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. Its population was about 11,000 in 2010. Nuevo Ideal is also the center of the Nuevo Ideal Munipality, with an overall population of 26,000.

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 sits 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 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. It is about 130 km northwest of the city of Durango.

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 kilometers of Nuevo Ideal. (updated Dec 2017)

Buy

• 1 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)

Nearby

• Pinos Altos — A very small town of about 400 inhabitants, 14 km northwest of Nuevo Ideal. An active gold and silver mine is the only significant facility in town (no tours are offered). A dirt road leads from Highway 23 to the community. West of the town is a 3 canyon. (updated Dec 2017) you can explore. Another dirt road leads out the other side of the town, climbing the mountains before reaching a small lake and a few houses.

Go next

• Durango- capital city of the Mexican State of Durango