Editing Monterrey (section)

==Culture==
The [[2007 Universal Forum of Cultures]] was an international cultural event held in Monterrey from September 20 to December 8, 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.monterreyforum2007.org/index.php |title=Fórum Universal de las Culturas 2007 |publisher=monterreyforum2007.org |access-date=June 30, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312041125/http://www.monterreyforum2007.org/index.php |archive-date=March 12, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Cuisine===
[[File:Cabritos in Monterrey.jpg|thumb|right|[[Cabrito]] (kid goat) is Monterrey's most popular traditional dish]]
The most traditional dish from Monterrey is ''[[cabrito]]'',<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jZ4I92OHP90C&q=cabrito+al+pastor+Monterrey&pg=PT168 |title=Live Better South of the Border in ... – Google Books |access-date=June 30, 2009 |isbn=978-1-55591-546-9 |date=July 19, 2005 |last1=Nelson |first1=Mexico Mike |publisher=Fulcrum |archive-date=October 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016182455/https://books.google.com/books?id=jZ4I92OHP90C&q=cabrito+al+pastor+Monterrey&pg=PT168#v=snippet&q=cabrito%20al%20pastor%20Monterrey&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref> kid goat cooked on embers. Other local dishes and customs that perhaps date back to the [[Crypto-Judaism]] of Monterrey's founding families are the "semita" (bread without leavening), the [[capirotada]] dessert (a mix of cooked bread, cheese, raisins, peanuts, and crystallized sugarcane juice), and the relative absence of pork dishes. Another famous local dish is ''[[machacado con huevo]]''.

''[[Carne asada]]'' on weekends remains a tradition among Monterrey families. It is usually served with grilled onions, baked potatoes and [[sausage]]s or chopped as [[taco]]s. Locally brewed beer and cola are an almost mandatory part of the weekly ritual. "Glorias" and "obleas", made from goat milk, are both traditional Nuevo León desserts.

Monterrey has a wide gastronomic variety due to its climate geography, climate, texture, a mixture of ethnics groups, and their influences, a series of unique dishes have been created through more than 400 years of history.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}

===Chinatown===
After the USMCA was ratified, an industrial [[Chinatown]] with signs in both Spanish and Chinese formed in Monterrey to take advantage of tariff free trade with the United States given its proximity to [[Texas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/18/business/mexico-china-industry-trump-tariffs/index.html|title=An industrial Chinatown near the US southern border readies its options should Trump tariffs come|website=[[CNN]] |date=January 18, 2025 |first1=David|last1=Culver|first2=Yong|last2=Xiong|first3=Norma|last3=Galeana|first4=Evelio|last4=Contreras|first5=Rachel|last5=Clarke}}</ref>

===Contemporary music===
{{see also|Category:Musical groups from Monterrey}}
Since the 1960s, Monterrey has been known for "Norteño" music. Bands like Ramon Ayala, Pesado, Duelo and other Mexican "regional" bands perform at the clubs. Monterrey has witnessed the birth of several bands that have become internationally acclaimed. Their genres vary considerably. Bands include [[Plastilina Mosh]], [[Control Machete]], [[Kinky (band)|Kinky]], [[El Gran Silencio]], [[Celso Pina]], [[Jumbo (band)|Jumbo]], [[Division Minuscula]], [[Genitallica]], [[3Ball MTY]], [[The Warning (Mexican band)|The Warning]], GAMA, Los Claxons. The song "Los Oxidados" by Plastilina Mosh opened the 2005 movie ''[[Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005 film)|Mr. & Mrs. Smith]]''.

===Landmarks===
[[File:Antiguo Palacio Federal, Monterrey.jpg|thumb|Seat of LABNL Lab Cultural Ciudadano]]
[[File:Museo Regional de Nuevo León ( El Obispado ) 19.jpg|thumb|Ex-Bishop of Monterrey [[Palacio del Obispado|Palace]] in [[Cerro del Obispado|Bishop Slope]]]]
[[File:Cerro de la Silla - Flickr - eperales.jpg|thumb|[[Santa Lucía riverwalk|Santa Lucía]] artificial river over [[Fundidora Park]]]]

