MONTERREY Monterrey is the most populous city and capital of Nuevo Leon state and head of the urban

area that bears his name: Monterrey metropolitan area. The conurbation, made up the town and municipality of Monterrey with 1,135,512 inhabitants. and other locations in nine municipalities of Nuevo Leon, a total of 4,150,000 grouped people according to the latest official count and limitation in 2010 by the INEGI, CONAPO and SEDESOL. The Metropolitan Area of Monterrey is the third most populous after the metropolitan areas of Mexico, D. F. and Guadalajara. On the other hand, the number 17 in North America. The city is named after the Viceroy of New Spain Gaspar de Ziga y Acevedo, Count of Monterrey. This city is known as Sultan of the North and as the City of Mountains by the number of different rock formations that surround it. Monterrey is abbreviated as "MTY". Country Mexico Nuevo Leon State Municipality of Monterrey Location 25 40'17 "N 100 18'31" OCoordenadas: 25 40'17 "N 100 18'31" W (map) Altitude 530 meters Foundation September 20, 1596 Founded by Diego de Montemayor Population 1,135,512 inhabitants. (2010) Regiomontanus gentile (a), Regio (a) All times Central Standard Time (UTC -6) Summer UTC -5 Airport Mariano Escobedo International Airport Zip Code 64000 Telephone Pref 81 INEGI Code 190390001

GEOGRAPHY
It is known as the "City of the Mountains" by the characteristics formations have in and around the city such as El Cerro de la Silla, Cerro of Mithras, the Sierra Madre (where is the famous place known as "Chipinque"), the majestic Huasteca and El Cerro del Topo Chico, famous for many years for its thermal water springs. It is a municipality and capital city of Nuevo Leon, located northeast of Mexico, covering an area totaling 451.30 square kilometers. It is bounded on the north by the municipalities of San Nicolas de los Garza and Escobedo General on the south by the municipalities of San Pedro Garza Garcia and Santiago, on the east and Guadalupe Juarez and west Santa Catarina and Garcia.

Monterrey is part of Monterrey Metropolitan Area (WMA). This extensive area has become the second largest in the country. This does not mean that municipalities are merged into a single administrative entity. The municipalities included in the MMA are: Apodaca, City Benito Juarez, Villa Garcia, General Escobedo, Guadalupe, Santa Catarina, San Nicolas and San Pedro Garza Garcia, and Villa de Santiago and is soon to be annexed to the AMM.

MUNICIPALITIES COMPRISING THE METROPOLITAN AREA OF MONTERREY

The Metropolitan Area of Monterrey is the third most populous conurbation of Mexico with about 4.1 million habitantes.3 The metropolitan area is comprised of 9 municipalities and is the second in land area in Mexico: Apodaca Garcia General Escobedo Guadalupe Juarez Monterrey santa Catarina San Nicolas de los Garza San Pedro Garza Garcia

PERIPHERAL REGION
This region forms a ring surrounding the metropolitan area and that due to the high growth of the urban area of Monterrey, has grown to 25 ha per week from 2000 to 2006. That is, the year 2000 to the urban sprawl has increased 8,847 ha, which represents approximately the total area of San Nicolas de los Garza. It is likely that in the coming years some of these municipalities are integrated into the metropolitan area of Monterrey. Municipalities in the peripheral region that are close to the Monterrey metropolitan area are 13: Abasolo Cadereyta Jimnez Cinega de Flores Doctor Gonzlez El Carmen General Zuazua Hidalgo Higueras Marn Mina Pesquera

Salinas Victoria Santiago Institutions operating in the MMA Fomerrey - Monterrey Metropolitan Development Metrorrey - Monterrey Metro SIMA - Integrated Environmental Monitoring System Sintram - Metropolitan Transportation System Integrated SADM

