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Special InformationLlano de la Soledad is very close to the cities of Monterrey and Saltillo.Monterrey, Nuevo León – The City of Mountains The land of the young goat (“cabrito”), the grilled meat, the “machaca”, the beer, the glass, and the cement. Recognized for being the place where the Tecnológico de Monterrey – a high level education institution– originated. The Cerro de la Silla, the natural caves (the García and Bustamante caves), the Cola de Caballo waterfall and the orange blossom flowers of the citric orchards, are some of its main attractions. Saltillo, Coahuila -The Desert’s Route (“La Ruta del Desierto”) The “sotol”, the natural “candelilla” wax, the “ixtle” fibre, the mineral charcoal and the “mezquite”. The land of Venustiano Carranza, the originator of the Mexican Constitution, are the symbols of Coahuila state. One of the attractions of Saltillo is the Desert Museum (Museo del Desierto) and so is the only Museum of Birds in Mexico.
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Site Facts
Country, State, Province/Region: Mexico, Nuevo León, Coahuila Relative Location: Chihuahuan Desert Ecoregion, Mexican Altiplano Latitude/Longitude: 24° 49' N, 100° 41' W Category: International Site Basis for Designation: Used by more than 1,500 Mountain Plovers (8.3% of the world population) and 6,000 Long billed Curlews (15% of the world population) Size: 9,000 ha of open short grasslands Joined: 19 October 2005 Site Owner/Steward: Private and communal lands administered by the Agency of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Nuevo León Site Partners: Pronatura Noreste A.C., Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, The Nature Conservancy, PROFAUNA A.C. Human Population within 100 km Approximately 1,000,000 in the towns of Saltillo, Galeana and San Rafael Contact: Pronatura Noreste A.C. mcruz@pronaturane.org |
