Colonia el Charco
District of Tampico
in Tampico of Estado de Tamaulipas, Mexico

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
22.278 and -97.868 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 22° 16' 41" and W -97° 52' 3"
Currency and Currency Code:
Peso - MXN
Spoken languages:
Spanish
Local electricity:
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
Local Time: 02:50 PM (Thursday)
Timezone: America/Monterrey
UTC/GMT offset: -6 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
2:02 am and 2:55 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-37.797 and 77.565 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Martin-de-Vivies
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Mexico in Central America

Safety Score: 3,6 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Mexico.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Mexico. Last Update: 2024-04-25 08:17:04

Delve into Colonia el Charco

The district Colonia el Charco of Tampico in Tampico (Estado de Tamaulipas) is a district located in Mexico about 212 mi north of Mexico City, the country's capital town.

In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: El Higo, Alamo, Tuxpam de Rodriguez Cano, Castillo de Teayo and Rayon. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 28°C / 83 °F

Morning Temperature 25°C / 78 °F
Evening Temperature 26°C / 79 °F
Night Temperature 25°C / 78 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 71%
Air Pressure 1014 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (8 mph) from North-West
Cloud Conditions Few clouds, covering 12% of sky
General Conditions Few clouds

Friday, 26th of April 2024

28°C (83 °F)
26°C (78 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.

Saturday, 27th of April 2024

29°C (83 °F)
26°C (78 °F)
Broken clouds, fresh breeze.

Sunday, 28th of April 2024

30°C (85 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Scattered clouds, fresh breeze.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Camino Real Tampico

Address
2,6 mi
Av. Hidalgo No. 2000 Col. Smith
89140 Tampico
Mexico

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


City Express Tampico

Address
0,7 mi
HIDALGO AVE 5820
89360 Tampico
Mexico

Time Information

Checkout: 13:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


FIESTA INN TAMPICO

Address
0,8 mi
AV HIDALGO 6106 COLONIA LAGUNA DE LA HERRADURA
89219 Tampico
Mexico

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


PROVINCIA EXPRESS TAMPICO

Address
4,4 mi
EMILIO CARRANZA 320 A CENTRO
89000 TAMPICO
Mexico

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin: 13:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Hotel Posada de Tampico

Address
0,5 mi
Prol. Av. Hidalgo 5300, esq. Loma Real
89360 Tampico
Mexico

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Mision Express Tampico

Address
4,5 mi
Col Centr.,Calle Francisco i. Madero sur 208
89280 Col. Cascajal,Tampico
Mexico

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Hotel Inglaterra

Address
4,4 mi
Calle Salvador Díaz Mirón No.116
89000 Tampico
Mexico

Time Information

Checkout: 13:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Mediterraneo

Address
2,0 mi
Av. Tamaulipas No.307
89513 Madero
Mexico

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Hotel Mandarin

Address
4,5 mi
112 Isauro Alfaro Norte
89000 Tampico
Mexico

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin:
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Hampton Inn by Hilton Tampico

Address
1,0 mi
Av. Hidalgo 6602 Arenal
89344 Tampico
Mexico

Time Information

Checkout: 13:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

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Josefina Vázquez Mota en Hotel Posada de Tampico, Tamaulipas.

Published: June 18, 2012
Length: 40:39 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Germán Pacheco Díaz

En sus últimos días de campaña visita a Tampico, Tamaulipas. http://www.facebook.com/GPachecoDiputado Diputado Federal Distrito 08 Tampico, Tamaulipas.


Staff Fire

Published: March 11, 2008
Length: 56:47 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: demetreeo

es un chavo asiendo piruetas en la playa miramar de CD Madero con un kendo prendido a fuego video 3.


Botaneando en Coppel Tampico.mp4

Published: December 10, 2008
Length: 46:09 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: NekrossKreep

Este pequeño niño haciendo su pedicure Auto-Snack.


jeny rivera en tampico (ke poca madre no la dejaron tocar)

Published: April 06, 2010
Length: 01:45 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: mario salvador

LA DIVA DE LA BANDA.