* The [[Santa Lucía riverwalk|Santa Lucía]] artificial river, built between 1996 and 2007. It currently joins the [[Macroplaza]] with the [[Fundidora Park]].
* The [[Cerro de la Silla]] (Saddle Mountain).
* The [[Macroplaza]], [[List of city squares by size|the 8th largest city square in the world]], is the cultural and administrative heart of the city featuring remarkable monuments, green areas and buildings. Its development was overseen by [[Ángela Alessio Robles]] in the 1980s.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Figueroa |first=Laureana Martínez |date=2020-01-01 |title=Ángela Alessio Robles. La ingeniera que abrió brecha |url=https://www.academia.edu/82844083 |journal=Ingenieros de profesión, arquitectos de vocación. 25 protagonistas de la arquitectura mexicana del siglo XX. Iván San Martín Córdova, coordinador. |access-date=March 10, 2024 |archive-date=August 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240825084113/https://www.academia.edu/82844083 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Faro del Comercio]] (Lighthouse of Commerce), another trademark of the city. This monument beams a [[laser|green laser]] around the city at night.
* [[Barrio Antiguo]] (lit. ''Old neighborhood'' or old town) is the historical urban center of the city of Monterrey. There are preserved houses from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Nowadays bars, cafes, art galleries and restaurants can be found there. In November of every year the ''Festival Cultural Barrio Antiguo'' takes place with national and international artists and performers. In recent years this festival has been replaced with the ''Festival Internacional de Santa Lucia'', which now takes place in September.
* [[Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey|The Museum of Modern Art]] is a post-modern Mexican architecture designed by [[Ricardo Legorreta]] with the objective of creating different ambiances for artists and visitors from all around the world.
* Monterrey's [[Inukshuk]] is one of only a handful of authentic examples to be found outside Canada of these stone monuments from the high Arctic. The sculpture was created in situ by the Inuit artist [[Bill Nasogaluak]] in 2007 and was a gift to the state of Nuevo León from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and the Government of Canada.
* [[Fundidora Park]] is a large urban park that contains old foundry buildings, 120&nbsp;hectares of natural ambiance, artificial lakes, playgrounds, alternative cinema (Cineteca), museum (Photo Collection, the State Plastic Arts Collection, Exhibits and Spaces), hotel, auditorium and convention center.
* [[Puente de la Unidad]] (sometimes called ''Puente Atirantado'') is a suspension bridge that crosses the Santa Catarina River and joins [[San Pedro Garza García]] with Monterrey.
* The [[Alfa Planetarium]] is the first [[IMAX]] dome built in Latin America and fourth in the world.
* [[Palacio de Gobierno (Nuevo León)|The Government Palace of Nuevo León]] is a pink marble of Neoclassical architecture where the governor's office is located.
* El [[Cerro del Obispado]] (Bishopric Hill) which includes a public, scenic lookout called [[Mirador del Obispado]], a [[Banderas monumentales|Monumental flag]] and the museum inside the [[Palacio del Obispado]] (the Bishopric Palace).
* [[ITESM]], ITESM has two distinctive buildings CEDES which houses the administration of the ITESM nationwide system and the CETEC which houses the main computer classroom and other offices.
* [[Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma Brewery]] (Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma), with its 19th-century buildings and where the national Baseball Hall of Fame ([[Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Profesional de México|Salón de la Fama]]) is located.
* The [[Cola de Caballo]] (Horse Tail) waterfall, on the mountains near the towns of Santiago and El Cercado, about {{cvt|35|km|mi}} south.
* On the way to the Cola de Caballo waterfall (Carretera Nacional going to Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas), in Santiago, the Presa Rodrigo Gomez or "La Boca" ("La Boca" Dam)<ref name="La_Boca_Dam_1">{{cite web |url=http://www.tododemonterrey.com/excursiones.htm#Presa%20de%20La%20Boca |title=Presa de La Boca |publisher=Tododemonterrey.com |access-date=April 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208213522/http://tododemonterrey.com/excursiones.htm#Presa%20de%20La%20Boca |archive-date=December 8, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="La_Boca_Dam_2">{{cite news |url=http://www.elporvenir.com.mx/notas.asp?nota_id=45394 |title=Local &#124; Proyectan Parque Acuático en Presa de La Boca |newspaper=El Porvenir |access-date=July 14, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221143751/http://www.elporvenir.com.mx/notas.asp?nota_id=45394 |archive-date=December 21, 2008 }}</ref> lays nested between green hills.
* The Museum of Mexican History<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.3museos.com/themes/3museos.html |title=Museo de Historia Mexicana - Museo del Noreste - Museo del Palacio |access-date=October 1, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150815024135/http://www.3museos.com/themes/3museos.html |archive-date=August 15, 2015 }}</ref> is the most representative and visited museum of the North of the Republic, fulfilling its purpose of spreading the historical content of the Mexican cultural heritage.
* [[LABNL Lab Cultural Ciudadano]] is a citizen laboratory located in the center of the city. This public space of collective creation develops projects for the common benefit of local communities.

