| Page Views: 9,649 Last Visit to Piedras Negras: February, 2005 | Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico by Stephen-KarenConn - last update: Mar 14, 2005 |
Home of the Nacho | Feeding the Pigeons on Hero's Square |
Piedras Negras is a small city of about 200,000 people at the northern border of the Mexican state of Coahuila, Mexico. It is sister city to Eagle Pass, Texas, just across the Rio Grande, and it is 441 km north of Saltillo, capital city of Coahuila, via Federal Highway 57
Piedras Negras is known as "La Puerta de Mexico" (Mexico's Door), however I found it to be much less touristy than other border towns I have been to, and a visit there seems much more authentically "Mexican." Piedras Negras is the home of the Nacho, a classic Tex-Mex dish of cheeze and tortilla chips. The area surrounding Piedras Negras is ranchland, and also a popular area for hunting game. |
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janie1186 Fri Mar 13, 2009 19:22 UTC
On my opinion Stephen-KarenConn not all the people who cross to the U.S go only to the dollar store some people actually have business's & own homes etc. it's wonderful artistic place/the clubs makes you feel alive and glad to be in mexico | gpicon Thu May 1, 2008 00:08 UTC
TO: Stephen-KarenConn Just thought you'd like to know ... my hometown is right across the border from Piedras Negras. Please feel free to let me know if I can be of any help to you while I'm down there. | Brokaw Tue Apr 17, 2007 01:36 UTC
Restaurant is no longer called Sam's -- there was some iron grille work that said "Sam's" but it is now called "La Hacienda" -- they didn't serve nachos, but had a very nice lunch/dinner buffet. | madamx Fri Feb 16, 2007 15:23 UTC
Great pages on Austin and Peidras Negras! I saw PN featured on Anthony Bourdain's show No Reservations, and how the Nacho was invented. ~ Helen |
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