Periphery (Ch 5)

San Antonio

San Antonio is located at a very desirable location within Texas.  It is within driving distance of Corpus Christi and Houston.  When seen on a larger map, it is noticeable that San Antonio is sorrounded by a web of highways, all leading to several major and small cities within Texas as well as to the Gulf of Mexico.  One major highway that goes right through the heart of San Antonio is the Transcontinental Highway which in Los Angeles is known as "The 10 Freeway".  The 10 Freeway goes from the city of Santa Monica, CA all the way to Jacksonville, FL.  This helps the city connect with lots of economic routes throughout the states.

Five major cities that are within driving distance of San Antonio are

Austin at 73.5 miles

Corpus Christi at 130.5 miles

Laredo at 142.5 miles

Nuevo Laredo at 148.5 miles

Houston at 189.4 miles

Austin, TX is located approximately in the center of Texas, making it ideal destination from San Antonio.

Corpus Christi, located at the Gulf of Mexico, making it a good source of imported goods.

Laredo TX and Nuevo Laredo (Mexico) are the border cities just at approximately 2 hr drive from San Antonio which makes it an ideal location to import goods from Mexico, unfortunately is also a source of illegal contraband from Mexico.

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