tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288589023099161475.post7058465423223867599..comments2015-05-08T11:01:21.940-07:00Comments on Vegan Austin: A trip across the border to Nuevo ProgressoAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05717337596611375808noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288589023099161475.post-32238643335349435162007-08-14T19:19:00.000-07:002007-08-14T19:19:00.000-07:00I'm sure there are towns in worse conditions, ...I'm sure there are towns in worse conditions, especially in the South, but I don't think Nuevo Progreso is considered prosperous at all, at least in my eyes(as a Mexican), it really is not. It's just a bordertown, it gets some benefit from having an international bridge but most of the bridge's benefits just go through to Monterrey, Mexico city, etc, after all it's just a bridge, and a small bridge, btw.<br>I've been to Nuevo Progreso a couple of times just on my way to Mercedes, to avoid the incredibly long lines at Reynosa and Pharr bridges. <br>I wonder what the difference in health costs is, but I guess it's considerable, since there are many doctor/dentist offices along the main road. It's kind of a funny mix though along that street, bars, souvenir shops, lots of vendors, and doctor/dentist offices. Oh, and lots of drugstores, like right after the bridge in Reynosa, something like 10 drugstores on the same street, haha. International economics at work.<br>Oh, I love roasted corns, white corn. I'm not so keen on the street food, those guys don't have the best hygiene...<br>I knew about the avocado embargo, but had no idea about the individual import procedure. I used to hate avocado, now it's a staple, and this is the case with many other things I didn't like at all when I was a meat eater.<br>Saludos...Guillermo F. Guzmán Lozanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12785944012396093695noreply@blogger.com