===Media===
Monterrey is an important producer and broadcaster of media and entertainment in Mexico. [[Grupo Multimedios]] operates 4 television channels in the city, and [[XHAW-TDT]] is the [[flagship (broadcasting)|flagship]] of the near-national network [[Canal 6 (Mexico)|Canal 6]], which also airs as a cable network in the United States. National broadcasting networks [[Televisa]] and [[Azteca (multimedia company)|Azteca]] have local stations for all of their major channels, along with the non-commercial broadcasters such as [[Canal Once (Mexico)|Once]] and [[XEIMT-TDT|Canal 22]] networks. The state of Nuevo León and [[Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León|UANL]] also maintain television stations.

[[Grupo Reforma]], one of the most widely read newsources in Mexico originated in the city with the newspaper [[El Norte (Monterrey)|El Norte]]. [[Milenio Diario|Milenio Diario de Monterrey]], published by [[Grupo Multimedios]], is another newspaper of high distribution, daily printing local editions in the most important Mexican cities. Other local newspapers include ''El Porvenir'', ''El Horizonte'', and ''ABC''. Northern Mexico's weekly business newspaper ''[[Biznews]]'' is also headquartered in Monterrey.

Monterrey also has [[List of radio stations in Nuevo León|several radio stations]] broadcasting news, music, entertainment, and culture for the city. The main radio broadcasting groups are [[Grupo Multimedios|Multimedios Radio]], Grupo Radio Alegría and Nucleo Radio Monterrey.

