U.S. - Mexico Border: What's it Like?
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- Опубликовано: 20 сен 2024
- Not a lot of Americans have been to the area around the Mexico border so I wanted to share info on the geography of the border region. In this video I examine the cities, rural areas, national parks and beautiful scenery that make up the border area and discuss unique cultural aspects of this part of the country.
This channel is my internet happy place.
Me too, my favorite channel. He’s better than any of the other similar channels
Love coming home from work. Pouring myself a drink snd watch Kyle talk about American geography. Next level of relaxation
@@ultimatescapebro I feel exactly this on every level haha... long day of school and work and I come home and watch some geography king with craft beer :D
Me too bro
So much yes!!
I really like this channel, he never focuses on politics or COVID or anything he just talks about something I love: geography.
*love: geography.
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@@alvallac2171 You seriously don’t have anything better to do with your life than to write paragraphs as a grammar nazi?
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Binge watching all your videos
Same haha. A+
I am too!
Me too
i really like how you did not talk from a political standpoint unlike the media. I really want to go and visit big bend one day. heard its a great place!
I don't like to waste time dealing with political stuff. There's enough of that out there. But yeah, Big Bend is awesome. It's out of the way from pretty much anything, but worth the effort.
Big Bend is amazing. Do not go in the summer. It hit 95 when I was there in late March a few years ago.
Please do one of the northern border!!!!!!!
yes!
Its really beautiful but really not much going on up there . Other than the beautiful landscapes and wildlife.
I was disappointed you didn't mention Campo California and the southern terminus of the Pacific crest Trail 😕
@@bigtex1238 It’s the largest international border so that’s true of many places but also most of the Canadian population lives on or near the border so there’s plenty of places to cover like towns and inland lakes along the border, and places in the US only accessible by land through Canada like the northwest angle.
You’re the best man! I’ve been binging videos for the last hour or so and it’s so nice to find a channel ran by someone who has a love of geography as much as I do.
Thank you! I'm glad you like the videos!
At least about the Texas border, which is the only part I can speak of, this is a superb and accurate video about the border! Thank you. I wish many more people would see this video--and see the border region. I highly encourage spending some time on the Mexican side, too, in the safer places, especially those where you can easily park in the US and walk into Mexico. I really love the border region in Texas. It's a shame many more Americans don't experience it.
Just to clarify, Laredo is the busiest border crossing for goods, but not for people.
Thanks for the comment. It's certainly a part of the country that most don't think to see. Most people I know assume the border area is either boring empty desert or dangerous because it's close to Mexico.
Spent a week in El Paso at the beginning of October. Loved it ! The mixture of Mexican and Anglo culture, the food, the weather ! Also visited Las Cruces New Mexico ( like you I LOVE New Mexico ). Walked over to Juarez in the morning and spent a few hours in the Plaza, had street tacos. My adult Son was with me and he'd never been to Mexico so we took in the sights. Had a lovely time. Enjoy your videos, thanks.
Was gonna visit New Mexico on April 1, but u know what happened :(
right on. Love your take on Mexico. I too am a California halfbreed. Totally California and proud as hell.! I love your maps!
I'm from Oregon and work as a wildland firefighter. This past October/November I got assigned to Tucson, Arizona due to extended drought conditions and fire severity. A fire was started on the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge which sits on the border near the border town of Sasabe, Arizona/El Sasabe, Sonora which is about 70 miles south of Tucson and sits just east of the Tohono O'odham Nation. It's beautiful down there geographically, mostly grass and mesquite savannah and gently rolling hills bordered by bigger mountains that make up the Altar Valley. Politically it's known as Cocaine Alley because it's one the most illegally trafficked corridors in the world. Not just drug trafficking but human trafficking. It's also where migrants are funneled to in hopes of deterring them not to try and cross illegally. The landscape is rugged and harsh and it's amazing to me that people could be so desperate that they're willing to risk it crossing here. It's really hot most of the year. There's a new border wall being built that stretches miles in both directions from Sasabe into the desert and forces migrants to go around to even harder to cross mountainous terrain and then down into the valley. It's definitely an interesting area.
The Plaza Hotel shown when you talk about Eagle Pass is actually in Las Vegas, New Mexico. The hotel was used in the movie "No Country for Old Men" where it was pretending to be in Eagle Pass. The square where the hotel is located also served as the town in the "Longmire" series, with the sheriff's office across from the hotel.
Ah man that sucks. I hate that I screwed that up but thank you for the correction.
Totally Right! I live in Las Vegas New Mexico!
Love this guy! I'm here in Chula Vista in San Diego County 8 miles from Tijuana. The stadium on the coast on the TJ side is a "toreo"--a bullring. You can see this word's connection with "toro" - Spanish for bull.
