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Nuevo Laredo, Mexico is a city in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. Its population is estimated at about 600,000. It stands on the U.S.-Mexico border, 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, just its counterpart across the border is the busiest inland port in the United States.
Crossing the border from north to south costs USD $3.00 and, from south to north, USD$2.15, or $23 Mexican Pesos. There is a large open air market nearby selling traditional Mexican handcrafts.
70% of what Mexico exports to the United States is exported through Nuevo Laredo. Nuevo Laredo is considered to be the largest inland port in Latin America. The World Trade Bridge (inaugurated in 1999) with Laredo, Texas helped a lot to increase the import/export business of the city.
There used to be a fairly large array of night-time entertainment venues, the overwhelming majority of which closed due to drug violence). Famous franchises like Senor Frogs had to shut down due to the persistent violence downtown. In addition to a large array of standard night-time entertainment venues, Nuevo Laredo has a relatively large zona de tolerancia or Boy`s town, where legalized prostitution persists. Indeed, while many of the nightclubs traditionally patronized by tourists have closed due to the recent down-swing in tourism, the zona remains the primary focus of nightlife in the city today.
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