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What to do in Torreon?
Torreon is a young and modern city.
Here you can do multiple activities: the ecotourism and the desert hike, enjoy to play golf in a sunny day with your friends, go out to shopping in the shopping malls or go to have dinner at night in a restaurant or bar. |
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Torreon has many international franchises of food and cloth, but there is also many options from international cusine as well as local cusine.
We suggest you to visit downtown, go to the plaza de armas, where you can enjoy a "celis water" and rest under the shade of a tree, and if it is sunday, watch the traditional dance of the old people, which is accompanied by Mexican music of folkloric and traditional. Do not forget to taste the traditional "gorditas de harina", filled with beans, cheese, meat and "mole"and chile. |
Also, in downtown is the Juárez market, where it will be able to find any amount of articles that it looks for, from many parts of Mexico. of diverse parts of the country. It does not forget to visit the market Alliance, which is located in which they were the beginnings of the city of Torreon. There it is possible to amuse choosing fruit from all parts of mexico, mangos, banana, strawberries, apples, and the traditional melon and watermelon, famous by his culture so extended in the Lagunera Region. |
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The must visit " Cristo de las Noas" is the 2nd biggest Cristo Sanctuary in Latin America (the 1st, of course, is in Rio de Janeiro), is the image of Jesus with extended arms, symbolising protection for the inhabitants of Torreon, it is situated on the top of a hill.
The Alameda Zaragoza is a place where you can go to walk or explore the temporal expositions, drink something or let your children play in the mechanical games. |
Dont forget to visit the "Parque Fundadores" located in the west part of the city. It is a great place to do outdoor activities, watch some spectacle or just walk in the park. It is the door to the state of coahuila and the city of Torreon as well. |
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The parque las Etnias is located in the east of the city and it has a beautiful lake. The Bosque Venustiano Carranza is in the center of the city, many people go there to do exercise.
If you want to go shopping, there is Galerías Laguna and Plaza Cuatro caminos, where you can find plenty of stores national and international franchises to choose from.
Traditional food in Torreon: tacos, in tortilla de harina (fluor) or maiz (corn), and discada.
Movie Theatres: cinepolis.com.mx
Theathre: The Teatro Isauro Martinez, is considered one of the three most beautiful in Mexico
Museums: museo regional de la laguna.
Torreon, a young city with its beautiful religious icon, the Christ of the Noas, stands in the heart of the Laguna Region. In this same area, for the lovers of ecoturismo and adventure it is recommended to visit the Mountain range of Jimulco, the Dunes of Bilbao and the Dunes of Acatita, authentic knolls of gilded sand. The Silent Zone , located in the vertex that forms the states of Coahuila, Durango and Chihuahua, complements the attractiveness. In the route of the desert, the Four Valleys of Ciénegas is a surprising scene with its splendid beauty and great biological biodiversity. In which a series of pozas of crystalline waters inhabited by fish and endemic plants that have been existing for 20 trillions of years is located.
Torreon is surrounded by the wonderful desert, the lovers of ecoturismo and adventure will enjoy attractive natural views like the Mountain range of Jimulco, the Dunes of Bilbao, the Dunes of Acatita and the enigmatic Silent Zone, and many other places.
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