Torreón
Torreón is a city and seat of Torreón Municipality in the Mexican state of Coahuila.
The city's population is 720,848 inhabitants, making it the second largest city in the state of Coahuila. Torreón is part of the Comarca Lagunera metropolitan area. It borders the cites of Gómez Palacio and Lerdo to the west.
Getting to Torreón
- 01Francisco Sarabia International Airport
It is the airport that serves the city and most of the Lagunera region.
- 02Central Camionera
Juárez No.4700 Oriente, Nueva California,.
Worth seeing
- 01The Christ of the Noas
A sculpture on top of a hill, with a church and shrines related to the Holy Land.
- 02Venustiano Carranza Forest
- 03Plaza Mayor
Avenida Allende 333 Poniente.
- 04Teatro Nazas
Calle Cepeda 155,.
- 05Teatro Isauro Martínez
Door of Torreon (Puerta de Torreón) Founders Park (Parque Fundadores) Urban Forest (Bosque Urbano) Among other attractions and museums.
Things to do
Local football (soccer) team Club Santos Laguna play their matches at the Corona Stadium north of the city between Federal 30 and Coahuila 60 highways. The Jefes Fuerza Lagunera basketball team have their matches at the Municipal Auditorium in Ampliación Colón, Luis Echeverría Álvarez, where other events such as concerts, local sporting events, recreational events and summer courses are also held.
- 01Centennial Coliseum Torreón
Highway to San Pedro and Periférico S / N, E.
- 02Revolution Stadium
Juárez s / n, Centro ((downtown, 1 block from the Venustiano Carranza Forest)).
- 03Estadio Corona
Carretera Torreón-San Pedro Km 7 y Av, Territorio Santos Modelo.
Where to eat
You can find cheap and delicious food all around the city in many tacos or gorditas stalls Mid-range restaurants are mainly located in the Independence Boulevard (Bulevar Independencia), but you can find them in many places of the city. Some popular restaurants are: Los Farolitos (The Little Lanterns): It is a local franchise which serves tacos, flautas and tostadas among other Mexican dishes.
Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Rjcastillo (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons.