Cristobal Colon
Cristobal Colon is a monument in Nuevo Laredo Municipality, Tamaulipas. Cristobal Colon is situated nearby to the government office United States General Consulate, as well as near the church Catedral del Espíritu Santo.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Republic of the Rio Grande Museum and Gateway to the Americas International Bridge.
Republic of the Rio Grande Museum
Museum
Republic of the Rio Grande Museum is a historic house museum located in the downtown San Agustin de Laredo Historic District in Laredo, Texas, United States, next to the historic La Posada Hotel and San Agustín Cathedral. Republic of the Rio Grande Museum is situated 4 km north of Cristobal Colon.
Gateway to the Americas International Bridge
Bridge
The Gateway to the Americas International Bridge is one of four vehicular international bridges located in the cities of Laredo, Texas, and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, that connect the United States and Mexico over the Rio Grande. Gateway to the Americas International Bridge is situated 4 km north of Cristobal Colon.
Juárez–Lincoln International Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wbaron, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Juárez–Lincoln International Bridge is one of four vehicular international bridges located in the cities of Laredo, Texas, and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, that connect the United States and Mexico over the Rio Grande. Juárez–Lincoln International Bridge is situated 3½ km north of Cristobal Colon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nuevo Laredo and Laredo.
Nuevo Laredo
Nuevo Laredo is a city of about 416,000 people in Tamaulipas, Mexico, across the border from the smaller Laredo, Texas. The twin cities are collectively referred to as "Los Dos Laredos".
Laredo
Photo: Wbaron, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Laredo is a city with 262,000 inhabitants on the South Texas Plains. Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, is just across the Rio Grande.
Larga Vista
Hamlet
Larga Vista is a former census-designated place in Webb County, Texas, United States. The population was 742 at the 2000 census. Larga Vista lost its census-designated place status in 2010 because it became surrounded by Laredo. Larga Vista is situated 8 km northeast of Cristobal Colon.
Cristobal Colon
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Nuevo Laredo Municipality, Tamaulipas, Northern Mexico, Mexico, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
27.46647° or 27° 27′ 59″ northLongitude
-99.50287° or 99° 30′ 10″ westOpen location code
76V2FF8W+HVOpenStreetMap ID
way 1138946341OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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