MIGUEL PERSONAL WEBPAGE. INCLUDES TOURISTIC HELP ABOUT TAMPICO, MEXICO, INTERESTING PLACES AND TRANSPORTATION.
HI EVERYONE! Thanks for visit my webpage and if you are here for casuality, don't go!, stay here for a while and know quickly (1,2 x3 as we say in Tampico) what to know about Tampico, in mexican state of Tamaulipas.
Well, my webpage is going to be a little poor, because this is my first incursion in the internet world, in fact, I'm a civil engineer, but at this time I have some chance to search how to do a personal webpage and I will try my best, but stop bla, bla, bla and go to the point!
TAMPICO is a commercial port in the Gulf of Mexico, very important due to the big trade of merchantises and for its efficience and security. Tampico receives ships from whole world, that's why is considered an International Port. If you want additional information about operations and services of the port, see the links at the bottom of this page, the one that says API TAMPICO, this is the exact site, I think you will find there the information required or, if that is the case, information about Altamira, that is an industrial port. Oh! see the pictures of the city, they are very descriptives, and look for more information about the city.
All others links at the bottom of the page show some information about the city, if I find more sites I will add them for your reference.
OK, but is my intention give you elements for your visit to Tampico, either if you come for short or longer time, in order to avoid you wasted time.
I would like to describe it to you, in a general sight what is the metropolitan zone.
South zone of Tamaulipas, is integrated for Altamira, Madero and Tampico cities (or counties like in USA). Altamira is the industrial zone, has its own port and this is the way to Victoria and Monterrey to the north. This is a town in big evolution. Madero City has the Oil Refinery "Francisco I. Madero", here is where we find Miramar beach, with the famous Maeva Hotel Resort, later I will talk about how get to the beach. And finally, Tampico that is the commercial zone, here in tampico you can find the most important shopping centers, departamentals and autoservices stores, hospitals, schools, banks and hotels.
When you arrives to the zone, both airport and bus central, are in Tampico.
For your information, divisa exchanges is for sale about 1 dolar=10.80 pesos. (Nov-2007).
Av. Miguel Hidalgo. Main avenue of the city, starts in Altamira steet and ends in the airport. 5 mi. lenght aprox. On this avenue you can find hotels, autoservice and departamental stores, hospitals, fast foods, banks, Golden Zone, gas stations, schools, etc. No problem with Miguel Hidalgo Av., you only remember, start in downtown and ends in the airport and go back in the same way. You can use the blue buses for 4 pesos.
Av. Ayuntamiento- Av. Universidad. Starts in Hidalgo Av. and ends (in T form) with Lopez Mateos Blvd. I considere this avenues like only one, because one is the continuation of the otherone, transition point is located with the cross with Ejercito Mexicano Av. This avenue is focused to the youth, includes several schools, interne coffes, malls, banks. Due to the school is very complicated the transit in peaks hours. If you go to the university i recommend use an alternative route with the Faja de Oro Av (that runs parallel to university Av), usually is a rapid way.
Av. Cuahtémoc. Better known as "Colonias" route, starts in Hidalgo Av. and ends in Ejercito Mexicano Av. Is an older avenue.
Av. or Blvd. Fidel Velázquez Sánchez (Perimetral). It is called "Perimetral" because it runs around "Carpenter's Lagoon", pass through Metropolitan Park, "Macalito" shopping area, this avenue is funny because starts and ends in Lopez Mateos Blvd.
Av. Rosalío Bustamente. Begins from Perimetral and ends with Ejercito Mexicano Av. This avenue pass in front of the bus station.
Blvd. Adolfo López Mateos. Starts from Tampico downtown and its route includes zones of Madero City and Tampico, its final point is in front of the airport. This is the typical route to the Tampico's Marines School, Sport Center (where are located olimpic swimming pool, soccer and baseball fields, tennis courts, etc), this is the way to cross over Panuco River through Tampico Bridge, in this avenue also you will find, Social Security Hospital, Tamaulipas University (Campus Tampico) and of course, the International Airport "Francisco Javier Mina", main entrance is by this avenue.
Av. Ejército Mexicano (Mexican Army Av.). Transversal to all avenues mentioned before, starts in "T" form from Hidalgo Av., and ends with Lopez Mateos Blvd. In this avenue you can get to ISSSTE Hospital, many flowers stores, General Hospital of Tampico, Movie Theaters, through this avenue you can easily gets to Madero City.
