El Paso, Border city in Texas, United States.
Description
El Paso sits at the foot of the Franklin Mountains along the Rio Grande, connecting the United States with Mexico through multiple international bridges. The city spreads across dry desert terrain where low buildings stand beside modern high-rises in the center.
History
Spanish colonizers established Mission Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe in 1659, marking the start of European settlement at this strategic crossing point. Railroad construction in the 1880s transformed the settlement into a growing trade town that drew people from both countries.
Culture
Spanish echoes through markets and restaurants where menus merge dishes from both sides of the border. Local festivals like the Mexican Independence Day celebration draw thousands who dance in the streets and listen to traditional music.
Practical
The sun shines intensely year-round, especially in summer when shade and water become essential. Main roads run in clear patterns with the mountains to the north serving as a natural landmark for orientation.
Did you know?
The campus buildings of the University of Texas at El Paso follow Tibetan architecture patterns, modeled after the Potala Palace in Lhasa. This unusual choice came about by chance when an architect in the 1910s found a magazine with pictures from Tibet and drew inspiration from them.
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Star on the Mountain
3.1 km
Sun Bowl Stadium
2.4 km
Bridge of the Americas
3.6 km
El Paso High School
1.5 km
Franklin Mountains State Park
13.9 km
Monument to the Mexican People
4.5 km
Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez
2.1 km
Ysleta Mission
17.1 km
Chamizal National Memorial
3.4 km
Cathedral Parish of Saint Patrick
847 mWyler Aerial Tramway
5.6 km
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2.3 km
Western Playland
8.3 km
San Jacinto Plaza
55 m
Plaza Theatre
92 m
Paso del Norte International Bridge
1.3 km
El Paso Zoo
4.5 km
North Franklin Mountain
16 km
Hotel Paso del Norte
163 m
El Paso Museum of Art
176 m
Wells Fargo Plaza
269 m
Plaza Hotel
67 m
Catedral de Santa Maria de Guadalupe
2.3 km
Magoffin Homestead
1.2 kmYsleta–Zaragoza International Bridge
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261 m
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27.3 km
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