Nuevo Leon, located in the northeast of Mexico, borders on the states of Coahuila, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosi and Tamaulipas and Texas to the north.
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Its extreme climate is cold most of the year and cool and rainy in the summer in the highlands, cool in the south with extreme temperatures in the desert.
Nuevo Leon was occupied by nomadic groups of hunter-gatherers, whose testimony has been reduced to cave paintings in Boca de Potrerillos. During the last third of the 16th century, the Spaniards ventured into the region and built a number of constructions.
The territory is dotted with fascinating natural sites such as waterfalls, grottoes, ravines and mountains, ideal for adventure tourism. Nowadays its capital, Monterrey, is one of Mexico's major cities. It is a centre of cultural activity, due to its magnificent museums and other places of interest.
