It is named for 19th-century president and popular hero Benito Juarez, the first Mexican president of indigenous descent. Juarez is nowhere near the tropical Mexico with beautiful beaches and Aztec and Mayan culture many people expect. You will be more likely to encounter people resembling cowboys than any other vision of a Mexican one might have. This can be more charming and realistic than the culture of other locales that are not off the beaten path in Mexico.
However, special attention must be paid to criminal activity in Juarez, as well as the city and state of Chihuahua in general; there has been police corruption in the area, some incidents quite violent in nature as they pertain to the border area's prevalence in illegal drug and human trafficking. Also, visitors, especially females, should be aware of the sexual violence and murder rates amongst the female populace; since , perhaps earlier, hundreds of women, most of them underpaid workers at sweatshops known as "maquiladoras," have been killed by persons unknown, their bodies found beaten, raped, tortured and murdered in and around Juarez.
As most of the victims are local women, deemed by their killers and indeed quite often by those investigating their deaths to be disposable.
Just remember that Mexican police are notoriously lacking in concern for those whose activities are considered "high-risk". The U. Border Patrol can also be quite mercurial about these matters, and neither American nor Mexican prisons are very enticing places to spend one's vacation.
While many of the victims have been connected with drug trafficking, the random nature of this violence requires precaution. Pedestrians are rarely stopped or asked for identification.
Vehicles may be stopped at random: usually indicated by a red light at the border crossing. Your vehicle may be searched if stopped, and the most serious matter is to carry a firearm or ammunition without a permit to do so: even one spent shell casing may result in serious charges. If you do not have one, you may fill out a tourist card at the checkpoint. Near the Stanton Street bridge in downtown El Paso, most visitors that come for a single day choose to park on the US side of the border and walk across the bridges as to avoid dealing with traffic, lack of parking in the city center, and long waits for vehicles reentering the United States.
Long-distance buses arrive at Oscar Flores The following bus companies serve the terminal from other cities in Mexico:. While there has not been service to Juarez since the early s, neighboring El Paso is served thrice-weekly by Amtrak trains running between Chicago , New Orleans and Los Angeles. There is a public bus system in Juarez; however, it is not very easy to use and is often overlooked by tourists.
In general, buses have their final destination on a board in the front window. They make frequent stops, and often run in close succession to one another; if you miss a bus, another of the same route is likely to appear in a matter of minutes. Many routes continue to run overnight: exercise extreme caution on buses at night and buses that go into poorly policed barrios of the city especially to the west and south. Buses have been targeted in attacks, mainly aimed to collect protection money for route operators.
Weather: Hot in the summer. January Average Highs July Average Highs Population : 1, Elevation : 1, m 3, ft. Medical : Hospitals, clinics, doctors, dentists. Money : Banks, Atms. History: American Indians had a community here when in the Spanish arrived looking for a route through the Rockies.
It flourished as a community because it was in the middle between Santa Fe and the city of Chihuahua. We are committed to sharing past, present, and future works that reflect the special strengths of the University of Arizona and support its land-grant mission. Its history is exhilarating and tragic. Understanding how the city evolved provides a greater appreciation for the formidable challenges faced by Mexican fronterizos and yields vital insights into the functioning of borderland regions around the world.
An important contribution to the field of Mexican history, this book will be invaluable for scholars yet is accessible to readers less familiar with the topic. The weight of Silas' older brothers however broke the branch they were hung on, saving Silas' life.
However, the weight also killed his brothers. Enraged, Silas began a personal vendetta against Ringo, Bryant, and Reed and for the next several decades tracked the men down in vengeance. Ray however eventually embarks on a quest to rescue a young girl named Molly Ferguson who was taken to Juarez.
Mendoza tells Ray to bring him the Gold of Juarez or he will kill Molly. Ray heads back into Juarez and acquires a Gatling Gun. He storms Mendoza's fort and kills a vast number of banditos. However Mendoza mortally wounds Ray. Dying, Ray kills Mendoza before the outlaw has a chance to kill Billy.
In the s, archaeologists had discovered the remaining Gold of Juarez and put it in the National Museum in. A man named Juan Mendoza became the boss of a drug cartel and had plans of buying weapons off of a rogue PMC. After almost a month of investigations, the team cornered Mendoza at a cemetery.
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