Without any doubt, the Metropolitan Park of Tampico is one of the most beautiful places in this city.   It is located at the shore of Carpenter's Lagoon over Fidel Velázquez Boulevard only a few blocks away from Tampico's Historical Downtown.   This park is a recreational center with lovely gardens, tree-lined areas, a cafeteria, lunch areas, a dock, a playground and walkways to take long promenades and admire the beautiful view of the lagoon, the METRO, the airplane and the monumental flag at Metropolix Park and the Tampico Bridge.   The Carpenter's Lagoon is a water mirror of 77 acres that communicates with the Pánuco River thanks to the Cortadura Canal, which has been a target for ambitious projects for its restoration.

On the western part of the park there is a peasant's bridge that links with the opposite side where you will get to the Espacio Cultural Metropolitano (METRO).   Also to the west, there is a viewpoint where you can watch the crocodiles that populate the lagoon and that have inexplicably found here, very near from the urban area, proper conditions for their reproduction.   Many international celebrities have come to investigate such as Steve Irwin, a recognized Australian crocodile investigator and producer of the TV show "Crocodile Hunter" on Animal Planet who recently died by a stingray.

The Carpenter's Lagoon is one of the two sites that classify in Mexico to UIM (Union Internationale Motonautique).   Here, several important events like the Champ Boat Grand Prix Tampico 2003, a Formula One world event, took place last year as well as the "Copa Gobernador 2005" with the presence of the best pilots of the country type Formula T-1 with tunnel ships and the Turbine Category.

These tours are continuously and everyday from 10 AM to 8 PM having a modest cost for the tourist. For more information call Tampico Adventures Tel. 217-6968