If you're travelling towards the Gulf of Mexico, the best spot to start a tour of the Rio Grande Valley is in Laredo, south of San Antonio. A busy bridge connects the US to Mexico at the bottom of Convent Avenue, where there is a major Border Patrol presence. Laredo has garnered a violent reputation in recent years as battles between Mexican drug cartels have escalated. Its main square is focused around the pretty St Augustin Cathedral, which has a modernist mural of the crucifixion inside and a stone grotto outside. Also on the main ... More
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If you're travelling towards the Gulf of Mexico, the best spot to start a tour of the Rio Grande Valley is in Laredo, south of San Antonio. A busy bridge connects the US to Mexico at the bottom of Convent Avenue, where there is a major Border Patrol presence. Laredo has garnered a violent reputation in recent years as battles between Mexican drug cartels have escalated. Its main square is focused around the pretty St Augustin Cathedral, which has a modernist mural of the crucifixion inside and a stone grotto outside. Also on the main square, the historic and sprawling three-star La Posada Hotel at 1000 Zaragoza St (Tel:956/722-1701, Web:
www.laposadahotel.com
; Price: $101-130), has comfortable rooms. There is a lobby bar favored by cocktail-drinking businessmen conducting cross-border deals and two courtyard pools. El Mason at 908 Grant St is a popular place to eat nearby, though you have to look hard to find the door. It has a daily menu and $5 meals.
For Christmas I got Augo tickets for us to see Maná in Laredo on Friday, 23 February. I am getting so totally excited for this trip. This will be his ...
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For Christmas I got Augo tickets for us to see Maná in Laredo on Friday, 23 February. I am getting so totally excited for this trip. This will be his fourth Maná concert and my first! We are staying at a hotel that is right next to the Laredo Entertainment Center. It's not listed in the yahoo hotel thing... hmmm... but I think it's because they've only been open for 3 months. The Staybridge Suites seems pretty nice and they've got a complimentary continental breakfast. Additionally, as they are literally right next to the concert venue, we can leave our car at the hotel and just walk to the co...
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