Rio Grande
The river forms the northern edge of the city and the international border, its curving line separating two street grids that were once a single town.
Minimalist map poster · Mexico
27.4763° N / 99.5164° W
A border city laid out in a grid along the Rio Grande, facing Laredo, Texas, across a series of international bridges

One city, five moods
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The map
Nuevo Laredo lies on the southern bank of the Rio Grande, known in Mexico as the Río Bravo, directly opposite Laredo in Texas. On a map the river curves along the northern edge of the city, and bridges reach across it toward the American side. The centre is laid out in a regular grid of blocks and plazas that extends south from the water.
Beyond the historic core the grid continues across flat, dry land, broken by highways, rail lines and large industrial parks where manufacturing plants and logistics yards take up entire blocks. A Nuevo Laredo map poster shows the city as half of a binational pair, with the river as the dividing line and the crossings as the stitches holding the two sides together.
The city was founded in 1848, after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo made the Rio Grande the border, by residents of Laredo who wished to remain in Mexico. Today the crossings between Nuevo Laredo and Laredo carry more trade between Mexico and the United States than any other land port, much of it by truck.
The river forms the northern edge of the city and the international border, its curving line separating two street grids that were once a single town.
Several bridges link Nuevo Laredo with Laredo, carrying pedestrians, cars, freight trucks and trains, and drawing short, firm lines across the water.
The old centre is laid out in square blocks and plazas extending south from the river, a regular pattern that sets the direction for the rest of the city.
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Why Nuevo Laredo
Nuevo Laredo is a city of family ties across the border, and a map of it can mean home on either side. Add a family name or neighbourhood as the title, a date as the subtitle, and keep the coordinates line.
Sand suits the dry landscape, and Blueprint highlights the grid and bridges. Classic black & white, Noir and Paper are also available. HD files cost $9 in six print sizes, and printed posters on matte paper ship from partners in 30+ countries.
Order the Nuevo Laredo poster| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
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It is printed on premium 200 gsm matte paper in one of six sizes, from 30 × 40 cm to 24 × 36″. Printed posters start at $39, shipping included.
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