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Fantastic video! The only thing to add that would make it better, would be to show a map of each town within the associated state along the border when describing each town. That way you could see where along the border each town is located.
Those pictures of Tecate really gave me flashbacks to my visit in Los Angeles a couple years ago. Especially Lincoln Heights where I stayed in a rental house for the nights.
First time I went to Rocky Point (Puerto Paenasco..SP?) was in the mid 80's- august- we camped on Sandy beach - there was no one else to be seen-$7.00 cases of Corona in town- warm warm water- hot days- it was WONDERFUL
It's aot more if a tourist trap now, but if you live in Tucson and want to go to the beach, it's the only thing close.
Fun Fact:
Columbus, New Mexico was raided by Pancho Villa in 1916.
I miss the days when I could walk into Juarez and feel safe. I love Mexico and its people and Juarez was such a fun place to be with great food. I was surprised you called Tecate Beer "crappy." I love Tecate. Anyway I love your videos. Keep up the great work.
I agree about Juarez. While attending UTEP back in the early ‘70’s we would walk across the bridge and frequent the local bars like the Kentucky Club and Fred’s Rainbow Bar. Shots of tequila were 25 cents and the then popular tequila sunrise was 35 cents. And we felt safe at all times.
I walked into Juarez from El Paso for the first time in 1968 and several times in the 1970s. I like El Paso - it's not like the rest of Texas.
I was just thinking that. My brother was stationed in AZ in the marines about 1970. He loved visiting Mexico. It's a shame.
he must've had tecate light
that one tastes like sparkling water
I have relatives that live in Eagle Pass, and if you plan on making your way down there make sure you dust off that Spanish 101 book because most people down there only speak Spanish. Surprisingly there is a place on the main road leading to the downtown area that makes one of the best burgers I have ever had called “Flamingo Burgers”, try it! They are delicious.
I too love geography and enjoy watching your videos
Kyle, can you please show a map for each city you are talking about. For instance, show a map of McAllen, TX and Reynosa, Mexico when you are talking about them. It really help me visualize the area you’re talking about. You are the Geography King, right?
I really enjoy your content Kyle, you have a unique niche and present everything very well.
I am born and raised in Phoenix and one of the things I take pride in is being so close to Mexico. I have been to Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlán, Cabo, and Ensenada, but I have never been to the border 😭 When my dad was alive he talked about Nogales all the time. El Paso always reminds me of the film No Country For Old Men. One of my favorite songs ever is by a Mexican American post hardcore band At the Drive In. It's called "Invalid Letter Dept". It came out in the early 2000's and is about the women that went missing and were found beaten and dead, they worked at maquiladoras, which is basically the post office. It's a gorgeous song by a group of activists who care deeply about Mexican American culture like we do
Very good information for today. Thanks.
One of my favorite episodes, oddly. I have watched this like 5 times.
This is so cool thank you for sharing this video 🤗
Really enjoyed this video.
I'm just now finding this channel. What have I been missing? Too much! This stuff was made just for me - I'm positive!
My first exposure to some of these places was No Country For Old Men. My second exposure is this video :)
@@MeMe-em2zq I think part of it was Marfa though
You are funny my man. Great vibes. Good video
I was in Juarez with my dad in the early 1980s. I remember it was extremely hot but very dry and therefore seemed cooler than summers in NC, where I live. Interesting place. Very poor, but everywhere were people outside selling beautiful blankets, rugs, and clothing, and lots of dental offices for some reason.
I can see Mexico from this computer desk, and you got this mostly right (though I would have said a few things differently). You did a great job explaining the physical geography of the border region and showing its beauty.
There is an outlet mall at the San Diego border, it's for people who cross over from Mexico and has views of the wall.
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Fascinating. Appreciate the pace and lack of dull droning intros. Also appreciate emphasis on apoliticalness -- the geographical perspective is a nice orthogonal educational perspective.
Not been to Mexico much except a recent dip into Tecate, so was happy to see my new little paradise mentioned!
You made a mistake : Boquillas Del Carmen, Mexico, is accessible by dirt road solely from Mexico, not from the US
Excellent video! Love this channel and all of your videos! Might I suggest doing a geographic profile of some of the Mexican states/ Canadian provinces
Great content! I'd like to add a few notes. We have a few sister cities: Tecate, CA - Tecate, Baja California; Laredo, TX, - Laredo, Tamaulipas; Naco, AZ - Naco, Sonora; Nogales, AZ - Nogales, Sonora; El Paso, TX - El Paso - Chihuahua. One other tidbit: Calexico, California comes from the words Calexico and Mexico, and Mexicali in Baja California comes from the words Mexico and California. The Tijuana - San Diego region is home to hundreds of thousands of dual-citizenship people, making their living between two cities and crossing every day. For most of us in Tijuana, San Diego is the place to go for entertainment, shopping, etc. making the area a $230 billion a year economy. No borders needed.
