Tierra Nueva is a charming small town in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. It is a popular place for outdoors activities, particularly sport fishing. It is known for making light palmero hats. Tierra Nueva is one of Mexico's designated Pueblos Mágicos.
Understand
[edit]Tierra Nueva is a small town with fewer than 5,000 residents but when outlying villages and rural areas are counted, the municipality total is about 10,000.
Get in
[edit]Get around
[edit]See
[edit]- Parroquia de Nicolás de Tolentino.
- Jardin de Hidalgo.
Do
[edit]- Cerro de la Mesa.
- Presa la Muneca.
- Rio Jofre.
Festivals
[edit]- Sportfishing Tournament -
- Feria Regional Tierra Nueva - the first 10 days of September mark the town's largest celebration which marks the harvest as well as celebrations honoring San Nicolás de Tolentino, the town's patron saint.
Buy
[edit]Palmero hats.
- 1 Mercado Municipal, Alvaro Obregon 40, Centro. 07:00 - 18:00. The town's traditional marketplace is small with few vendors providing fresh grown produce but many selling second-hand clothes and prepared foods. Good place to grab an inexpensive breakfast or lunch.