Circuito Interior Norte o Av. Torres Miranda.. This is an altenative way to go to the north zone, from Infonavit to tampico boundary with Altamira city. It's a good option in peak hours take this avenue with no red lights but with a good illumination and very well marked with traffic signals. (it was a remarkable job from former administration of the city!). If you come from Hidalgo Av., take the left turn to Loma Real Av. (under the overpass, there's a Home Depot for your reference), and get the intersection with Torres Miranda Av., and in this place turn to the right and follow all the way until you get to the Tampico-Mante road (if you don't take any turn you must get at this point with no problem). Once you are in Tampico-Mante road, there's a traffic light in the intersection, turn to the left and you can go to Altamira City or Cd. Victoria or Monterrey if you want to. Of course you can take the streets at the both side of this avenue if you want to go to some place in the medium of this altenative avenue. Please, this is low speed avenue, there are many patrols controlling cars's speed. Don't tell me that you didn't know it!
Av. Faja de Oro. Another alternative avenue. Goes from Ejercito Mexicano Av., to Lopez Mateos Blvd., Is very useful when you try to avoid the school traffic of the Universidad Av. and Hidalgo Av. There is an entrance to the University for this side of the Faja de Oro Avenue.
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT PUBLIC TRANSPORTS IN THE METROPOLITAN ZONE.
Mainly there are 4 ways for transportation in Tampico: taxis, blue buses, microbuses and predefinided routes cars.
Taxis cover is about 25 pesos in short trips, 35 pesos medium trips and 45+ if you need longer trips. There's not taximeter yet in Tampico taxcabs.
For Microbuses you have to pay about 4.50 pesos, same with the blue buses and for the cars with predefined routes, I guess at this time, all local public transportation are homologed. If you want to go to Altamira city, there are cars with a predefined route also, they cover 11 pesos aprox. from downtown of Tampico to downtown of Altamira, some point in the middle must be less than that. About taxis, honestly, I don´t know how is the exact way that they use to cover for the service, but in short traject is about 25 pesos (some like up to 15 minutes for traject), in medium trajects (15 to 25 minutes) usually is about 35 pesos, and for longer trajects (like go to Altamira, or north side of Veracruz) is about 50 to 70 pesos. In any case, please ask first for the cover (how much is for __--> "cuanto es para"), always before you open the door of the taxi cab. These are some useful translations:
How much is for going to (some place that you want to go)? Cuanto es para ir a "(some place that you want to go)"?
or, Could you return in one hour for me please? --> Puede regresar en una hora por mí por favor?
Maybe you need to use a taxi in time mode, not for traject but time, I mean, you need a taxi for two hours, with driver included of course, this is possible, I guess they cover about 80 pesos by hour, think about it, maybe is better in this way with no limit in distance (of course only metropolitan zone), you can ask to the taxi driver--> "I need you for one hour, how much?" Cuanto es por una hora?
Note: If a microbus, or blue bus or car with predefined route read in the windshield "AGUILA" this means that run over the Hidalgo Avenue (AGUILA is a residential neighborhood), others read "CURVA TEXAS" this because these transportations run over Tampico-Mante road (In front of northside of airport), usually they go to north zone to Tampico or Altamira City.
Note: When I called for "blue buses" really the buses are not blue at all, this is because that is name of the union of workers for that company of public transports, buses are mostly white color.
INTERESTING SITES AND HOW TO GET THERE.
Tampico Downtown. If you arrive to Tampico either by Bus Station or Airport, and you want to go to the downtown, is very easy, if you are in Bus Station only need to take a car with predefined route called "central Camionera-Tampico", they are parking in the sidewalk righthand in the front of the bus station, is not necessary to across the street (this cars have a purple stripe in the side). You only paid 4.50 pesos (preferently if you have few luggage). If you have a lot o luggage, I think better use the authorized taxis, they are also very cheap, maybe 30 pesos or 40 pesos. This is the usual way to get to downtown, very easy isn't? Once you are in downtown, that is the heart of the city, you will find the "Centro Historico" (Historic Center), with buildings that remember the french style from beggining of the century, Plaza de Armas, Municipal Government Building, The Cathedral, the Centro Gastronomico (Gastronomic Center), Plaza de la Libertad (Place of the Liberty, under this place there is a underground stationament), the Puerto de Tampico (Tampico's Port). In downtown logically you can find luxury hotels (Mansion Real, Best Western or Inglaterra, Montecarlo, for example), restaurants, movie theaters, and the traditionals stores for souvenirs and all that you need for your stancy in town. If you want to go to some place near to Tampico like North of Veracruz State or East of San Luis Potosi State, look for municipal markets, near these markets are the buses for these destinys (like Cacalilao, Tamos, El Moralillo, etc) .