HISTORY
The history of the city of Monterrey and the state, Texas, are closely linked. When he founded the New Kingdom of Leon, it was limited to Monterrey, Monclova, Cerralvo and Saltillo and the founding families from Spain formed a group of thirty people in each locality in the area. Gradually, Texas was populated by nomadic herder families who fought and displaced the indigenous natives and later defended the fact that they had their own land from the incursions of other native groups, usually called Apaches displaced turn by the Texas colonists and then by the Americans. Subsequently, and before the U.S. invasion of Mexico, the city was one step away from the border and began to be a strategic location for industry and trade between the two countries. The city had been isolated by the Sierra Madre and away from the center of New Spain and later independent Mexico. Began to develop, from the late nineteenth and throughout the twentieth century, in every way: demographic, social, political and economic. It should be noted that the city of Monterrey and more specifically, the State of Nuevo Leon, did not undergo a process of conquest as in other regions, the phenomenon that occurred in the town was that of colonization, as the few tribes Indians who lived near the territories of the state, were nomadic tribes wandering through customs, which resulted in a climate of hostility between the natives and the Spanish colonists. Part of the current neoleonesa population who place their ancestors since the time of the founding of the New Kingdom of Leon and Monterrey, were from Spanish Creole. In 1596, Diego de Montemayor settled with 12 families in the territory of Nuevo Leon, which is known as the third and final founding of Monterrey. Not long after, were invited to the colonization of that region Tlaxcala Indians, who had joined the struggle of the Spanish conquest the conquest of Mexico-Tenochtitlan, only a few decades earlier, in reward for the Tlascalans, enjoyed many the same rights as Spanish peninsula. So in 1646 there were 400 families in the colony of Tlaxcala San Juan.7 then well into the nineteenth and early twentieth century, settled in Monterrey, descent people: French, Italian, German, Lebanese, American and inter

ECONOMY
The city's economy is considered the highest in Mexico and Latin Latina.La city's economy relies heavily on companies located in the metropolitan area of Monterrey, it is one of the largest Mexican cities with global companies in the country. Compared to other cities like Guadalajara, Puebla and even Mexico City, the city has many foreign companies that only connect with the country through Monterrey. In its territory mainly develop industrial and commercial activities. Monterrey is considered the industrial capital of Mexico. In the metropolitan area of Monterrey is San Pedro Garza Garcia, one of the most developed municipalities country.14 15

The city is home to major industrial and financial groups as well as world-class international emporiums among which FEMSA, CEMEX, Axtel, Grupo Alfa, Ternium Vitro, Lamosa, Visual Media, Cuauhtmoc Moctezuma Brewery, Banorte, Maseca, Protexa , Selther, Gamesa Cookie, Barrilitos, Del Valle, Organizacin Soriana, Allen Group, British American Tobacco, Group FAMSA, IMSA, Cydsa, Industrias Monterrey, Monterrey Televisa, Grupo Multimedia, TV Azteca Noreste, Siemens, LG Electronics, GE Money, all with international operations. Also, there are several international consulting firms like Boston Consulting Group, Bain, KPMG, McKinsey, London Harbor Consulting Group and Intelligence. Tourism is being promoted as a new and growing source of income, particularly associated with the organization of major business events as an anchor from which it is intended to surprise the visitor with a more diverse tourist offer. In addition, in 2010 was Monterrey was ranked 98 worldwide in quality of life, according to Mercer Consulting, being the first in the country.15 The Institute of Innovation and Technology Transfer of Nuevo Leon in 2025 mentions that Monterrey will be positioned as the city's gross domestic product (GDP) per capita highest in Latin America, citing a study by U.S. consultancy McKinsey, Dear in 2007 22 thousand and 42 thousand dollars projected according to the consultant

CULTURE AND ART The historical origins of the culture of the city and the state of Nuevo Leon back to the days when European settlers first arrived, mainly from Spain, which still has many cultural traditions, artistic, and ethnic dining, and especially of the crypto-Jews of Sephardic origin who settled in what became known as the New Kingdom of Leon in colonial times. The city's industrial image makes for many go unnoticed or ignored the contribution of men and women and resident-to Monterrey Mexican culture. Literature excels in the aptly named "Universal Regiomontanus" Alfonso Reyes, who became a full member of the Mexican Academy of Language. The theater in the city of Monterrey had its beginnings through the University of Nuevo Leon, by providing young talent Monterrey facilities such as the late Theatre in May and the auditorium. However, in the last decade has been increasing steadily the number of works local, national and international scenarios presented in the city, particularly the City Theatre, Theatre Luis Elizondo Auditorium San Pedro, Theatre and Drama IMSS City of San Nicolas de los Garza. Monterrey is a city with major museums where you intend to always give a space for expression and dissemination of their work to local artists, national and international, without differentiating between established artists from the younger generation. Among the museums that stand out are: Museum of Contemporary Art (MARCO), Museum of Mexican History, Government Palace