Despegando de Tampico

Published: April 30, 2011
Length: 44:58 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: KapitaenThor

Despegue del vuelo 2419 de Aeroméxico, Tampico-México DF en la pista 13 del aeropuerto de Tampico, en un Embraer ERJ-145, 25.04.2011. Take off of flight 2419 of Aeroméxico, Tampico-Mexico...


Aterrizaje / Landing Tampico (MMTM) de VIV3100.

Published: September 01, 2012
Length: 08:11 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: RodMafud

B-737-300 EI-ERD de VivaAerobus. Vuelo VIV3100 aterrizando en Tampico (MMTM) por la pista 13. VivaAerobus' B-737-300 EI-ERD,...


Landing in Tampico, RWY 13

Published: December 06, 2012
Length: 03:36 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Erick Prevost

Landing a Cessna 206H in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico.


TAKE OFF TAMPICO'S AIRPORT, MEXICO, A320 INTERJET

Published: February 19, 2012
Length: 27:21 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: moises briviesca

TAKE OFF TAMPICO'S AIRPORT, MEXICO A320 INTERJET.


Historieta Hecho en macromedia flash (un trabajo en la escuela xD)

Published: October 31, 2010
Length: 35:01 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: MegaFJAM

bueno esta es una historieta que nos encargo nuestro maestro de la materia macromedia flash xD se trata de el hermano malo xD no sabia q hacer queria q se putearan entre si pero el maestro...


Javier Chicharito Gol de Taquito

Published: January 04, 2011
Length: 29:42 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: hash2all

Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez Gol de Taquito contra el Stoke City al minuto 27 (04/01/11)


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Ciudad Madero

Madero, formally Ciudad Madero, is a city and its coextensive municipality in the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico. The city is located at 22.27°N, 97.83°W in the extreme southeastern part of the state, on the Gulf of Mexico, just north and east of Tampico but still on the banks of the Río Pánuco, and forms part of the conurbation that includes the municipalities of Tampico and Altamira in Tamaulipas, as well as Pánuco and Pueblo Viejo in the state of Veracruz, across the river to the south.

Located at 22.25, -97.8333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Populated places in Tamaulipas, Port cities and towns of the Mexican Gulf Coast

General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport

General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport or Tampico International Airport is an international airport located at Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico. It is named after General Francisco Javier Mina, a leader in Mexico's War of Independence. It handles national and international air traffic of the metropolitan area of Tampico, Ciudad Madero and Altamira.

Located at 22.2964, -97.8658 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Airports in Tamaulipas, USAAF Air Transport Command Airfields - Central America, Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces

Instituto Tecnológico de Ciudad Madero

Instituto Tecnológico de Ciudad Madero is a technological institute in Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Commonly abbreviated as ITCM. The ITCM is part of the Mexican public education system and offers several careers mainly related to the industrial needs of the region.

Located at 22.2533, -97.8458 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Universities and colleges in Tamaulipas,

Pánuco River

The Pánuco River is a river in Mexico that flows from the River Moctezuma in the Valley of Mexico to the Gulf of Mexico. At its source, it serves as a channel for water-drainage for Mexico City. From there, it becomes the state border between Hidalgo and Querétaro as it moves towards San Luis Potosí. It takes the name Río Pánuco upon reaching Veracruz. It empties into the Gulf at Tampico and Ciudad Madero, on the border between the states of Tamaulipas and Veracruz.

Located at 22.2667, -97.7833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Rivers of Mexico

Altamira Municipality, Tamaulipas

Altamira is a municipality in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. It is located immediately to the north of the municipalities of Tampico and Ciudad Madero, at the southern tip of the state of Tamaulipas, on the Gulf of Mexico. Additionally, it borders the municipalities of González on the west and Aldama on the north, as well as Pánuco in the state of Veracruz on the southeast. Altamira can also refer to the city, founded in 1749, that is its municipal seat and second-largest community.

Located at 22.396, -97.937 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Tamaulipas, Municipalities of Tamaulipas, Port cities and towns of the Mexican Gulf Coast, Ports of the Gulf of Mexico

Estadio Tamaulipas

The Estadio Tamaulipas is a football (soccer) stadium named after the state where the stadium is located. This facility has a capacity of near 25,000 seats and was built in 1966. It is located at the east coast of Mexico in the limit of the cities of Tampico and Ciudad Madero Tamaulipas; The midfield of the stadium is divided by the political limit of the two municipalities, the north half of the stadium belongs to Tampico and the south to Ciudad Madero.

