Steep, irregular peaks of jagged lava over 2,000 feet high stand in a range to the north and west of Montemorelos. On clear days the scenery is spectacular. The surrounding countryside is a hybrid between western Texas and southern California Mojave Desert with occasional Joshua trees. The local campus grocery store is more like a general store. Besides fresh produce, bread, cookies, crackers, cereal, dairy products, grain flours, and vegetarian entree items, they sell underwear, shampoo, post cards, stationery, soaps, light bulbs, and insecticides.
All labels are in Spanish.
If you prefer artificial sweeteners, however, bring your own as none are available to buy. There is a small sidewalk-style cafe with little tables and chairs set up inside the store entrance where you can buy sandwiches and drinks. A very large Seventh-day Adventist church was recently built on this campus. It is immense and seats 2,086. The university student enrollment is 2,027.