Museum, Museum From Northeast, Natural History Museum, Glass Museum, Museo Regional de Monterrey, Alfa Planetarium and Museum and The Hall of Fame Baseball Mexico. Besides the Casa de la Cultura de Nuevo Leon, Center for the Arts and Civil College Art Gallery. The colonial architecture is barely present in the city but there are buildings of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as the Mercantile Bank, the Reinera, Hotel Ancira, the Chapel of the Sweet Name and the Old College of the Sacred Heart High School Today Music and Dance, and some examples of modern architecture, as the Condominium Steel and the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Expressions of street art and bohemian life is scarce but recently (2005 - 2009) has had a boom, in the "Old Town" is trying to sow the seeds of this type of urban culture in the "Corridor of Art" and taking class varied museums. The music has also become a symbol for the city and over the years (1995 - 2009) has been called by many "the Seattle of Mexico" and the alternative music movement called "Advanced regia" with famous bands like Zurdok, the band Heavy Metal "IRA" Tiny Division, Kinky, El Gran Silencio, Jumbo, Plastilina Mosh, Control Machete, Panda, among others. Apart from the well known banda music so this city is also referred to as "the capital pillion" or cradle grupero movement, where groups have emerged very famous internationally as "Bronco" "," Party Line "," Group Heavy, "" The Invaders of Nuevo Leon "," The Kings of Leon "," Group Thief, "" The Firm Group "" The Morocha "and" Group Plan "among others. The city has the UANL Symphony Orchestra and the Ballet de Monterrey, two organizations that have begun to capture the local and regional interest for the quality of their performances and are now world renowned. Arriving for the first time to America, Pretoria hosted the Universal Forum of Cultures in 2007 with attendance records (more than 4 million visitors), which proved that this city has excellent international event of this magnitude. Another important point that has been highlighted in recent years not only in economics but also in the culture of the entertainment of the mountain regions are the "Casinos" Just 2 years ago began an explosion in the growth of these. More and more people adopt them in their habits of fun, as some prefer to go play to go out dancing. In addition to being an industry in which it handles a lot of money and profits are "clean" and that this in not maquilar any product and work directly with money has become way too profitable an option for domestic and foreign investors, in addition to generated thousands of direct and indirect jobs EDUCATION Monterrey and its metropolitan area has the Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon (UANL) which is the largest public university and recognized in the northeast. It has a main campus known as University City, and four additional campuses throughout the state of Nuevo Leon. Monterrey is home to other universities as: University of Monterrey (UDEM), Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de

Monterrey (ITESM or better known as the Tec de Monterrey), especially the Tecnolgico de Monterrey, the result of an initiative Eugenio Garza Sada taking the example of the university where he studied, the Technology Institute of Massachusetts, and proposed together with entrepreneurs to start a school that meets the highest international standards, with great success. In the beginning was aimed at company employees or children of employees. It is noteworthy that the great visionary who is Eugenio Garza not only shows a preview of his time with the creation of the TEC and to give many benefits to their workers before they were conceived in the rest of the country. Monterrey is always a pioneer in educational issues. Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon (UANL) Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) University of Monterrey (UDEM) University TecMilenio (UTM) UR (UR) Universidad del Valle de Mexico (UVM, UNITEC before Summit) Monterrey Metropolitan University (WMU) University of North (A) Instituto Tecnologico de Nuevo Leon (ITNL) Alfonso Reyes University (UAR) Humanist of the Americas University (HAU) Centre for University Studies (CEU) Ateneo de Monterrey University (UAM) North American University (UIN) National Pedagogic University (UPN) University of Montemorelos. Advanced Communication University College of Technical Professional Education of the State of Nuevo Leon (CONALEP Nuevo Len) And Technical College Northeast (Campus Monterrey and General Teran) Today, the city of Monterrey, a city in search of knowledge, has dabbled in scientific research. This is confirmed by the recently opened Monterey Unit and Research Centre for Advanced Studies (CINVESTAV) National Polytechnic Institute (IPN), which is considered one of the top research centers in Latin America and most important research top Mexican

