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Nuevo Laredo (nwā`vō lärā`thō), city (1990 pop. 218,413), Tamaulipas state, NE Mexico, across the Rio Grande from Laredo, Tex. Linked with the United States by automobile and railroad bridges, Nuevo Laredo is the northern terminus of the national railroad and the Inter-American Highway, as well as the chief point of entry for U.S. tourists driving to Mexico. It is also a center of international trade and the distribution point for an agricultural (mainly cotton) and livestock-raising area. Nuevo Laredo has been one of the many Mexican cities affected by an influx of foreign capital, primarily due to the establishment of foreign-owned industrial plants, known as maquiladoras maquiladoras (mäkē'lädō`räs), Mexican assembly plants that manufacture finished goods for export to the United States. ..... Click the link for more information. . Founded in 1755, the city was part of Laredo until the end of the Mexican War in 1848. Nuevo Laredo played a role in the Mexican revolution of 1910 and was burned extensively in 1914. Nuevo Laredo a city and port of entry in NE Mexico, in Tamaulipas state on the Rio Grande opposite Laredo, Texas: oil industries. Pop.: 353 000 (2005 est.) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Last summer, the United States issued a travel warning to tourists and closed its consulate in Nuevo Laredo on August 1 because the violence was uncontrolled. A 40-minute firefight in Nuevo Laredo in August 2003 revealed that in addition to the standard automatic weapons (AK-47s and AR-15s), Los Zetas possessed grenade launchers and a 50-cal. First, we mapped the population of each census block in Laredo and in a major portion of Nuevo Laredo (Sector 1). |
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