The vast resources of big bend include numerous opportunities to tell a complex human history. Use these resources with your students to explore Big Bend's complicated past.
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Castolon: A Meeting Place of Two Cultures [10 Mb PDF file]
Compare the Spanish and Anglo influences on settlements along the Texas-Mexico border region of the Rio Grande.
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The Castolon Historic District Discover the complex history of this border community! more...
Did You Know?
Big Bend has more species of scorpions (14) than any other national park, including some species that have been found nowhere else in the world.
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