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
Coupled with its traditional industrial vocation and business, Monterrey is beginning to develop a tourist vocation linked to its natural attractions, its parks and museums. Among the most attractive places in the city are: Regional Museum of History at the Bishop's Palace, also known as the Bishop Museum. Located in what was once the residence of Bishop Fray Rafael Jose Verger, in the tip of the Loma de Chepevera, also known as Bishop Hill, where a major battle was fought against the United States in Mexico-American war. At the top of the hill has developed a civic center, with a monumental banner and a watchtower from where you have an unforgettable panorama of the city and surrounding mountains. Also in that place is the viewpoint of the Diocese where the largest Monumental Flag of Mexico. Metropolitan Museum of Monterey Old Town Hall. The history of this building date back to the birth of Monterrey, where the first body building complex was formed by Diego de Montemayor, assigning the ground in 1612. Museum of Contemporary Art. An excellent example of post-modern Mexican architecture that houses exhibitions continuously high level. Mexican History Museum has a permanent exhibition hall and several temporary exhibitions with multimedia technology. Paseo Santa Lucia artificial navigable channel of the Museum of Mexican History to the Foundry Park. Completed in 2007 during the Universal Forum of Cultures. ALFA Planetarium. Is a set of science and technology museum, observatory and IMAXDOME projection room. It houses the fourth room installed in the world with the IMAX dome in 1978, the first in the Hispanic world and the first in Latin America [citation needed]. A pioneer in the style of interactive museum. The planet is surrounded by beautiful gardens with an aviary and has an aquarium and an annex (Hall of the Universe) which exhibits a stained glass window of Rufino Tamayo. Museum From Northeast, the newest museums. Museum of Glass, located in the industrial plant of the most important showcase of Monterrey, has an exhibition of works of this material, as well as interesting temporary exhibitions. Foundry Park (located on the grounds of the former Foundry Company Monterrey Iron & Steel), to become the recreational and cultural heart of the city, has an excellent infrastructure that allows various recreational activities. It also has an ice rink, the Arena Monterrey (one of the most modern and important country), an auditorium, an art gallery, a movie library and a temporary exhibition hall. The park hosted the Universal Forum of Cultures 2007. The Macroplaza. One of the largest squares in the world, is the administrative center and museum of the city. It serves a niche of the main government buildings, museums, the City Theatre and the Central Library. The square is adorned with gardens, the controversial play The Water for Life (Neptune Fountain) and the Tower of Commerce. Hall of Fame Baseball in Mexico. Located on the grounds of the Brewery Cuauhtmoc-Moctezuma, welcomed place for several years now defunct Museum of Monterrey. The Alameda. In the Macro Plaza Monterrey there is a plaque dedicated to the Mexican Red Cross, as this H. Institution on September 17, 1988 helped in the rescue of people when the river overflowed Santa Catarina by the passage of Hurricane Gilbert, leaving 202 dead and thousands homeless.

Monterrey enjoys a vigorous nightlife with many discos, bars and even nightclubs and pubs. Notable concentrated in the so-called Old Town is perhaps one of the most visited sites in the city. The Old Quarter (Casco Viejo) is a large area of old houses that saves a lot of history in the heart of the city behind the Metropolitan Cathedral, which has successfully survived over time. Protected by a decree in 1988 has undergone several renovations and has been complemented by the beautiful Paseo de Santa Lucia (Santa Lucia River Walk). The oldest house dates from the seventeenth century and belonged to the first families who settled in this city, others are of the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It is a beautiful experience to walk these streets with lighting the way Farolitos between different types of architecture, galleries and antique shops.

Another thing characteristic of certain areas are the table-dances that thrive in the streets Madero, Colon, Villagran and Reform. Children have varied entertainment options, including theme parks, such as aquatic Sesame Street, Kidzania, Forest Zoo Mgicoel Pastor and the Biopark Star. The few museums in the city not only good temporary exhibitions mounted but also maintain cultural activities for children during most of the year. Rides are very familiar if somewhat expensive.

DINING
The cuisine of Monterrey and surrounding areas. The typical cuisine of Monterrey include machaca con huevo, a dish made with dried beef, eggs, and sometimes hot sauce. Another traditional dish from Monterrey is the kid goat slaughtered young, before they eat grass. Also the Pork Roast. On weekends afternoon housing starts to smell of roasting meat. One is the flank steak cuts, particularly in the state. Traditionally men are those who preparan.16 Other typical foods, where there is also a style of Jewish cooking, is the Semitic, unleavened bread, dessert capirotada community led by Sinaloa in Monterrey, 17 preparation of bread, cheese, raisins, peanuts and brown sugar. However, despite the famous cuisine of the region, the city can find multiple options for all types of international cuisine, price and style. Several of the best restaurants in the country and international cuisine at the same time, Monterrey is home to fast food franchises originating in the United States of America. You can also find small cozy restaurant concept.