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Guillermo93
Sep 13, 2008, 5:20 AM
Monterrey,Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Nicknamed "The Sultannes of the North" and "The City of Mountains", one of the most advanced and developed cities of Mexico and Latin America, home of the suburb of San Pedro, the wealthiest city per capita in all of Mexico and Latin America.
Known worldwide as a business and medical center, this metropoli grew up as an industrial town, and now bursts to life as a trendy and wealthy city with it all. Fashion, Nature, Night life, Business , Medicine, Technology,Education. Monterrey,Mexico's Finest.

Horno 3, an oven that was used for the steel industry's production. Now its the first Industrial History Museum in Mexico. Its considered as Monterrey's Eiffel Tower.
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Part of the skyline of the Valle Oriente business distric in the San Pedro suburb.
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The Cathedral of Monterrey.
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in the left, the Commercial America Tower , right the CNCI Tower, and under them the Quintal Real Hotel
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Puente Atirantado (Atirantado Bridge) 20 million dollar bridge, and it crosses a dry river :D

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The whole skyline of San Pedro suburb with the Cerro de la Silla(Saddle Hill) in the back. Cerro de la Silla is Monterrey's symbol.
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Louis Vouitton & Fendi beside it.
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Beautiful Mountains outside the city
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big Mexican flag

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Cerro de la Silla
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Hope you liked the thread, Monterrey is really great. These are just a few pics of some of its attractions. there's plenty more. A riverwalk,the downtown area with its colonial buildings, museums,night clubs, etc.. Monterrey is a great city.

Guillermo93
Sep 13, 2008, 5:36 AM
uhh sorry , some of the first images are HUGE. dunno how to make them fit in the screen , sorry :S

wisla_krakow
Sep 13, 2008, 6:49 AM
i would recommend http://www.flickr.com, it will resize it for you.

Guillermo93
Sep 15, 2008, 6:45 AM
sorry couldn't manage to do it. But it really isn't that bad, i think.
the thread is still visible and good. just try to see the huge pics in parts.

sorry again.

NYC4Life
Sep 15, 2008, 7:53 AM
Monterrey's mountain backdrop is quite stunning.

Lecom
Sep 15, 2008, 9:50 AM
Nice.

LouisianaRush
Sep 15, 2008, 9:29 PM
Monterrey is a fantastic city. I love the shopping in San Pedro!

skellergroup
Sep 22, 2008, 1:47 PM
very cool.

Top Of The Park
Sep 22, 2008, 4:36 PM
nice shots