Nuevo Progreso, Río Bravo, Tamaulipas
Entrance to Nuevo Progreso
Benito Juarez in Nuevo Progreso
Nuevo Progreso, Tamaulipas is a Mexican town in Río Bravo Municipality in the state of Tamaulipas located on the U.S.-Mexican border. The Progreso-Nuevo Progreso International Bridge connects the town with Progreso Lakes, Texas. The 2010 census showed a population of 10,178 inhabitants.
Nuevo Progreso is known as one of the safest border towns in Tamaulipas, and is a popular medical tourism destination. There are over 100 dentists and 100 pharmacies in the five-block center of Nuevo Progreso.[1] Nuevo Progreso is not a major trade route for commerce, and most tourists cross the border on foot. In addition to medical services, Nuevo Progreso also has restaurants and shops.
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- ^ "Amid the violence of northern Mexico, an oasis of dental work, pedicures and cheap tequila". ExpressNews.com. 2019-03-09. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
Coordinates: 26°03′22″N 97°57′08″W / 26.05611°N 97.95222°W
Categories:
- Populated places in Tamaulipas
- Lower Rio Grande Valley
- Tamaulipas populated places on the Rio Grande
- Northern Mexico geography stubs