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    [edit] Reason for deletion of "Nightlife"

    I deleted the "Nightlife" section because it seemed like too much of an advertisement, and it doesn't seem necessary.

    Why? We have better nightlife than any other nearby city... -_ - Cbmaster 22:10, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

    [edit] Laredo is so much more!

    Wow! I'm amazed at how limited the current Laredo page is. There's a lot that needs to be submitted... let's get it going.

    Well git 'er done, partner. --Tex the laredo windmills

    [edit] Just the tip of the iceberg!

    The information contained here is just the surface of what Laredo is all about. User:MarcusHolliman 03:50, 22 May 2006

    [edit] Name

    What does the name 'Laredo' mean? Njál 00:48, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

    Some people think the origin comes from the Solfege, or rather the arrangement of syllables commonly practiced by singers: Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do. A quick rearrangemt yields La Re Do. Could be urban legend, but thats the only thing I've heard, and I'm from there.

    [edit] Answer

    It has no meaning or its meaning was lost. Laredo, TX got its name from a city in Cantabria, Spain which was established in the year 757 by fishermen. Laredo is also a last name which its meaning is from Laredo.

    Lar in Latin means: Roman tutelary deities, esp. household deities; hearth, dwelling, home

    edo in Latin means: to bring into the world, to bring forth, give birth to; to bring about, cause, produce; a high place, eminence.

    Possible answer: New Home / Town

    AMAPO 12:06, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

    [edit] Infobox

    Why doesn't someone work on an infobox for the article? There's plenty of information on the city's website. --Victor 02:44, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

    [edit] DONE

    AMAPO 12:05, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

    [edit] Hey who took off all the nice pictures?

    Why would someone remove the scenery pictures of this wonderful city? I order the ones who marked deletion to put them up instantly, or I will take pictures of the city and post as much more than major cities!

    [edit] Pictures

    I'm going to start posting pictures of Laredo soon. Any ideas what I can take pictures of? Mall Del Norte? Laredo Entertainment Center? City Hall? Ideas, people, other than these! ¡Gracias! Kyo catmeow! 06:29, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

    The bridges? --Fairy Incognito 08:33, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
    I'll see if I can a picture of that. Kyo catmeow! 18:28, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

    [edit] AMAPO Update

    I added the info box and made a few changes as we all know laredo has been growing fast all the data in the info box is from 2000-2005 info taken from u.s. census and public records. the metro area population includes:

    City / Population / Source

    • Laredo, Texas 231,470 (2006 Census estimate) [1]
    • Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas 355,827 (2005 INEGI estimate)
    • Rio Bravo, Texas 5,553 (2000 Census)
    • EL Cenizo, Texas 3,545 (2000 Census)
    • Laredo Ranchettes, Texas 1,845 (2000 Census)
    • Ranchos Penitas West, Texas 520 (2000 Census)
    • Larga Vista, Texas 508 (2000 Census)
    • Total: 599,268


    PS: I'm from Laredo, TX

    AMAPO 11:45, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

    An excellent job you're doing! I will hopefully start taking pictures of Laredo and post them here. What should I take pics of? And I'm from Laredo as well. --Tohru Honda13Sign here! 02:43, 31 December 2006 (UTC)


    [edit] Picture suggestions:

    • Laredo downtown skyline (best angle for this 4-5 blocks west of Bridge 1 in Nuevo Laredo looking towards El Portal Mall).
    • (unity) LNB large USA flag and The large Mexican flag in the background
    • (shopping) inside Mall del Norte on a saturday
    • (trade) IH 35 at its terminus during 6 pm rush hour or World Trade Bridge
    • (economic growth) Any Large Construction site: Cinemark 14 in the Mall del Norte / Texas Community Bank on McPherson
    • (education) TAMIU's Planetarium
    • (medical) Laredo Medical Center
    • (entertainment) LEC during a hockey game inside or outside

    AMAPO 04:36, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

    [edit] Laredo Updates / Additions / Edits

    If anyone feels that anything I add to the Laredo, Texas page is irrelevant or anything feel free to delete it. I do not plan to be a wikipedian. All I'm trying to do is describe / update Laredo / Nuevo Laredo in a better / professional manner. I'm giving myself about a week to finish all this. I hope I can get my digital camera fixed to that I can take those pictures I described in this page. **crosses fingers**

    Thanx especially Tohru Honda13 for helping me out

    AMAPO 08:01, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

    I'm sorry I haven't taken any pictures.... our camera is in the damn pawn shop, and I dunno when we can get it out again. Sorry! I'll beg my mom (or annoy) to get the camera back. I'd like to take the picture of the medical center. --Tohru Honda13Sign here! 20:42, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
    • First pic added; I took a picture this morning of the fog @ Mall del Norte I guess it had more to do with weather than anything else, so I put it on the Climate section. My camera isn't working yet the batteries die too quick even if i don't use it, so it'll be some time before I add another.

