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                            The Historical Trail $55  Lunch Included
                 
                           Your tour guide is Helen Myers a Texan Historian
                                      
    Roma, Miguel Aleman, Mier, Camargo come back through Reynosa. This is a great tour to see some of the first structures and learn more about the Rio Grande Valley on both sides.
Our first stop will be the City of Roma founded by Corrales de Saenz in the mid 1760’s.
Leaving Roma we cross the border to Mier founded in the mid 1750’s where the battle of Mier took place killing some 16 Texans & 36 Mexicans before Commander William Fisher surrendered to General Ampudia Dec. 26th 1842.
After lunch we leave for Camargo the first Spanish settlement in this Northern part of Mexico and the Rio Grande Valley area.
     Stopping at Villa Nueva - a small village which is located on top of a hill SW of Camargo.
Camargo dates back to 1749, we will visit the Plaza Hidalgo where the Municipal Palace stands and the Catholic Church the oldest building in Camargo, build in the early 1750’s.
          Lunch included,    Feb. 25 March 10
                              Monterrey   $45
We leave early and get back late, it’s one full and exciting day. Glass Factory, Shopping at Ceasars, City Tour,
Gran Plaza, Fountain of Life, is definitely the centerpiece attraction in Monterrey. The Tower of Commerce, dominates the landscape of the Macro Plaza, and is the highest monument in México. Have a FREE BEER... Drink some free Carta Blanca, courtesy of the Tecate Group.
Dec. 17 Jan. 21, Feb. 4, 18 March 3  		  
                          King Ranch   $65
 
Founded in 1852 by Richard King. Once it was the world’s largest ranch. We will do the loop at the Ranch, the leather shop, John E. Conner Museum at Texas A&M Kingsville.
Your guide will explain the history and the modern day workings of the ranch. Watch for the auction arena, the horse cemetery, and the Colony - home of the Kinenos or King's men. Historic buildings you will pass include Mrs. King's carriage house, the Commissary with its lookout tower, and the grand home built in 1912 by Captain King's widow, Henrietta.
Jan. 29 Feb. 19 March 5 Lunch included .