As someone who lives in north county SD I could definitly see that
Awesome !! Will be using this as a guide of Texas border towns to pass through on my way back to northern NM !! Thank you :)
Born and raised in Eagle Pass, TX now living in Wisconsin and I miss Texas so much.
Your just great Kyle, nice work pal
Thank you!
I went to Big Bend, TX. There are parts of the Rio Grande that are so shallow, I could walk to Mexico and barely get my feet wet. I saw a few stray horses walk through the “river.”
More jaguars and ocelots would be cool! :-)
You have to be around my age, and clearly a geo nerd. I am going through these older vids that are great for anyone but you really do a great job giving you own impression of the sites you visit and that is really fantastic for people like me who are pretty familiar with the geography but haven't been there, and don't speak Spanish to be able to cavort on their side.
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Time to change that
**frantically orders language learning package**
Thanks! I'm glad you like the videos and find the info useful. I'll try to keep it up
Very interesting, really gives a flavor of what it's like there. All I every normally see is just maps and media propaganda but to hear from someone who's lived and breathed it all helps bring it to life.
THANKS for THIS vid; The area is…rugged, & has varied ecologies along this border…THANKS for This review…👍🏼👍🏼😃👣
You do a great job. However you are the absolute fastest taking man on media except for speed readers on the radio that you can't comprehend what they are saying....
Your great at being natural and cutting out the politics like it was the 1970s chat if you will
A new sub....I've already watched 12 or more of your videos....your kinda addictive by so much information 😀 accurate and pleasant to listen to..
I guess you gotta talk super fast to keep folks interested
BTW I see in your videos that the visual and audio don't match exactly ...they are like. 05 second of ...I see others here the same question...???
God-bless you and your family 👪
Really enjoying binge watching your amazing channel! Thank you!
You didn’t mention Los Algodonas, Mexico. Close to Yuma, it is a nice little town specializing in dental, optical and pharmaceuticals. Park on the US side and walk across the border. Several nice restaurants plus the usual shops and street vendors, but all very polite and friendly. The lines can be long coming back across into US, so expect to wait in line an hour or more to get through Customs and Immigration.
Another great video Kyle, thanks! I've noticed when visiting El Paso/Juarez and also in this video at 6:57 that behind the city of Juarez on the mountainside there is large writing that says in Spanish "La Biblia es la verdad--leela (the Bible is the truth--read it) How ironic for a city that was one of the most violent in the world. Geographically beautiful area though. Wouldn't mind living in El Paso. Dry heat at about 3,900 ft above sea level.
I watch your videos from Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, much love!
Thank you for your great videos. They are a breath of fresh air
They say it's no longer Mexicans anymore since I grew up there in Southern Calif. Now who knows who is coming over our southern border. By the way, Mexican folks are the greatest as far as we are concerned. 🧡😀 - Gringa Gretchen❤️
Crossed the border once @ Chula Vista / Tijuana. Took the pedestrian bridge near the I5 terminus.
As usual, great video. Thank you!
I live 107 km south of the Agua Prieta-Douglas Border and I used to go from time to time because in Douglas is the nearest Walmart
San Diego has the greatest weather... in the country, if you can’t get to Hawaii. Damned close though.
Ah, you missed Algodones and their 350 dentists within a few blocks of the border. There are of course some tiny crossings too like Naco and Sasabe.
I too noticed that he missed "Molar City"--and also that obscure tiny ferry crossing of the Rio Grande
It’s also the northernmost point in Mexico.
I did a video of the Arizona border bombing range. You can visit with a permit, and the main site would be ocotillo blooming in early March. The Camino del Diablo goes through there.
Your video was a good one and makes for some lively conversation.
Would be cool with a similar video about the U.S. - Canada border :-)
But why. Just a bunch of polite people following the rules. Yawn.
please do a canadian border video next!! I am from Maine and have to been to three of the many border crossings here!
not much going on there of interest. not sure why.
I'm surprised you didn't mention the pharmacies, dental, and medical offices in Los Algodones.
My unusual career had me in all of these places. Wonderful people populate these areas. It will always bother me that the Mexican - American War was actually a war of Conquest by the US. Nothing to be proud of. Thank you, Kyle.
"Interested in geography? Look at my face telling you about it!" how about some visual A.I.D.S. (maps, not just b-roll) when talking about GEOGRAPHY and specific locations? Thank you!
My wife's b-day is in Feb. She was like: "Yuma is the hottest city in the U.S. in Feb. We're getting outta this Portland snow!" Yuma was awesome. We hung out with so many snowbirds!
I remember being at the border where it meets the Pacific Ocean almost exactly 40 years ago. At that time the fence did not extend into the water -in fact, the fence stopped well before the beach sands, and (in theory) you could walk across the border on the beach.
