La Cantera is a master-planned development and district of the

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in the U.S. state of

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, on the city's Northwest Side. "La Cantera" is Spanish for "the quarry", in reference to what the district was before

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turned it to a mixed-use master-planned development. La Cantera is located north of the

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Main Campus and west of the Rim. It lies northwest of an interchange between IH-10 and

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. La Cantera is home to

Six Flags Fiesta Texas Six Flags Fiesta Texas, formerly known simply as Fiesta Texas, is a theme park located in Northwest San Antonio. It opened on March 14, 1992, in the La Cantera, San Antonio, La Cantera master-planned development and district as the first busines ...

, the largest amusement park in South Texas, and a major shopping center,

The Shops at La Cantera The Shops at La Cantera is an open-air regional shopping mall located in La Cantera, San Antonio, near the Texas State Highway Loop 1604 and Interstate 10 interchange, on the city's Northwest Side. The initial phase of the project opened on Sept ...

. The Shops are anchored by

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, and

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. The Shops are located just south of Six Flags Fiesta Texas and next to the future site of Town Center at La Cantera. La Cantera is still under development and its focal point, Town Center at La Cantera, is currently being constructed. The Town Center will be a mix of shops, residences, and offices, and it will also link The Shops at La Cantera with Six Flags Fiesta Texas. A second retail center is being built in La Cantera, by a joint venture between USAA Real Estate and JLL called La Cantera Heights. It will be located directly to the right of Six Flags Fiesta Texas' entrance sign on La Cantera Parkway. One of San Antonio's hike-and-bike trails, Leon Creek Greenway, goes through La Cantera but does not yet link to it. A bridge is being built to connect La Cantera to the greenway.

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is based in La Cantera.

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Hill Country's downtown - La Cantera

San Antonio Golf
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