Capital city of the state of Nuevo Leon located less than 250 kilometers from the south border of Texas, U.S.A. Monterrey is a modern industrial city, in 1999 Fortune Magazine considered it the best city to make businesses in Latin America.
Unique by its combination of industry, tradition and natural landscapes. It is surrounded by imposing mountains, and it offers a great variety of places to visit, from splendid natural parks to an ample range of museums, stores, sport facilities, historical monuments, theaters, cinemas, restaurants, malls, etc. Monterrey has had a fast growth and its limits with the neighboring municipalities, such as Guadalupe, San Nicholas de los Garza, San Pedro Garza Garcia, Santa Catarina, Escobedo and Apodaca, have practically disappeared thus we can talk about a big metropolitan zone of more than 3 million inhabitants.
Monterrey’s climate is extreme; this means that the temperature is very variable; although the warm temperatures predominate. The months with higher temperatures are: May, June, July, August and September (up to 45ºC), and coldest they include from December to March (just above 0ºC). Rain season during fall: September and October.
All tourist visit must begin in the Zona Centro (downtown), where the Gran Plaza or Macroplaza is located, one of the largest plazas of the world, is surrounded by important historical and governmental buildings, as well as theaters and beautiful constructions such as the Metropolitan Cathedral. South of the Gran Plaza is the Municipal Palace (City Hall), and in the opposite end, the Government Palace that is the seat of the state powers. The Hotel Zone is located here along with many commercial areas here. We also find here the Barrio Antiguo (Old District) that consists of a concentration of the first buildings, many of which became excellent bars and restaurants.
Another interesting place is the “Obispado”, which thanks to its location at the top of a hill has an extraordinary view of the city. Not far, in the Fundidora Park, is where the impressive convention center Cintermex is located and towards the north is the Museum of the Fauna and Natural Sciences. One of the most prosperous areas of Monterrey is the municipality of San Pedro Garza Garcia, where Colonia del Valle -the sumptuous zone residential- is located, with great variety of stores and excellent restaurants. In this zone, is worth to visit the Alfa cultural center, a showy museum surrounded by beautiful gardens.
In Monterrey and its metropolitan area there are restaurants and hotels for all budgets. You have to try the food specialties of northern Mexico: grilled beef and cabrito, although you can also find other good restaurants of Mexican, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, or Spanish cuisine.

Average monthly temperatures in Monterrey (°C)

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
16
16
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29
32

Jul
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Nov
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32
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14


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