    AMAPO 15:19, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

    I've fixed the image, changing it to a thumb so you can read the text. That's a real nice picture you took there! Still no luck with me and my camera...When I do get it, can I take the picture of the Medical Center? I live a few blocks away from it, and it could be my first picture too. Again, cool picture you took, for a camera that dies quickly :) --Tohru Honda13Sign here! 19:18, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

    cool thanx ;) AMAPO 09:22, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

    [edit] Local English Pronunciation?

    Do local English speakers traditionally say"luh-RAY-doh" or "luh-REE-doh" ? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 75.6.246.55 (talk) 23:47, 11 January 2007 (UTC).

    Well, I speak english as fluently as I do spanish, so I pronounce it luh-RAY-do. I've never heard the other one, I really don't know. There is also lah-REH-do~, in the spanish language. --Tohru HondaSign here! 23:52, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

    [edit] Per Capita Income

    This number is obviously missing a decimal, there is no way that is correct.Triphook 07:27, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

    [edit] busiest inlandport revision

    Laredo is the busiest inland port in usa it handles at least half of all imports / exports of usa.

    Official Sources:

    Independent sources:

    Here is the source for my reversion from the Army Corps of Engineers. I'll do a little research to see if I can identify the technicalities involved. youngamerican (ahoy hoy) 17:03, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
    OK, here is what the difference seems to be: Loredo is the busiest inland ports of entry/export (ie trucks driving goods across the border to and fro. The inland port that is defined by the Army Corps refers to goods being loaded from land onto boats, barges, etc. youngamerican (ahoy hoy) 17:10, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

    i think you're refering to costal port, inland port refers to terrestrial movement of goods and in some cases air.

    thanx for your input ;) AP 19:41, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

    No, I am refering to inland (water) port, as a costal port would be on, well, a coast. If you look at the list, places like Huntington and St. Louis are pretty well landlocked, excpet for their big rivers. youngamerican (ahoy hoy) 19:59, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

    Youngamerican--I think the precise term we are looking for is more along the lines of largest land port or largest inland port of entry for cargo. The Corp of Engineers' document refers entirely to water transportation. All those places have big rivers (or perhaps lakes). Laredo is not a water port at all. There is no facility for river cargo traffic. What is here is huge amounts of cargo being imported and exported.````eee 3-6-07

    The following is just my opinion I am not proving youngamerican and the Army Corps of Engineers wrong.
    First of all I’m not an English Major.
    My View On Inland Port:
    The term “Inland Port” literally means an In Land Port meaning an entry that is in land. I don’t see where sea, costal, lake, or river port part come in.
    Alternate Term:
    If you want to get technical then Laredo is an International Terrestrial Port because when merchandise crosses the border into Mexico / United States it gets downloaded, inventoried, inspected and all that fun stuff the do at any international port. Now, “border crossing” is the incorrect term to be used when referring to the movement of merchandise because it does not only cross the border. Border crossing refers to people moving across a border line.

    Thanx, AP 06:54, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

    [edit] Pictures Added

    Just wanted to say HI to everyone in/from Laredo. I added a couple of pictures I took with my cell phone if for some reason you don't like them just delete them. But please post more pictures of our beautiful city.

    the pictures can be found in the following articles:

    post datum: sorry for the bad quality of them. :$

    AMAPO 09:29, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

    [edit] Semi-protection

    In response to OTRS ticket#2008022810019811, I have reverted a lot of POV and vandalism to this article, and semi-protected it from editing by anonymous contributors and newly-registered accounts for a period of one month. - Mark 04:40, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

    [edit] Education: "PK to 12"

    Must be a local thing, it would be nice if someone from the area could explain what "PK" means. I've never heard of it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by DigiFluid (talk • contribs) 22:53, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

    PK = prekinder, which is also "taught" in public schools in Laredo.

    AMAPO (talk) 07:26, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

    [edit] Snow Monkey Population?

    The Snow Monkey page says there is a wild population that was introduced in 1972...true?Mwv2 (talk) 05:43, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

    to be honest with you, I had no idea what you were talking about nor have i seen one near Laredo, so I did some research, it appears to be true some rancher adopted 150 snow monkeys and brought them near Laredo back in 1972 to some research center (the good type) from which they escaped.
    more info:
    Snow Monkey Image Gallery
    Lovable pests: Japan's endearing snow monkeys battle farmers
    Japanese Snow Monkeys
    Primate Factsheets: Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata)
    -AMAPO (talk) 06:05, 5 May 2008 (UTC)