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On Thursday, July 10th, congress participants and the acompanying persons are invited on a tour which is included in the registration fee. The excursions aim at showing the diversity and richness of landscapes and natural wonders in the proximity of Monterrey.

Participants should indicate their choice of excursion when they register on-line or in the registration form. All excursions may be subject to changes.

Excursions for participants and accompanying persons:

  1. Monterrey – Parque Fundidora
    • • Parque Fundidora (Fundidora Park); a former iron industry transformed into a friendly and interesting cultural park. You can see not only the original melting ovens, but also a variety of cultural exhibitions.
    • • Paseo Santa Lucía (Santa Lucia Riverwalk); a great work of urbanism with an artificial river that connects Parque Fundidora with Macroplaza.
    • • Casa de los Loros (House of parrots): Beautiful and peaceful park that houses 100 of the 300 different species of parrots that exist around the world.
  2. Museums forever
    • • MARCO - Museo de arte contemporáneo (Contemporary Art Museum) -: One of the most important collections in America on the subject.
    • • Museo de Historia Mexicana y Museo del Noreste (Mexican History Museum and Museum of the Northwest): Interconnecting exhibitions of Mexican and Buddhist cultures.
    • • Horno # 3 en el Museo del Acero (Oven # 3 at the Museum of Ironworks): an interesting center of science and technology in a unique place. You will be delighted with the attractions like “the Show of the Oven” or “Journey to the top of the Oven”.
    • • Paseo Santa Lucía (Santa Lucia Riverwalk); a great work of urbanism with an artificial river that connects Parque Fundidora with Macroplaza.
  3. Ecological tours
    • • Casa de los Loros (House of Parrots): Beautiful and peaceful park that houses 100 of the 300 different species of parrots that exist around the world. You will enjoy the “Parrot Show”.
    • • Bioparque Estrella (Bio-park Estrella): Ecological thematic park in a wonderful site. It contains a wide variety of plants, birds, and animals from all around the world.
    • • Cueva de los Murciélagos (Bats Cave): A natural cave that is home to millions of bats; you should see the spectacular clouds they form when getting out at night.
  4. Modern Monterrey and Beer Factory
    • • Planetario Alfa (Alfa Planetarium): Science and Technology meet at this wonderful interactive space; there is also an IMAX projection room.
    • • Museo del Vidrio (Glassworks Museum): this three-story museum has a permanent exhibition unique in its type; it shows the history of glassworks in México and promotes its artistry.
    • • Cervecería Cuauhtémoc (Cuauhtémoc Beer Factory): Mexican beer is famous around the world; from this plant, the oldest beer factory in the country, we get the most renowned beer produced in México. Visitors are invited to taste the wide variety of light and dark brews.
  5. Cultural Monterrey and Grutas de García
    • • Museo de la Casa Rosa (Pink House Museum): This museum shows pieces from the collection of “Grupo Pulsar”, a corporate group that sponsored national contests of folk art for more than 20 years; it contains also a sample of Mexican handcrafts.
    • • Museo el Ojo (El Ojo Museum): This exhibition presents a private collection of folk art shown at the International Soccer Cup in México.
    • • Taller de Artesanías ArteSanArte (ArteSanArte handcrafts workshop): Learning center devoted to rescuing endangered folk art techniques and promoting talented artisans and folk art in general.
    • • Grutas de García (García grottos): Discovered around 1843, these spectacular natural caverns offer 50-million years old stalagmites and stalactites. Accessed via a scenic cable-car, Grutas de García offers a Light and Sound Show at night.
  6. Santiago and Natural Monterrey
    • • Centro de Santiago (Downtown Santiago): This new area in Fundidora Park offers the visitor interesting cultural exhibitions like “La Serpiente Emplumada” (the Feathered Snake).
    • • Cola de Caballo (Horsetail): Wonderful 25 meter high waterfalls formed with the water from the Sierra Madre Oriental mountain range; its beautiful parabolic shape is the reason for its name.
    • • Presa de la Boca (De la Boca dam): an exciting boat trip across the dam in Santiago on board a catamaran and enjoying the wonderful landscape of this National Park.
    • • Cueva de los Murciélagos (Bats Cave): A natural cave that is home to millions of bats; you should see the spectacular clouds they form when getting out at night.