Some historians believe that this means “flying serpent”, “place of many trees”, or “place where serpents creep”. The name Coahuila is derived from native terms for the region, and has been known by variations such as Cuagüila and Cuauila. The portion of the state west of the Sierra Madre Oriental lies on the Mexican Plateau, and is part of the Chihuahuan Desert. The Tamaulipan mezquital, a dry shrubland ecoregion, occupies the eastern portion of the State, and extends across the Rio Grande into southern Texas. The northernmost fingers of the Sierra Madre Oriental, the Sierra del Burro and the Sierra del Carmen, reach to the border with the United States at the Rio Grande.Įast of the range, the land slopes gently toward the Rio Grande, and is drained by several rivers, including the Salado and its tributary, the Sabinas River. The Sierra Madre Oriental runs northwest to southeast through the State, and the higher elevations are home to the Sierra Madre Oriental pine-oak forests. Much of the valley is a protected natural reserve, though some of the larger pools (called pozas) are open to the public for snorkeling and swimming 26.986111 -102.066389 1 Cuatro Ciénegas - a unique ecosystem, the spring-fed pools that fill the valley of Cuatro Cienegas are host to a number of plant and animal species found nowhere else on earth.The Sierra del Carmen - the largest wilderness area in Latin America north of Patagonia, lying just across the rio from Big Bend NP.Other destinations Santa Ana de los Hornos, Viesca 25.53935 -103.448633 9 Torreón - the second largest city in the state is a modern city with several natural, cultural, historical and religious attractions.24.726 -102.984 8 San Pedro de las Colonias - it is considered the "Cradle of the Mexican Revolution", avtitle claimed by several towns.
28.7 -100.523056 6 Piedras Negras - a beautiful city with a high quality and standard of living, on the Texas border.25.440278 -102.179167 5 Parras de la Fuente - location of wineries that were established by the old Spanish Dons.26.833333 -100.666667 2 Candela - a nice town close to the Candela Train Station.25.433333 -101 1 Saltillo - the state capital is a beautiful small colonial city, known for its thick, lightly glazed, earthen ceramic floor tiles, and the brightly colored shawls known as sarapes.
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