Laredo, TX is the county seat of Webb County, Texas, United States, on the north bank of the Rio Grande (Río Bravo) river, across from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. According to the 2006 census estimate, the city population was 231,470. Laredo is part of the Laredo-Nuevo Laredo Metropolitan Area with a total population of 589,309. Laredo's economy is primarily based on international trade with Mexico whereas it has the distinction of being the largest inland port in the United States. Laredo's location along the southern end of IH-35 and in proximity with maquiladoras (manufacturers) in North Mexico promotes a vital role in the importance with the United States' largest trading partner.

Having been founded in 1755, Laredo grew from a villa to the Capital of the defunct Republic of the Rio Grande to the largest inland port on the United States-Mexican Border. Today, it has four international bridges and one railway bridge. Laredo's weather is semi-arid during the summer and mild during the winter. Laredo International Airport is within the Laredo city limits, while the Quetzalcoatl International Airport is nearby in Nuevo Laredo in Mexico. The biggest festival, Washington's Birthday Celebration is during February all month long, attracting hundreds of thousands of tourists.

Laredo Links

TODAY'S WEATHER for Laredo, TX
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Laredo Texas, Portal
www.cityoflaredo.com

Laredo Convention and Visitors Bureau
www.visitlaredo.com

Laredo Newspaper
- Laredo Morning Times
www.lmtonline.com

Laredo International Airport
http://www.cityoflaredo.com/airport

Nuevo Laredo is a city located in the Municipality of Nuevo Laredo in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. The city lies on the banks of the Río Grande, across from the United States city of Laredo, Texas. The 2005 census population of the city was 348,387, and that of the municipality of which it serves as municipal seat was 355,827. Nuevo laredo is part of the Laredo-Nuevo Laredo Metropolitan Area with a total population of 589,309.

The city is connected to Laredo, Texas, across the Rio Grande (Rio Bravo) river by four international bridges and a rail bridge. 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, just as its counterpart across the border is the busiest inland port in the United States.

Crossing the border into Mexico (southbound) costs USD $3.00 per non-commercial vehicle. Northbound, the toll is USD$2.20, or MXN $24 (pesos). El Mercado is a large open air market a few blocks away from the Juarez-Lincoln International Bridge that sells traditional Mexican handcrafts.

Nuevo Laredo Hotels

Crowne Plaza Nuevo Laredo
Paseo Colon 3333
Tel +52-867-711-6200 Fax +52-867-711-6202

Hilton Garden Inn-Nuevo Laredo
Reforma # 5102 - Patios Ex-Aduana Tel +52-867-711-4600

Camino Real Nuevo Laredo
Reforma # 5430 - Colonia Lagos
Tel +52-867-711-0300 Fax +52-867-711-0308

Cazadores Motel
Ocampo # 2502 Tel +52-867-715-3015

Cesar Palace Motel
Reforma # 5935 Tel +52-867-714-0918

Del Centro Motel
Heroe de Nacataz # 3330 Tel +52-867-712-1926

El Rio
Reforma # 44 Tel +52-867-714-3666

El Toro Motel
Guerrero # 2309 Tel +52-867-715-2322

Grecia Motel
Canales # 1708 Tel +52-867-712-2113

Hacienda Motor Hotel
Prolongacion Reforma # 5530 Tel +52-867-717-0000

Miami Motel
Juarez # 2838 Tel +52-867-715-3135

Nuevo Laredo
Guerrero # 822 Tel +52-867-714-6747

Reforma
Guerrero # 822 Tel +52-867-712-6250

Regis
Pino Suarez # 3013 Tel +52-867-712-9035

Santa Maria Plaza
Reforma # 4446 Tel +52-867-715-8870

Tres Caminos Motel
Chihuahua # 2450 Tel +52-867-714-9300

Villa Del Monte Motel
Guerrero # 2001 Tel +52-867-714-5535

Villa Real Motel
Cesar Lopez de Lara # 2412 Tel +52-867-714-4725

Nuevo Laredo Links

Nuevo Laredo, Mexico
Official Website
http://nuevolaredo.gob.mx

BANAMEX Bank
http://www.banamex.com

Laredo Tourist Atractions
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