Located at 22.28, -97.8507 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Football venues in Mexico, Sport venues in Tamaulipas

Tampico Bridge

The Tampico Bridge is a vehicular cable-stayed bridge in Mexico, located on the Pánuco River in the city of Tampico, Tamaulipas, near to the Gulf of Mexico. The bridge has been in service since 1988 and was designed by Professor Modesto Armijo from COMEC, a Mexican engineering company. It was designed to withstand the severe hurricanes of the Gulf of Mexico. It connects the states of Tamaulipas and Veracruz.

Located at 22.2283, -97.8369 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Cable-stayed bridges in Mexico, Bridges completed in 1988, Buildings and structures in Tamaulipas, Buildings and structures in Veracruz, Tampico, Tamaulipas, Transportation in Tamaulipas

Miramar, Tamaulipas

Miramar is a city near the southeastern tip of the state of Tamaulipas in Mexico. It is the largest city in the municipality of Altamira and third largest of the Tampico Metropolitan Area. The city had a 2010 census population of 118,614, the seventh-largest community in the state, having passed Río Bravo since the previous census.

Located at 22.3375, -97.8694 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Tamaulipas

Tamaulipas Institute of Higher Education

The Tamaulipas Institute of Higher Education (Spanish: Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Tamaulipas), or IEST for its acronym in Spanish, is a private university in Altamira, Tamaulipas, Mexico founded in 1974. It is one of the most recognized universities along with ITESM Campus Tampico in the southern area of the state of Tamaulipas.

Located at 22.324, -97.8797 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Private universities and colleges in Mexico, Roman Catholic universities and colleges in Mexico, Universities and colleges in Tamaulipas, Educational institutions established in 1974, Consortium for North American Higher Education Collaboration, Regnum Christi, Legion of Christ, Anahuac universities

Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Tampico

The Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Tampico Campus commonly shortened as Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Tampico or ITESM Campus Tampico, is a campus of the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education private university system in the city of Tampico, Mexico.

Located at 22.3815, -97.9029 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Universities and colleges in Tamaulipas

Autonomous University of Tamaulipas

The Autonomous University of Tamaulipas is a Mexican public university based in Victoria, Tamaulipas. Throughout the larger cities of Reynosa, Matamoros, Nuevo Laredo, and Tampico and smaller cities of Ciudad Mante and Valle Hermoso are UAT campuses that offer undergraduate studies. Each of the various university faculties offer graduate studies leading to the Master's or Doctorate Degree.

Located at 22.2762, -97.863 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Public universities and colleges in Mexico, Universities and colleges in Tamaulipas, Educational institutions established in 1950, 1950 establishments in Mexico

Altamira, Tamaulipas

Altamira is a city near the southeastern tip of the state of Tamaulipas in Mexico. It is the second largest city in the municipality of Altamira. The city is part of the Tampico Metropolitan Area. According to the INEGI 2010 census, the city has a population of 59,536 the tenth largest in the state.

Located at 22.3375, -97.8694 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Tamaulipas

Estadio Altamira

Estadio Altamira is the current stadium for the team Estudiantes de Altamira, which plays in the Liga de Ascenso. The stadium, which seats 13,500 people, is located in the port city of Altamira in the state of Tamaulipas.

Located at 22.4018, -97.9107 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Football venues in Mexico, Sport venues in Tamaulipas

Altamira prison brawl

The Altamira prison brawl was a deadly fight that occurred on 4 January 2012 in Altamira, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Officials from the state of Tamaulipas confirmed that 31 people were killed, with another thirteen injured. The fight started after a drug gang burst into a section of the prison where they were banned from, attacking their rival gang housed there, triggering the fight. During the altercation, the inmates used several kinds of white arms to kill their opponents.

Located at 22.3333, -97.8667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
2012 in Mexico, Mexican Drug War, Massacres in Mexico, Mass murder in 2012, Prison uprisings, Organized crime events in Mexico, History of Tamaulipas


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Colonia el Charco