Laredo

Rio Grande city

Laredo is a city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande, directly across from Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.

It's one of the busiest inland ports in the United States, with much of the trade between the two countries passing through: The truck crossed at Laredo.

The city appears in the traditional cowboy song "Streets of Laredo."

culture

mariachi

Mexican folk ensemble

norteñoSpanish northern adjective
conjuntoRegional Mexican music group
corridoMexican narrative folk song

quinceañera · fiesta · barbacoa · menudo · cabrito · tamales · pan dulce · bilingual · Spanglish · ranchera

Texas

Rio Grande

Major southwestern waterway

TamaulipasGulf coast Mexican state
brushlandArea of dense shrubs
chaparralDense, drought-adapted shrubbery

mesquite · heatwave · vaqueros · barbacoa

border

crossing

Point where paths intersect

customsTraditional practices or import taxes
checkpointInspection station on route
immigrationRelocating abroad permanently

patrol · fence · bridge · international · smuggling · asylum · deportation · visa · entry · enforcement

trade

import

Obtain from overseas

exportForeign-bound sale
logisticsCoordination of complex activities
freightGoods being transported

warehouse · distribution · NAFTA · USMCA · trucking · customs broker · supply chain · commerce · shipping · tariffs

history

Spanish colonial

Relating to Spain's overseas territories

Texas RevolutionWar creating a republic
settlementResolved dispute or colony
missionPurpose-driven task

frontier · heritage · antebellum · annexation · land grants · founding families

Laredo

mariachi

Rio Grande

crossing

import

Spanish colonial

Laredo

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