Location of Nuevo Ideal district in Durango province

Nuevo Ideal is a town and municipality in Durango, Mexico.

Understand

Nuevo Ideal is a large town in Durango, Mexico, near Pinos Altos. Its population exceeds 10,000.

Nuevo Ideal is also the center of the Nuevo Ideal Munipality, with an overall population of 26,000.

Location

Nuevo Ideal is one of the larger towns in a long, dry valley. There are several other towns in this valley, at the southern end of which is the city of Durango. The city itself is at an elevation around 2,000 m (6,600 ft).

Climate

Like many towns in the region, Nuevo Ideal could be hotter, but its high elevation prevents that.

Talk

The area is (of course) Spanish-speaking, and, unlike places closer to the border and tourist attractions, has almost no American influence, so do not expect anyone to speak English.

Get in

The Highway 23 connects Nuevo Ideal to other towns in the area.

Get around

Like many towns in this part of Mexico, Nuevo Ideal's street layout is largely on a grid.

See and do

• 1 El Gato (Cat Creek), Libertad. Creek on the edge of Nuevo Ideal (updated Dec 2017)
• 2 Santiaguillo. Several-mile-long lake within a few miles of Nuevo Ideal. (updated Dec 2017)

Buy

• 1 Lamsa, Cd Canatlán. John Deere dealer (updated Dec 2017)
• 2 Mi Bodega Aurrera, 20 de Noviembre. Grocery Store (a division of Walmart) (updated Dec 2017)

Eat and drink

• 1 El Porky, José Ramón Valdez 401, ☏ +52 677 106 4162. (updated Dec 2017)
• 2 La Estación, Guadalupe Victoria, ☏ +52 618 145 3908. (updated Dec 2017)
• 3 Vidalmar Restaurant, Isabel La Católica. (updated Dec 2017)
• 4 Panaderia Espiga De Oro, Miguel Alemán 1107. (updated Dec 2017)
• 5 Loncheria Menonita, Miguel Alemán 15, ☏ +52 677 873 0729. (updated Dec 2017)
• 6 Pizzas Pochis, Benito Juárez 803. Pizza restaurant (updated Dec 2017)

Sleep

• 1 Hotel Las Águilas, 20 de Noviembre 706, ☏ +52 677 873 0172. Most popular hotel in Nuevo Ideal (updated Dec 2017)
• 2 Motel Campo Real, Niños Heroes 400, ☏ +52 677 873 0094. (updated Dec 2017)

Connect

For those outside of Mexico, connecting with local residents is of course different due to language differences. There is also not the same abundance of newspapers and other connections as may be located in larger Baja California communities.

Go next

• Durango- capital city of the Mexican State of Durango
• Pinos Altos- smaller town to the north of Nuevo Ideal