Texas El Paso was originally a city of criminals, thieves, marginal personalities and just vagabonds. Until now, white people in the city do not make up the sixth part. At the same time, the city can not be called a particularly criminal one, considering that it is located, at the very border of the country. But it can be called cheerful and noisy: here a lot of festivals are held, balloons are launched every year and the best burritos are prepared in the eateries.
How to get to El Paso
El Paso Airport accepts flights from Los Angeles, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Denver, Atlanta, Houston, Dallas and other American cities. In addition, you can get to El Paso by train "Amtrak" or by bus from one of many national companies.
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A bit of history
In pre-Hispanic times the territory of El Paso was occupied by Indians, but in the 17th century Catholic missions began to be built here, and the village began to grow .Today's El Paso stands on the very border between New Mexico, Texas and the Mexican border .Directly opposite there is a large Mexican city - Ciudad Juarez .For a long time in the 20th century, for El Paso Mexicans and North Americans were fighting, so El Paso became a decoration for very bloody battles .The great American depression hit El Paso very much, and its economy can not yet recover .
Entertainment, sightseeing and sightseeing El Paso
Geographically, the city is divided into several parts by the mountains of Franklin and Fort Bliss. In each of the districts you can observe your own culture and customs.
The West Side is located between the mountains and Mexico, and here is the majority of administrative institutions, hospitals and the university .Here is located "Kern Place" - an entertainment area with a number of restaurants and nightclubs .Downtown is located in the south of the city, in the foothills, and here the traveler will find it difficult to navigate: the layout of this part of the city is very confusing .Here you can find many small shops and cafes, as well as old buildings, rather beautiful .Here there are a museum, a theater and the main city square, and next to it, on Paisano Street, is the city zoo .North-east - the location of the military base of Fort Bliss, one of the largest US bases in the world .And the East Side is a fast-growing, but sleeping and boring area populated by middle-class people .
- Try something delicious from the truck "Gat Traks" - in these kind of restaurants on the wheels and sell ice cream, but more often - burritos and haughty.
- Go to the archaeological museum to see the diorama of the prehistoric Pottery Cave.
- Visit the small museum of the National Frontier Patrol - the only museum of its kind in the United States.
One of the most notable attractions of the city is the Desert Gardens of Chihuahua. More than 600 plant species have been planted here, and at the end of April there is a festival called Florafest. This time is best for buying local desert plants like agave, yucca, cactus and so on.
The Museum Centennial organizes permanent and temporary exhibitions, and among the first - expositions devoted to the culture and natural environment of the surrounding lands. Here you can get acquainted with the nature and history of the Chihuahua desert. And in the museum of archeology exhibited artifacts and reconstructions of past times, rather curious. The area around the museum is covered with hiking trails - it is a large wildlife park of 15 acres, from where you can see stunning panoramas from the Franklin Mountains.
Quite famous is the local art gallery "The Second Floor", which is privately owned. Local artists from El Paso and Juarez are exhibited here. The entrance to the gallery is free. And in the south of the city, near the border, there is a large park - the National Memorial of Camisal. During the year there are many events, including concerts, dance evenings and so on.
El Paso is proud that, it is believed, it was here that the original recipe of the cocktail "Margarita" was invented .More precisely, it was July 4, 1942 g .a certain Francisco Pancho Morales, a barman at the Tommy institution .Morales simply improvised when a visitor ordered "Magnolia", a cocktail, the recipe of which he did not know .The only thing that was known to the barman - is that the composition of the ordered is "Cointreau" .But what Pancho mixed as a result became not just an alcoholic symbol of Mexico, but also one of the best-selling cocktails in the world .The very word "margarita" in Spanish means simply "chamomile" .
Attention is also the dairy farm Likon, which is not far from the International Bridge. There is a small zoo of domestic animals with goats, parrots and zebras, but the farm is much more famous for its own cheese "Asadero". Visitors can even fish in a small reservoir.
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Events El Paso
Like in any Latin American city, El Paso is very fond of holidays and parties. And it does not matter what exactly they are dedicated to: it is an excellent occasion to eat deliciously, drink well, dance and enjoy the children. So, one of the main events in the cultural life of El Paso is Amigo Airshow, which is also among the top ten best air shows in the country. The show is accompanied by a lot of entertainment and performances. Here you can see, for example, the Franklin Flying Circus and the Jet School Bus.
Another significant El Paso event is the KLAQ river race, which takes place in mid-June. Participants raft around the Rio Grande with family and friends. At the end of the races, prizes are awarded not only for points scored, but also for the best-looking team and the most colorful raft.
Southwest international rodeo PRCA is a very old American rodeo and at the same time the longest sporting event in El Paso. Rodeo is among the best Professional Cowboy Association, and it is a charity event.
Fiesta de las Flores - the oldest Spanish festival in the American South West .The fiesta lasts 3 days per year, starts on weekends, which coincide with Labor Day, and represents the most significant holiday for all Latin American residents of the city .Every year to look at the festival come 20-30 thousand .guests from all over New Mexico, from West Texas and Mexican Chihuahua .During the festival, the Queen's coronation, a parade, dances for older guests, a military parade .And here you can try the most authentic local cuisine .
Another characteristic festival is the Neon Desert Festival, which lasts for two days in the last weekend of May. About 30 events take place on five stages of downtown during the fest. And the Texas Festival Shoudown is dedicated not only to music, but also to tattooing, and it is held on indoor playgrounds. This holiday, which will be held annually on the last weekend of July, claims the title of the world's largest festival of tattoos and music.
The only El Paso music festival that does not take place in downtown is Sun City. It is organized in the park Ascaret. This two-day event is the largest festival of electronic dance music in Texas. In addition, the city hosts the largest classical film festival in the world: Plaza Classic, which is organized in the same theater in the first week of August
Other El Paso festivals are the KLAQ Balloon Festival on Memorial Day, when more than 60 balloons rise in the air; a street festival of downtown in the last weekend of June, the oldest music festival in the city; a series of free evening summer concerts by Cool Canyon Knights, which takes place in mid-August, as well as free concerts entitled "Fridays al fresco", where jazz, Latin, reggae, salsa, funk and rock performers perform.
Kitchen El Paso
One of the best places to try Mexican food without coming to Mexico is, of course, El Paso. Here you will prepare Menudo soup with chili and, of course, obligatory burritos. Do not order burrito in expensive restaurants - it's pointless: take them in the most supernumerous diners, where they make them on a home tortilla with a filling to choose from. The most common of the tastes of burrito El Paso and Juarez are chili conceso, barbacoa with meat, or "chelobrada finishes korolabo" with meat and red chili.