Chamizal National Memorial

800 South San Marcial Street, El Paso, Texas 79905-4123 USA

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“Tells the story of wars, floods, revolutions, and finally, peace”

Chamizal is more than just an urban park to recreate or enjoy a quiet afternoon. These park grounds stand for peace; the peaceful settlement of a 100-year border dispute between nations. Not one shot was fired; not one war was waged. The memorial celebrates the culture of the borderland that helped to peacefully navigate an international argument.

The Chamizal Issue is more than just the story of a boundary dispute in El Paso, TX, it encompasses the larger story of the borderlands and the shared history of the United States and Mexico. It is a story of wars (hot and cold), floods, revolutions, and finally, peace.

Reviewed by
Passepartout

171 Reviews
36 Helpful

May 30, 2016

Rated 1.0

This is basically a city park operated by the federal government. It celebrates a trivial border dispute concerning 600 acres stranded on the US side of the river after the channel shifted. It took about a hundred years to settle, because, let's face it, it was only important to the few families that lived and worked there.

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LBusby82

16 Reviews
4 Helpful

April 18, 2016

The woman at the desk told us a lot of info about the story behind the museum. It was pretty cool to see and learn. You are literally super close to the border. Our GPS tried to have us cross the border to make a u-turn. Thankfully we didn't.

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