Harlingen with a population of 58,000 is in Cameron County
and located within the Brownsville - Harlingen - San Benito metro area.
Harlingen is located centrally in the Rio Grande Valley. Harlingen has good
air links with the nearby Valley International Airport. This Harlingen Airport
provides good border crossing access to northern Mexico as Los Indios has
the Free Trade Bridge crossing point which is just ten miles south of Harlingen
. The Harlingen also has excellent road links US Highways 83 and 77 intersect
at Harlingen with Interstate connections at Laredo and Corpus Christi. Four
miles to the west of Harlingen is the Port of Harlingen with its vast gulf
waterway connections via the Harlingen Channel. Visitor attractions in Harlingen
include the Valley Race Track and Jackson Street Market Days. Jackson Street
in Harlingen is home to over seventy five antique shops and stalls in a
four block area of Downtown Harlingen.
