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Chamizal National Memorial – Texas

Images of Chamizal National Memorial – Texas, taken in May 2024.

Because of the shifting flow of the Rio Grande River in this area, the United States and Mexico spent decades arguing over the international boundary between the two countries. On August 29, 1963, the two countries settled the dispute by agreeing to construct a permanent 4.3-mile concrete channel forming a permanent boundary. Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Gustavo Diaz Ordaz met on this site to finalize the Chamizal Convention.

The United States subsequently set aside a portion of the former Mexican land and in 1974 established the Chamizal National Memorial as a cultural bridge between the nations. Today these grounds are used for exhibits and outdoor festivals and programs celebrating the legacy of the individuals from both countries who shared this borderland.

Unfortunately, as we wait for any sort of action by the US congress, the reality of the current situation along the border is represented by the razor wired wall which towers above this peaceful tract of land.
Benito Juarez – Child to Man statue (first and only indigenous president of Mexico) in Chamizal National Memorial
Benito Juarez – Child to Man statue (first and only indigenous president of Mexico) in Chamizal National Memorial		 Park movie displayed on a period TV (circa 1967) in Chamizal National Memorial
Park movie displayed on a period TV (circa 1967) in Chamizal National Memorial		 One of three original Boundary Monuments in the visitor center in Chamizal National Memorial
One of three original Boundary Monuments in the visitor center in Chamizal National Memorial		 Newspaper account of the Chamizal Accord in Chamizal National Memorial
Newspaper account of the Chamizal Accord in Chamizal National Memorial		 Art panel in the visitor center in Chamizal National Memorial
Art panel in the visitor center in Chamizal National Memorial
US Port of Entry heading towards Mexico in Chamizal National Memorial
US Port of Entry heading towards Mexico in Chamizal National Memorial		 A woman walks towards Mexico through the US Port of Entry in Chamizal National Memorial
A woman walks towards Mexico through the US Port of Entry in Chamizal National Memorial		 Mexican sculpture near the Bridge of the Americas in Chamizal National Memorial
Mexican sculpture near the Bridge of the Americas in Chamizal National Memorial		 Two murals depicting US and Mexican culture in Chamizal National Memorial
Two murals depicting US and Mexican culture in Chamizal National Memorial		 A third mural depicting the blended culture of the US and Mexico in Chamizal National Memorial
A third mural depicting the blended culture of the US and Mexico in Chamizal National Memorial
US bound traffic at the US Port of Entry in Chamizal National Memorial
US bound traffic at the US Port of Entry in Chamizal National Memorial		 Detailed view of the US bound traffic at the US Port of Entry in Chamizal National Memorial
Detailed view of the US bound traffic at the US Port of Entry in Chamizal National Memorial		 Statue commemorating the opening of the Cordova Bridge of the Americas (1998) in Chamizal National Memorial
Statue commemorating the opening of the Cordova Bridge of the Americas (1998) in Chamizal National Memorial		 Park Ranger on the park boundary with the Bridge of the Americas in the distance in Chamizal National Memorial
Park Ranger on the park boundary with the Bridge of the Americas in the distance in Chamizal National Memorial		 The Bridge of the Americas looms over the border wall and Delta Drive in Chamizal National Memorial
The Bridge of the Americas looms over the border wall and Delta Drive in Chamizal National Memorial
Closeup of the border wall and the Bridge of the Americas in Chamizal National Memorial
Closeup of the border wall and the Bridge of the Americas in Chamizal National Memorial		 Mountain sized advertisement over the border wall in Chamizal National Memorial
Mountain sized advertisement over the border wall in Chamizal National Memorial		 Electronic sign on Delta Drive along the border wall in Chamizal National Memorial
Electronic sign on Delta Drive along the border wall in Chamizal National Memorial		 Delta Drive and the border wall in Chamizal National Memorial
Delta Drive and the border wall in Chamizal National Memorial		 Razor wire on the border wall and a view of the Bridge of the Americas in Chamizal National Memorial
Razor wire on the border wall and a view of the Bridge of the Americas in Chamizal National Memorial
View of the top of the razor wire covered border wall in Chamizal National Memorial
View of the top of the razor wire covered border wall in Chamizal National Memorial		 Park ranger police officer questions passing pedestrians in Chamizal National Memorial
Park ranger police officer questions passing pedestrians in Chamizal National Memorial		 Historic Boundary Monument along Paisano Drive in Chamizal National Memorial
Historic Boundary Monument along Paisano Drive in Chamizal National Memorial		 Wildlife (squirrel) in Chamizal National Memorial
Wildlife (squirrel) in Chamizal National Memorial		 Old border markers along the Historic boundary in Chamizal National Memorial
Old border markers along the Historic boundary in Chamizal National Memorial

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