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| Monterrey | ||
| State | Nuevo León | |
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| Residents | 1.135.512 (2010) | |
| height | 540 m | |
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Monterrey is the third largest city in Mexico and the capital of the state Nuevo León. It is in third place of economic importance after Mexico City and the state of Mexico. Most foreign visitors come for business reasons and are then surprised by the wealth of cultural and entertainment attractions the city has to offer:
background
The modern history of Monterrey begins in 1596 when Diego de Montemayor founded the city along with 12 first families. This story is told through a mural on one of the modern government office towers made of gray concrete and black glass in the city center right next to the Macroplaza. The mural looks strange in its juxtaposition of Spanish conquerors alongside a modern city of skyscrapers and factories, but it captures the spirit of Monterrey - a city that is less the product of its past than a product of its future. There are some sights from the colonial era, as can be found in the Barrio Antiguo district, but mainly products from the industrial age of the late 19th and 20th centuries can be found.
While visitors looking for the traditional flair of colonial Mexico will not find anything endearing about Monterrey, the city has developed into a leading cultural center: It likes modern contemporary architecture (like the visually breathtaking Puente Atirantado or the Puente Viaducto de la Unidad in San Pedro Garza Garcia, the new circular Tec Business School in El Valle, or the twin bookends that defy the laws of physics. They look like the shocking white concrete and black glass building on the ITESM campus. Monterrey is a city in which welcomes international cuisine and where high-speed broadband internet connections are becoming more common than in many communities in the US Monterrey is a progressive, modern city that loves to study, enjoy working, and enjoy weekend living.
getting there
By plane
The international 1 Monterrey Airport
(IATA: MTY)General Mariano Escobedo Serves from most domestic American airports as well as some airports in the United States, particularly Texas. Further international connections exist to and from Panama City and Havana.
You can get further into the city by bus, taxi or limousine service. The relevant car rental companies are represented.
By train
There is no passenger traffic by rail.
By bus
In the street
Monterrey is on Carretera National 85 
that went from Mexico City to the border town Nuovo Laredo leads. The road has separate lanes, but is not always free of intersections. It is around 120 km to Nuevo Laredo and around 1,100 km to Mexico City.
By boat
mobility
Monterrey has a metro system with two lines that meet at Cuauhtémoc station. A third line is under construction (as of 2018).
- 2 Central Bus Station of Monterrey (Central de Autobuses de Monterrey), Av. Cristóbal Colón 855. Tel.: 81 8372-9324.
Tourist Attractions
- 1 Palacio del Obispado (Museo del Obispado), Fray Rafael Jose Verger S / n, Centro, 64100 Monterrey, N.LX.
- 2 Catedral Metropolitana de Nuestra Señora de Monterrey (Catedral Metropolitana de Monterrey)
- 3 Macroplaza
- 4 Museum of Contemporary Art in Monterrey, Juan Zuazua, Padre Raymundo Jardón y, Centro, 64000 Monterrey, N.L., Mexico.
activities
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Web links
- http://www.monterrey.gob.mx/ (it) - Monterrey Official Website
