• Sit for a spell under a cottonwood tree and view the Franklin Mountains, seemingly nestled between the U.S. and Mexico flags in front of the visitor center. The two flags reflect our heritage; this land once belonging to Mexico and now to the U.S.

    Chamizal

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Kids' Gallery

Kids throughout the community are invited to submit their drawings about Chamizal National Memorial to be posted here on the web. For every picture you submit, you need to have at least two sentences describing your drawing before we can publish your work.

 

What makes Chamizal so special?

Second graders from area elementary schools in the El Paso Independent School District drew pictures that help answer this question.

 

What do you think makes Chamizal so special?
Submit your drawings (and sentences) that answer this question.

Drawings can be mailed (see below) to Chamizal staff. Have fun and can't wait to see your drawings!

Chamizal National Memorial
Kids' Gallery Coordinator
800 South San Marcial
El Paso, Texas 79905

 
 
  • I love Chamizal because it has the United States and the Mexican flags. And bcause it has a lot of trees.
    What makes Chamizal so special?
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Did You Know?

U.S President Lyndon B. Johnson and Mexican President Lopez Mateos

During the talks that led up to the Chamizal Convention, instead of rendering handshakes, both Presidents Kennedy and Johnson were encouraged to greet their Mexican counterparts with an Abrazo – a customary embrace that is still widely practiced in the Southwest.