For over a century Monterrey, in Mexico's rocky and seemingly inhospitable north, has prided itself on being the country's industrial capital and economic motor. It got rich making beer, steel, glass and cement. Today its quick access to both coasts of the United States enables it to export car parts, home appliances and aerospace components. At $16,000 per head, average income in the city of 3.7m people is twice the national average.
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