La Pesca is a small town in the Mexican state of

Tamaulipas Tamaulipas (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tamaulipas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas), is a state in the northeast region of Mexico; one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entiti ...

. It is located on the

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, at the mouth of the

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, between the

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to the north and the

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to the south. It stands due east of state capital

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, in the municipality of

Soto la Marina Soto la Marina is a town in Soto la Marina Municipality located in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. It was directly hit by Hurricane Alex in 2010. It is located on the banks of the Soto la Marina river, just up river from the small ocean port of L ...

. The local economy is mainly based on fishing, tourism, and maritime recreational activities. La Pesca is also frequently used as a reference point ("

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") in government-issued weather advisories.

External links

*http://www.lapescatamaulipas.com {{Coord, 23, 46, N, 97, 47, W, display=title, region:MX_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki Populated places in Tamaulipas