This is Tampico
Agriculture, Cattle and Fishing

The southern zone of Tamaulipas belongs to what is known as La Huasteca, a region rich in natural resources and includes the northern part of Veracruz, a part of Hidalgo and San Luis Potosí.  Its warm and tropical climate in the plains with some precipitation during summer is favourable for the fertile lands that are used for agriculture and livestock farming.

This extended farming region produces relevant volumes of grains, sugar cane and vegetable gardens.  Among the variety of cultivations you will find corn, safflower, soy bean, cotton, red chilli, onion, watermelon, melon and citrics.

Concerning to livestock farming, there are more than one million cattle heads, outstanding the breeding of zebu for producing meat and milk as for breeding registry animals.  Other important breeds are Beef Master, Charoláis, Mexican Creole, Santa Gertrudis and Swiss.

Although commercial fishing at the Gulf Coast has been going through a rough crisis, it is important in sea, rivers and lagoons and it is a main source of food and employment for its inhabitants.  Among the most important species you can find shrimp which has a huge exportation demand to the USA.  That is why many fishing companies have established here that are in charge of freezing, packing and storing shrimp.  Other species include: red snapper, sea bass, oysters, crab, trout and shark.  Nowadays there is a growing development for aquaculture of farms for shrimps, tilapia and black bass.

This is Tampico

The municipality of Tampico is located at the south eastern tip of the State of Tamaulipas, over the left margin of the Pánuco River only 10 Km away from its mouth to the Gulf of Mexico...>>

Communications

The cities of Tampico, Madero and Altamira are strategically communicated by air and land, keeping up with its speedy tourist, commercial and industrial growth... >>

Ports

The Metropolitan Zone of Tampico, Madero and Altamira is the only place in the country and one of the few in the world that has two of the most modern and efficient ports at such short distance which works as a door to exterior commerce..>>

Industry

During the last decades, the Metropolitan Zone has triggered the development of many industries, principally the petrochemical branch... >>

Commerce and Services

Since its foundation in 1823, Tampico has had an important commercial tradition.   It has been a primary entrance for exterior commerce that has... >>

Education

La educación en la Zona Metropolitana se ha consolidado a lo largo de los años en los que se han establecido aquí excelentes escuelas... >>