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CIUDAD ACUNA, MEXICO
Across the border from Del Rio |
The Del
Rio Chamber of Commerce is at 1915 Avenue F. 830-775-3551. Check with them
for walking and driving tours of Del
Rio, and information on crossing the border to Ciudad Acuna.
The
bridge to Acuna is nearly 3 miles from Del Rio, but all day parking is available
at reasonable rates on the U.S. side.
CIUDAD ACUNA has a population
of nearly 120,000 but is surprisingly clean and tranquil compared to other border
towns.
The Dam at Lake
Amistad is a good photo opportunity for the magnificent twin eagle statues
(fraternal not identical). If one is there at dusk, a flag lowering ceremony takes
place on the Mexican side with the Mexican national anthem provided by a tape
on a cassette recorder. |
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The big
attraction of course is Lake Amistad.
With 1000 miles of shoreline and 65,000 acres, this is one lake in Texas (and
Mexico) that is not over-fished. Besides fishing, Lake
Amistad offers swimming, boating and even scuba diving.
Managed
by the National Park Service, the headquarters is on Hwy 90 just west of the city
limits. The U.S. side has 3 marinas with one reserved for Air Force personnel.
The Mexican side has a marina and a Mexican fishing license is required if you
fish that side, but it is sold at the U.S. marinas as well.
Every October
the two cities have a month long Celebration of Friendship, with races, beauty
pageants and all sorts of festivities, which proves that U.S.– Mexican relations
would fare better without politicians.
© John Troesser
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Trip to Ciudad Acuna :
Swimming
to Mexico - Devil's River State Natural Area is included in "Swimming
to Mexico", our visitors's guide to Hill
Country waterholes between Austin
and Del Rio.
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