===Sports===
The city hosted 8 matches during the [[1986 FIFA World Cup]].<ref name="fifa-1986">{{cite web |url=http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1986/wc86index.html |title=Planet World Cup – 1986 – Results |publisher=PlanetWorldCup.com |access-date=July 3, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140403154022/http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1986/wc86index.html |archive-date=April 3, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The city will host matches during the [[2026 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/fifa-to-announce-host-cities-for-fifa-world-cup-2026 |title=FIFA announces hosts cities for FIFA World Cup 2026™ |access-date=December 28, 2022 |archive-date=December 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221228153555/https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/fifa-to-announce-host-cities-for-fifa-world-cup-2026 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[FINA World Junior Swimming Championships]] were held in Monterrey in the summer of 2008 at the University of Nuevo Leon (UANL),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uanl.mx |title=Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León |access-date=October 20, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061023035958/http://www.uanl.mx/ |archive-date=October 23, 2006 |url-status=live }}</ref> after the completion of a world-class and FINA-approved Aquatic Center. Also the city wanted to bid for the [[2016 Summer Olympics]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamesbids.com/eng/other_news/1150304681.html |title=GamesBids.com – Monterrey Mexico Considers 2016 Summer Olympic Bid |publisher=gamesbids.com |access-date=June 30, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212075501/http://www.gamesbids.com/eng/other_news/1150304681.html |archive-date=December 12, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> but the Mexican Olympic Committee refused to support it.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamesbids.com/eng/index.php?news=1189691186 |title=GamesBids.com – Mexico's Olympic Committee Rejects Monterrey's 2016 Olympic Bid |publisher=gamesbids.com |access-date=June 30, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212083435/http://www.gamesbids.com/eng/index.php?news=1189691186 |archive-date=December 12, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> Backed by a young people's movement, students of the universities of Monterrey formed the Monterrey 2014 Foundation with the purpose of hosting the [[2014 Summer Youth Olympics]]. In 2009, the Mexican Olympic Committee gave the bid to [[Guadalajara]] which later on withdrew the bid late January 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.milenio.com/node/366309/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100126083848/http://www.milenio.com/node/366309 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 26, 2010 |title=Guadalajara ya no será candidata &#124; Milenio.com |access-date=January 24, 2010 }}</ref> Monterrey was [[Monterrey bid for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics|bidding]] for the [[2018 Summer Youth Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/youth-olympics/2018/12783-monterrey-steps-up-bid-for-2018-summer-youth-olympics |title=Monterrey steps up bid for 2018 Summer Youth Olympics - insidethegames.biz - Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games News |work=insidethegames.biz - Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games News |publisher=insidethegames.biz |date=April 26, 2011 |access-date=November 17, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224103409/http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/youth-olympics/2018/12783-monterrey-steps-up-bid-for-2018-summer-youth-olympics |archive-date=December 24, 2013 |url-status=live |last1=Gold |first1=David }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://monterrey2014.blogspot.com/ |title=MONTERREY 2014 - Ciudad Aspirante a los Juegos Olímpicos de la Juventud |publisher=Monterrey2014.blogspot.com |date=February 28, 2004 |access-date=November 17, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111191132/http://monterrey2014.blogspot.com/ |archive-date=January 11, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Again, in February 2012, the [[Mexican Olympic Committee]] chose [[Guadalajara]] as a candidate for the [[2018 Summer Youth Olympics]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aroundtherings.com/articles/view.aspx?id=39241 |title=Guadalajara chosen over Monterrey for 2018 Youth Olympic Games |publisher=arountherings.com |access-date=February 17, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112085609/http://aroundtherings.com/articles/view.aspx?id=39241 |archive-date=November 12, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> but was eliminated by the [[International Olympic Committee]] to advance to the final round.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=37505&Language=es |title=IOC shortlists three Candidate Cities for 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games |publisher=fivb.org |access-date=February 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112083944/http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=37505&Language=es |archive-date=November 12, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> Since then, the Foundation Monterrey Olympic City A.C., the new name of this group of young citizens,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ciudadolimpica.org.mx |title=Fundación Monterrey Ciudad Olímpica AC |publisher=ciudadolimpica.org.mx |access-date=November 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520224925/http://ciudadolimpica.org.mx/ |archive-date=May 20, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> are working on a project bid for the [[2023 Summer Youth Olympics]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/Monterrey2023/ |title=Monterrey 2023 Summer Youth Olympic Games |publisher=ciudadolimpica.org.mx |access-date=January 30, 2016 |archive-date=March 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310134002/https://www.facebook.com/Monterrey2023/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and then apply for the [[2028 Summer Olympics]].
[[File:Estadio_BBVA_Bancomer_(1).jpg|left|thumb|[[Estadio BBVA]]]]

Monterrey has two [[Association football|football]] teams in the Mexican league. The [[Club de Fútbol Monterrey|C.F. Monterrey]], commonly known as the ''Rayados del Monterrey'', uses the [[Estadio BBVA Bancomer]], a facility sponsored by [[BBVA Bancomer]] and other important businesses. The [[Tigres UANL]], owned by [[CEMEX]],<ref name="cemex-tig">{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601079&sid=as7oVWUYzeHw |title=Cemex Hard Times May Get Tougher If Soccer Team Falls to Minors |publisher=Bloomberg |access-date=July 3, 2009 |date=May 8, 2009 |archive-date=October 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016182534/https://www.bloomberg.com/politics?pid=20601079&sid=as7oVWUYzeHw |url-status=live }}</ref> host matches at [[Estadio Universitario (UANL)|Estadio Universitario]], on the main campus of the [[UANL]]. Both teams are related to the city on the [[Local derby|derby]], called [[Clásico Regiomontano]]. During the match, most of the city watches in bars, clubs, and family homes. It was proposed to build a stadium for both teams, the "[[Estadio Internacional Monterrey]]",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.estadiointernacionalmonterrey.com |title=Official Site |publisher=Estadiointernacionalmonterrey.com |access-date=April 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207165150/http://estadiointernacionalmonterrey.com/ |archive-date=February 7, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> but both teams rejected the idea. The project is still being promoted, but the UANL Tigres have yet to finish their stadium contract and the ''Rayados'' just inaugurated a new stadium of their own. Club de Fútbol Monterrey recently opened a new stadium with a capacity of 50,000. It was scheduled to be finished by 2014, named "[[Estadio de Fútbol Monterrey]]", but was inaugurated on August 2, 2015, in a match with [[Benfica FC]]. Rayados won, 3–0. Before the inauguration, the name was changed to [[Estadio BBVA Bancomer]]. It will remain the club's property for 50 years before becoming government property.

