.
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