Metropolitan Park of the Carpenter's Lagoon (Parque Metropolitano de la Laguna del Carpintero). It is located on the Fidel velazquez Boulevard (perimetral). , se encuentra este parque de característica familiar. Cuenta con área para niños, renta de lanchas de pedal, circuito para correr y andar en bicicleta, palapa con fuente de sodas, y muchas bancas y árboles como para disfrutar el paisaje y tomar aire fresco. Aquí es donde se lleva a cabo la Nauticopa. Las rutas que pasan por este centro recreativo son: los carros perimetral-central camionera, los micros Puertas Coloradas-Tampico, los micros Germinal-Ayuntamiento-UAT. Realmente no está muy lejos del centro de Tampico, incluso puede ir caminando, a lo mucho serán unas 6 o 7 cuadras cortas.
Miramar Beach. The most visited Touristic place. To get to the beach, if you drive a car, you have some choices to get there, the first one is using the Tamaulipas Av., you need to get to the airport and then take the Lopez Mateos Blvd and in some cross will be a signal showing the route to the beach. El centro turístico más visitado de la zona. Para llegar a la playa si anda usted a pié (o sea, que no trae carro), desde el centro de Tampico salen micros a la playa, se llaman Playa Sur (entran por la av. Obregón) Y Playa Norte(entran por av. Tamaulipas), esos llegan hasta la playa, bueno. al blvd. Costero, que está como a 200 m. de la playa, y en temporada de vacaciones, también hay rutas de autobuses azules que corren para allá, esos dicen simplemente playa y entran por la av. Tamaulipas.
Ahora, si usted anda en carro, por todo Tampico hay carteles dirigiendolo a la playa, y si no, nada más tome el blvd. Adolfo López Mateos y en sentido contrario a la dirección al centro de Tampico usted llegará a la playa que es el lado que yo le recomiendo por el que entre, que es la av. Tamaulipas, es más fácil y puede llegar más cerca a la playa, como a 25 metros aprox. Ah, pero si es temporada de vacaciones, doblemente le recomendaría que llegue temprano, cuando más a las 10 de la mañana, porque si no, no va entrar a la playa, y ya se dará cuenta por qué (o tal vez unas 100,000 personas a la orilla de la av. Tamaulipas se lo digan).
Centros Comerciales y Restaurantes La zona dorada que comprende desde El Hotel Posada de Tampico hasta el Hotel san Antonio en la av. hidalgo, incluye a las plazas Tres Arcos, Plaza Crystal y Plaza Palmas que son de las más reconocidas en la ciudad, están por aquí Liverpool, Wal Mart, Chedraui, Comercial Mexicana, Office depot, Cinépolis, Samborns, Las Novedades, Burguer King, Blockbuster, Pizza Hut y Domino's, El 7 leguas (hamburguesas), no muy lejos el Boliche (Bolitam), la disco Byblos (sin duda la mejor en la ciudad y en 200 Km a la redonda). Hay en Tampico importantes restaurantes que se han ganado a pulso su prestigio, ejemplos están El Jardín Corona, La Obligacion, El Asador, Los Regios, La Villa de Don Eduardo, Casablanca, La Gran Muralla (China).
Sobre los "Tables Dances". Pues hay bastantes en la zona, ¡en Madero ni se diga!, hasta donde sé son lugares donde todavía se puede uno divertir, tomar unas cervezas viendo chicas desfilar, tal vez disfrutar un poco de sus encantos, hay quien busca y logra más, bueno, cada quien. Aconsejaría ir únicamente a los de las zonas centro de las ciudades, creo que ahí no hay tanto problema, pero ya saben, mejor en grupo y con todas las precauciones. Cureoseando en internet encontré la página de Ricardo Clemente Olivares (le doy su crédito), y comenta algo importante, y de una forma bastante amena, sobre estos lugares en un
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Ya han llegado hasta aquí por lo cual creo que ya es tiempo de que me presente formalmente: Mi nombre es Miguel H. Saavedra Sánchez, lo de la "H", vamos a dejarlo pendiente, nací un 12 de Enero de 1976, y hoy tengo 28 años, soy como ya lo mencioné, ingeniero civil, titulado (28-Oct-98), pero si quieren saber un poquito más de mí pueden ir a la siguiente página,
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allí hay algunas de mis preferencias y un par de fotos mías, y esa página la iré llenando continuamente. Así como leí en alguna otra página, no está bajo construcción, sino en evolución constante.
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