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Encyclopedia > Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas

Nuevo Laredo is a city in the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico. The United Mexican States (Estados Unidos Mexicanos or Mexico) comprises 31 states (estados) and one federal district (Distrito Federal), which contains the capital, Mexico City. ... Other Mexican States Capital Ciudad Victoria Other major cities Tampico, Reynosa, Nuevo Laredo list of municipalities Area 79,384 km² Ranked 7th Population (2000 census) 2,753,222 Ranked 13th Governor Eugenio Hernández Flores (PRI) Federal Deputies (8) PRI = 6 PAN = 2 Federal Senators PRI = 2 PAN = 1 ISO...


It stands on the border with the United States, 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 American counterpart. Laredo is the county seat of Webb County, Texas, United States, on the north shore of the Rio Grande (Rio Bravo), across from Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. ... The Rio Grande flowing past Albuquerque Rio Grande by Big Bend National Park,Texas Known as the Rio Grande in the United States and as the Río Bravo (or, more formally, the Río Bravo del Norte) in Mexico, the river rises in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado, USA, flows...


Crossing the border from north to south costs USD $0.25 and, from south to north, $0.35. Many restaurants close to the border in Nuevo Laredo offer food at very reasonable prices, and there is a large open air market nearby. The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ...


Boy's Town

Boy's Town is a section of Nuevo Laredo which has as its main purpose providing American tourists with prostitution. It receives some Mexican business as well. Prostitution is the sale of sexual services (examples: oral sex, sexual intercourse) for money. ...


Boy's Town is a walled-in area containing six streets which consist of brothels, restaurants, bars, stores, a police station and a medical station. Additionally, there is a donkey show performed there.


External links

  • Boys Town, Mexico (http://www.gatorpress.com/stories/page21.html) More information about Boy's Town from Nightmoves Magazine

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Laredo's growth was aided by the arrival of the railroads (1880s), the development of irrigated farming, the discovery of oil and natural gas, and the opening (1936) of a highway to Mexico City.
Laredo is the county seat of Webb County, Texas, United States, on the north bank of the Rio Grande (Río Bravo), across from Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.
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