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Big Bend National ParkCamping along ther Paint Gap road
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Big Bend National Park
Ecosystem protection on both sides of the US/Mexico Border
The Chisos Mountains  

Did You Know?
If there was ever a Spanish gold or silver mine any place in the Chisos Mountains, it has not been found. The rocks in the high Chisos Mountains peaks that can be seen from the old Presidio de San Vicente are lavas of volcanic origin, and gold and silver do not usually occur in such an environment.
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Last Updated: August 14, 2009 at 09:50 EST