The Santa Lucia riverwalk ( es, link=no, Paseo Santa Lucía) is an artificial river located in the

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city of

Monterrey Monterrey ( , ) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León, Mexico, and the third largest city in Mexico behind Guadalajara and Mexico City. Located at the foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental, the city is anchor ...

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History

Construction of the river began in 1996, but for economic reasons was stopped for nine years. In 2005, construction continued and was finished in 2007. It was inaugurated by the Mexican President

Felipe Calderon Hinojosa Felipe is the Spanish variant of the name Philip, which derives from the Greek adjective ''Philippos'' "friend of horses". Felipe is also widely used in Portuguese-speaking Brazil alongside Filipe, the form commonly used in Portugal. Noteworthy ...

, Nuevo León's governor

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, and Monterrey's mayor

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in celebration of the 197th anniversary of the Mexican War of Independence. It is one of the most important attractions in the city. It was also part of the

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' attractions.

Features

* It connects the

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and the

Fundidora Park Fundidora Park (''Parque Fundidora'' in Spanish) is an urban park located in the Mexican city of Monterrey, built in what once were the grounds of the Monterrey Foundry, the first steel and iron foundry in Latin America, and, for many years, th ...

* It is 1.55 miles long. * It is 1.2 metres deep. * It is under 24‑hour surveillance. * The riverwalk contains several motorboats. * It also has several fountains. * It has one of the five authentic

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outside Canada. * The whole Riverwalk has free wireless internet access.

Notes

References

Inaugura Calderón el Paseo Santa Lucía.
El Porvenir, 15 September 2007.
Paseo Santa Lucía.
Gobierno del Estado de Nuevo León.

Secretaría de Turismo, Ayuntamiento de Monterrey.
Video virtual.
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