Editing Monterrey (section)

===Natural areas===
[[File:Cerro_de_la_silla201308-1.JPG|thumb|[[Cerro de la Silla]]]]

The mountains surrounding Monterrey are home to many canyons, trails, and roads that cross deserts and forests, offering suitable trails for the general public. The [[Sierra Madre Oriental mountains]] to the south of the city are part of the Parque Nacional Cumbres de Monterrey, which is part of UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Program of Biosphere Reserves, a designation it received in 2006.<ref name="Biosphere">{{cite web |url=http://www.unesco.org/mab/BRs/LacBRlist.shtml |title=Latin America & Caribbean |date=September 2, 2008 |publisher=United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization People, Biodiversity and Ecology |access-date=April 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081108104914/http://www.unesco.org/mab/BRs/LacBRlist.shtml |archive-date=November 8, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Key locations within Cumbres de Monterrey includes:
* Parque Ecológico Chipinque, which features forested areas predominantly made up of oak and oak-pine trees.<ref name="Chipinque">{{Cite web |title=Chipinque Ecological Park website |url=http://www.chipinque.org.mx/webchipinque/ingles/portada/index3.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060516180504/http://www.chipinque.org.mx/webchipinque/ingles/portada/index3.htm |archive-date=May 16, 2006 |access-date=February 16, 2006 }}</ref><ref name="Conservation">{{Cite web |url=https://imernar.org/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071201073035/http://www.imernar.org/pdfs/jaguar%20pdf.pdf |url-status=usurped |title=ฝาก 20 รับ 50 ถอนไม่อั้น |archive-date=December 1, 2007 }}</ref><ref name="CumbresdeMonterrey">{{cite news |url=http://www.elporvenir.com.mx/notas.asp?nota_id=117985 |title=Siguen en defensa de La Huasteca |newspaper=El Porvenir |access-date=April 17, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721000126/http://www.elporvenir.com.mx/notas.asp?nota_id=117985 |archive-date=July 21, 2011 }}</ref><ref name="CumbresdeMonterrey2">{{cite news |url=http://www.elporvenir.com.mx/notas.asp?nota_id=127001 |title=Realizarán protestas ciudadanas contra Valle de Reyes |newspaper=El Porvenir |access-date=April 17, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721000151/http://www.elporvenir.com.mx/notas.asp?nota_id=127001 |archive-date=July 21, 2011 }}</ref>
* La [[Estanzuela state park]], located about {{cvt|7|km|mi|0}} south of Monterrey, offering a river and forested area.<ref name="Estanzuela">{{cite web |url=http://www.naba.org/chapters/nabast/Estanzuela.html |title=La Estanzuela Parque Natural |publisher=Naba.org |access-date=April 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103192408/http://www.naba.org/chapters/nabast/Estanzuela.html |archive-date=November 3, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[La Huasteca Climbing Area|La Huasteca]], to the west of the city, in the municipality of [[Santa Catarina, Nuevo León|Santa Catarina]].
* ''El [[Potrero Chico|Potrero Chico Climbing Area]]'', located northeast of the city, in the municipality of [[Hidalgo, Nuevo León|Hidalgo]].
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* [[Grutas de García|Garcia Caves]] – discovered in 1843 in Garcia, Nuevo León. These caves feature stunning stalagmite formations and snail fossils.<ref name=" Garcia Caves">{{Cite web |url=http://www.bestday.com/Monterrey/Attractions/ |title=Monterrey attractions |access-date=February 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224175109/http://www.bestday.com/Monterrey/Attractions/ |archive-date=February 24, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Matacanes – in the municipality of Potrero Redondo in [[Santiago, Nuevo Leon]]. this is a 10 hour walking tour that includes rappel descents, underground rivers, waterfalls, and other natural obstacles.<ref name=" Matacanes">{{cite web |url=http://www.matacanes.net/matacanes.php?lang=eng&dest=2 |title=Matacanes – Adventure Travel – MEXICO & Canyoneering |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215121032/http://www.matacanes.net/matacanes.php?lang=eng&dest=2 |archive-date=February 15, 2015 }}</ref>
* Hydrophobia Canyon – similar to Matacanes, but a completely aquatic area.<ref name="Hydrophobia">{{cite web |url=http://www.matacanes.net/matacanes.php?lang=eng&dest=20 |title=Matacanes – Adventure Travel – MEXICO & Canyoneering |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215070850/http://www.matacanes.net/matacanes.php?lang=eng&dest=20 |archive-date=February 15, 2015 }}</ref>
* Cascade Cola de Caballo – a spectacular waterfall in Santiago Nuevo Leon, formed by water that runs down from the mountains of Parque Nacional Cumbres de Monterrey, It is surrounded by impressive rock formations and expansive forests.