In addition, two professional [[indoor soccer]] teams were hosted in the past, the [[Monterrey La Raza (1992–2001)|Monterrey La Raza]], members of the [[Continental Indoor Soccer League]] and [[World Indoor Soccer League]] and the [[Monterrey Fury]], members of the [[Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008)|Major Indoor Soccer League]]. The city was [[Monterrey La Raza (2007–10)|awarded another franchise to begin play in the fall of 2007]] in the [[Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008)|MISL]].

[[File:Estadio de beisbol en Monterrey.jpg|thumb|left|[[Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey]]]]
Baseball has a long history in the city, where it became the most popular sport during the early 20th century. Monterrey has been champion of the [[Little League World Series]] three times (1957, 1958 and 1997), and has been host of [[Major League Baseball]] games. The [[Sultanes de Monterrey]] are a Mexican League baseball team in the Northern Division. They have won the national title several times. The team was formed May 20, 1939, as Carta Blanca (a local beer brand, owned by Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma Brewery which owned the team). The team was also known as the gray ghosts. Soon, they became one of the most important teams in the league, winning its first championship in 1943. The Sultanes play in the [[Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey]], the largest baseball stadium in Mexico.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}} In 2003, the city unsuccessfully attempted to buy (and relocate to Monterrey) the [[Montreal Expos|Montreal Expos franchise]] of [[Major League Baseball]].

There are two professional basketball teams: [[Fuerza Regia]] that plays in the national league, [[Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional]], and the [[Monterrey Poison|Monterrey Venom]] that plays in the minor league [[American Basketball Association (21st century)|American Basketball Association]]. Fuerza Regia used to play at the [[Monterrey Arena]] and now is doing this at Gimnasio Nuevo León while the Monterrey Poison plays at the gymnasium of the ITESM. The city has hosted the [[Champ Car]] race in [[Fundidora Park]] from 2001 to 2005 and hosted the [[A1 Grand Prix|A1 Grand Prix of Nations]] in February 2006.

In 2004, Monterrey hosted the [[World Karate Federation]] Senior World Championships. In April 2004, Monterrey's [[Arena Monterrey]] became the first city to host [[WWE]] in Mexico. In 2007, Monterrey hosted the Women's [[WTBA World Tenpin Bowling Championships]]. The city has two college [[American football]] teams, the ''[[Auténticos Tigres UANL]]'' and the ''[[Borregos Salvajes Monterrey|Borregos Salvajes]]'' (ITESM) that play in the National College League ([[ONEFA]]). There is also a local children's league called AFAIM. People can also find golf, fishing, camping, and extreme-sports outdoors near the city ([[bungee jumping]] at [[Cola de Caballo]], [[rock-climbing]], hiking, mountain bike). In particular there is international-level [[rock-climbing]] places like la Huasteca, [[Potrero Chico]] and many other canyons.

Starting 2009 the [[Monterrey Open]] has been held at Monterrey. It is a professional women's tennis tournament affiliated with the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), and is part of the International tournaments on the WTA Tour. The [[Monterrey Open (Nationwide Tour event)|Monterrey Open]] was also a golf tournament on the U.S.-based second tier professional [[Nationwide Tour|Nike Tour]], later named the Nationwide Tour and the Korn Ferry Tour, from 1993 to 2001. It was played at the Club Campestre in [[San Pedro Garza García]], a suburb of Monterrey. In 2010, Monterrey hosted the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] World U18 Championship at the [[Monterrey Ice Complex]]. Centauros Rugby Club Monterrey was founded in 2010 and is affiliated with the FMRU (Federacion Mexicana de Rugby).