Tamaulipas
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Regions
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The area along the Mexican-US border.
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Mountainous region along the West of the state.
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Tropical region along the coast.
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Cultural region beginning at the southern tip of the state.
Cities
- – state capital
- – fishing town, hence its name
- - known for the quality of its seafood and nightlife
Understand
Tamaulipas lies between Nuevo León and the Gulf of Mexico in the north of the country. It shares a border with the US state of Texas in the north and the states of San Luis Potosí and Veracruz to the south.
Get in
Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD), General Lucio Blanco International Airport (REX).
See
- Presa Vicente Guerrero - This large lake lies about 30 miles northwest of Ciudad Victoria
Do
- Fish - The coast has many "fishing hotels", hotels with their own piers for easy fishing access. The state has a number of lakes as well.
Stay safe
As of April 2011, Tamaulipas has become very unsafe even for Mexicans. The big problem now is the cartel wars (CDG, Z) that are terrifying all Tamaulipas residents. Traveling north to south has become very dangerous, and it is especially dangerous to drive at night, when the risk of getting injured is high.
The San Fernando area (around 100 km from the north) is one dangerous spot these days. In this region was the discovery of an illegal graveyard where they found more than 100 bodies, some of them slaughtered with cruelty by the Z cartel. It is highly recommended not to visit Tamaulipas now. If you really have to, take some measures not to draw attention from drug cartels (no fancy clothes, not too much money, etc).