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Cemex

CEMEX is one of the world's largest building materials suppliers and cement producers. Founded in Mexico in 1906. CEMEX has operations extending throughout the world, with production facilities spanning 50 countries in North America, the Caribbean, South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. As of late 2003, CEMEX had annual cement production capability of 82 million tons and over 25,000 employees. Lorenzo Zambrano is the current chairman and chief executive officer.

Located at 25.6511, -100.351 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Cement companies, Companies based in Monterrey, Companies established in 1906, Companies listed on the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Manufacturing companies of Mexico, Multinational companies

Banderas monumentales

The banderas monumentales are a set of monuments located throughout Mexico. They are part of a program started in 1999 under President Ernesto Zedillo that is currently administered by the Secretariat of National Defense (Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional). The main feature of these monuments (though not the biggest, see below) is a giant Mexican flag flying off a 50 meter-high flagpole. The size of the flag was 14.3 by 25 meters and it was flown on a pole that measured 50 meters high.

Located at 25.6762, -100.346 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Mexican culture, Flags of Mexico, 1999 in Mexico

Mirador del Obispado

The Mirador del Obispado (Bishopric Lookout) is located at the top of the Cerro del Obispado (Bishopric Hill) in the northern city of Monterrey, Mexico. It features the biggest bandera monumental (monumental flag) in Mexico. The hill and the lookout receive their name from the building constructed in the middle of the hill by the end of the 18th century, the Palacio del Obispado (Bishopric Palace).

Located at 25.6763, -100.346 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Monterrey, Visitor attractions in Monterrey, Landmarks in Monterrey

Cerro del Obispado

The Cerro del Obispado (Spanish for Bishopric Hill) is a famous landmark in the city of Monterrey, Mexico, named after the building constructed in the middle of the hill by the end of the 18th century. The hill is a popular recreational area that includes a public lookout point, a monumental flag, and the famous Bishopric Palace (Palacio del Obispado).

Located at 25.6762, -100.346 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Landmarks in Monterrey, Geography of Nuevo León, Visitor attractions in Monterrey

Palacio del Obispado

The Palacio del Obispado (Spanish for Bishop's Palace) is one of Monterrey's oldest buildings. The Palace was constructed in the middle of a hill (later named after the building as the Bishopric Hill) by the end of the 18th century.

Located at 25.6735, -100.342 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Palaces in Mexico, Buildings and structures in Monterrey, Visitor attractions in Monterrey

Ignacio A. Santos School of Medicine

The Ignacio A. Santos School of Medicine of the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM) is a prestigious private medical school founded in 1978 in Monterrey, Mexico, in order to provide medical education, training and to promote reliable biomedical investigation in Mexico with the support of the ITESM research infrastructure.

Located at 25.669, -100.352 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Schools of medicine in Mexico

Galerías Monterrey

Galerías Monterrey was the first shopping mall in Monterrey, Mexico. Founded in 1983 with Liverpool, it has grown to attract upscale fashion stores, restaurants, and movie theaters.

Located at 25.6814, -100.354 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Shopping malls in Monterrey

Gruma

Gruma is the largest manufacturer of corn flour and tortillas in the world. Its brand names include Mission, Maseca, and Guerrero. Founded in 1949 as "Molinos Azteca, S.A. ", the company is now based in Monterrey, Mexico and has subsidiaries in the United States, China, England, Central America, and Venezuela. In the United States, Gruma is headquartered in Irving, Texas.

Located at 25.6547, -100.359 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Companies based in Monterrey, Companies listed on the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Manufacturing companies of Mexico, Multinational companies, Tortilla

Loma Larga Tunnel

Loma Larga Tunnel, or, as it is known by the locals, Túnel de la Loma Larga, is a man-made tunnel constructed in the bowels of the Cerro de la Loma Larga, in the limits of the cities of Monterrey and San Pedro Garza García in Nuevo León, México. The work itself in fact is two tunnels, holding three lanes each (a fourth one is destined for emergencies).

Located at 25.6583, -100.337 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Monterrey, , Tunnels in Mexico

XHMNL-TV

XHMNL-TV channel 28, known on-air as TV Nuevo León (TVNL), is an educational and public television station owned and operated by the government of the State of Nuevo León in Monterrey. TVNL transmits diverse programming, from newscasts, sports, cultural, artistic and variety shows, besides the events activities of the Government of Nuevo León. It also broadcasts programming from Once TV. Some TVNL programming can also be seen through Mexicanal network in the United States.

Located at 25.6647, -100.346 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Channel 28 TV stations in Mexico, Public television in Mexico, Television channels and stations established in 1982

XHBZC-TV

XHBZC channel 8, known on-air as Canal 8, is an educational and public television station owned and operated by the government of State of Baja California Sur in La Paz. Canal 8 transmits diverse programming, from cultural, artistic and variety shows, besides the events activities of the Government of Baja California Sur.

Located at 25.6647, -100.346 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Channel 8 TV stations in Mexico, Public television in Mexico, Television channels and stations established in 1970

2011 Monterrey casino attack

The 2011 Monterrey casino attack was a narcoterrorist attack that took place in city of Monterrey, Nuevo León, in the country of Mexico, on 25 August 2011. Government sources revealed that 52 people were killed, but the Blog del Narco mention that 61 bodies were eventually found after a few days. In addition, this terrorist attack left over a dozen injured, and over 35 trapped for several hours before the Mexican forces arrived at the place a few minutes after the incident.

Located at 25.6742, -100.355 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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2011 fires, 2011 in Mexico, Arson in North America, History of Monterrey, Mass murder in 2011, Mexican Drug War, Murder in Mexico, Organized crime events in Mexico, Terrorism in Mexico