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Chamizal National Memorial
Chamizal History

Chamizal History
a five-minute video discussing the history of the Chamizal dispute and its resolution
Chamizal History Video Clip (Please be patient. The video may take a little while to load.)
Video de la historía del Chamizal (Por favor tenga paciencia. El video puede tomar varios minutos para bajar.)

Bancos Video 
a short video clip that describes how the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo river changed its course
90 second English Version
Video en español de 90 segundos
Rio Grande cemented riverbed - view from Juarez  

Did You Know?
4.1 miles of the riverbed between El Paso and Ciudad Juarez were cemented as part of the Chamizal Convention of 1963. Before the treaty, torrential spring rainfall would cause the Rio Grande to turn into a wild and unforgiving river, causing loss of life and property.
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