Cerro de la Loma Larga (literal English : Long Hill Mountain ), or Loma Larga (short version), is a lower extension of the Sierra Madre Oriental , particularly of Cerro de las Mitras . located in the Monterrey , Nuevo León metropolitan area.
4-528: Loma Larga Tunnel , or, as it is known by the locals, Túnel de la Loma Larga , is a road tunnel beneath the Cerro de la Loma Larga , in the limits of the cities of Monterrey and San Pedro Garza García in Nuevo León , México . The work itself in fact is two tunnels, holding three lanes each (a fourth one is designed for emergencies). The tunnel is almost two kilometers long. The lanes flowing south end in
8-431: A relatively unremarkable slope. Residential and commercial development has been built over most of the mountain. The Basílica de Guadalupe is also located on the hill, among other churches. Loma Larga is used for some broadcasting. XHRL-FM and XET-AM , among other stations, maintain facilities on the mountain. Other stations use Cerro del Mirador, located to the west. Some other well-known mountains or elevations of
12-611: The hill. In the early 2000s, the state government completed the Loma Larga Tunnel , which burrows under the mountain to connect Monterrey to San Pedro Garza García. For its length of about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi), it is flanked on its northern side by the Santa Catarina River , and on its southern side, the Sierra Madre Oriental in almost full height. Nearby geological features make it
16-457: The municipality of San Pedro Garza García , while the ones flowing north end in Monterrey . Cerro de la Loma Larga The hill has long been considered the natural division of the now adjacent cities of Monterrey and San Pedro Garza García . The Diana Cazadora statue marking the division of Monterrey and San Pedro Garza García was placed along a busy avenue (Gonzalitos) crossing over
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