Reynosa

Introducing Reynosa

Reynosa, an important commercial border crossing, is one of northeast Mexico’s most important industrial towns, with oil refineries, petrochemical plants, cotton mills and maquiladoras. It’s more attractive and less intimidating than Nuevo Laredo, but not quite as charming as Matamoros. The tourist trade is geared to short-term Texan visitors, many of whom are in town to visit the city’s surfeit of dentists, doctors and pharmacists. Across the Río Bravo del Norte is the town of McAllen. There are good road connections into Mexico and Texas.

The city was founded in 1749 as Villa de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de Reynosa, 20km from its present location: flooding forced the move in 1802. Reynosa was one of the first towns to rise up in the independence movement of 1810, but little of historical interest remains.

Last updated: Feb 17, 2009