The Metropolitan Zone of
Tampico, Cd. Madero y Altamira

The Metropolitan Zone of Tampico, Madero and Altamira, is one of the tourism developments of most importance in the State of Tamaulipas by its richness of natural resources, historical sites, hotel infrastructure, and sport and aquatic installations. The Zone enjoys a privileged geographic location being only   500 Km from the US border. To the south, limits with the Pánuco River which also acts as border with the State of Veracruz. To the east with the Gulf of Mexico and to the west with the State of San Luis Potosi. Its weather is tropical sub-humid, warm and extreme, being its average annual temperature of only 24°C with maximum readings of 36.8°C and minimum of 9.7°C.

The Metropolitan Zone has an extensive highway network that links it with the rest of the country. At the boundaries of Tampico and Altamira you will find the West Loop that connects the main highways and allows you to bypass the city. On air transportation, Tampico has the Aeropuerto Internacional Francisco Javier Mina where an international and four domestic air lines operate: Mexicana de Aviación, Aerolitorial, Aviacsa, Aerocalifornia, Vivaerobus and Interjet offering daily flights to Mexico City, Toluca, Monterrey, Veracruz, Cd. Del Carmen and Villahermosa.   Continental Airlines is the international airline that offers a daily flight to the city of Houston, TX.

The Metropolitan Zone is an important gateway for foreign trade since it's the only part in Mexico and one of the few in the world that has two modern and efficient ports operating from short distance one from the other. The port of Tampico, located on one of the riversides of the Pánuco River, only 10 Km from the Gulf of Mexico, is one of the main seaports of Mexico and can handle cargo and passenger ships.

The Metropolitan Zone has plenty of places for entertainment for you and your family. It also has several commercial and prestigious departmental stores   either   domestic   or    international . For all travelers, whatever their   purpose, the hotels of the Metropolitan Zone of Tampico, Madero and Altamira are a fundamental point since during their stay in the region they will find the ideal sites to substitute home or office as well as to entertain their events and conventions.

The natural resources of   the   region   along with the quality of its services have motivated the authorities to strongly promote the tourism that has become an important resource for the regional economy attracting national and international investors for many important projects among them: the construction of hotels and restaurants for important international franchises. Among the main projects that are undergoing construction are the construction of the Convention Center in the lands surrounding the Laguna del Carpintero and the Master Plan for Tourism Development of the   Miramar Beach that in addition to promote important sport and cultural events of international level as the Festival Internacional Tamaulipas with cultural events recognized worldwide, as well as que festival "Letras del mundo en Tamaulipas".

Whatever the means and the reason for your visit to the Metropolitan Zone of Tampico, Madero and Altamira, we are prepared to welcome you with open arms and to offer you the hospitality and help that is part of our people.