Good video. I live in AZ, and do a lot of hiking (with side arm) south of I-8 due south of Phx. Still a lot of illegal traffic even though well off the border. A lot of the AZ desert land is in need of the wall. The rugged terrain in CA heading west over the mountains; extremely rugged; no wall necessary; a good natural barrier. For the most part I agree; a lot of the border already has a natural barrier.
Nogales is interesting in that Interstate 19 ends there and is the only interstate signed in metric. And to be fair, Juarez has really cleaned up their act in the last ten years or so. They were once one of the most dangerous cities in the world but no so much so now.
Santa Teresa, NM has a border crossing for cattle with a livestock auction house there.
I've crossed the border a few times, in Brownsville/Matamoros and San Diego/Tijuana - the easternmost and westernmost crossings along the border. Haven't had the opportunity to visit any of the ones in between.
I have crossed all of them from El Paso to the West. Juarez wasn't nearly as scary as many US cities in the central valley of California. Great places to cross: Nogales, Columbus, San Luis, Calexico, Tecate
Border patrol: Why are you entering USA?
Jaguar: Javelina!!!
Excellent video. I have been coming and living part time in Mexico, since 1962 at the age of 20. I fell in love with beautiful Acapulco. Earthquakes is why I did not retire there, and moved to Queretaro, Mexico. USA became too deadly and expensive for this 79 years young lady on a pension.
In the mid-1990’s I ran big rolls of print press paper from Madawaska, Maine 🇺🇸 to Laredo, Texas for Rand McNally of Mexico 🇲🇽 then pick up at McAllen, Texas and take a road with a fence off to my right and just drove what seem like forever and then back to Massachusetts !!! Nice people and I use to love that run !!
You got Brownsville perfect. The Rgv will soon be a great place to live in 10 years
The cost of living is one of the lowest in the nation, but it is also very poor at the moment.
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The Towns of Ciudad Acuna, Tecate, Downtowm Pedras Negras , Mexicali Downtowm, Tijuana Downtowm and Bosquillas del Carmen is safe to the americans and the world to visit this area, don't is recomendable go to the state of "Tamaulipas", or to ciudad Juarez
You’re who I watch with my morning coffee and preworkout meal. Not sure why I chose that time to expand my geographic repertoire but it is.
And then there’s the Tijuana International Airport, which is right on the border and is (in normal, non-pandemic times) readily accessible from both sides of the Mexico-U.S. border.
Yes king
From the Rio Grande Valley hello !
Me too!! Edinburg
Have you made a video yet on the Canada/US border just for fun?
Another great video
While visiting Imperial Beach a few years ago, I crossed the Tijuana River at low tide so I could continue my walk along the beach down to Mexico. The border patrol wouldn't even let me near the fence (I think they kept me maybe 100 feet away). Anyway, this was a fun video.
This guy is the GOAT
Surprised you didn't mention the Colonias around McAllen
Very well, thank you!
Northern crossing notes:
There is no bridge connection between Detroit and Niagra Falls (260mi./400km ENE of Detroit.
The town across the river from Detroit is Windsor, Ontario.
A new bridge is being built downstream from the Ambassador Bridge, the Gordie Howe International Crossing, with the Canadian side funding the whole operation (because while the Detroit side opens immediately to the freeways, literally tonnes of truck traffic are spilling out onto Windsor's residential neighborhood streets. The new bridge will connect directly onto Autoroute 401, making West Windsor less congested and noisy).
Niagara Falls, Ontario, is across the river from Niagara Falls, New York. NFNY looks like a beleaguered, poor town in comparison to the Ontario side.
Brownsville, Harlingen, La Feria, Mercedes, Weslaco, Donna, McAllen and Edinburg in the Lower Valley, at one time were separated by vast agriculture and migrant labor camps, up to the early 90's ... and then ... mobile homes filled up where the agriculture sold out ... so now HWY 81 is one long town ....
Im in Rochester NY and this part of the US seems like a different planet to me....
Cool to see this covered. I do wish you had focused more on the geography, specifically on how unique South Texas is
I give props to you for saying that Tecate is the most beautiful town alongside the border given that I'm from there. However, there is a smaller town right across it, idk if you would consider it a town, more of a settlement of about 100 people 😅 but there's still people who live right across the border. Overall, great video and I hope you come visit Tecate someday.
I'm going to create a RUclips channel about maps and geography. I'm going to do this really annoying thing where I chuckle while I talk during my narrations.
Oh, dang. You beat me to it.
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I when to El Paso once as a kid and it was really cool seeing past the border to Mexico, though I did not actually go to Mexico
I was surprised to hear your take on the border wall. I have heard many comments in the past that had me thinking you were right leaning., like drunk native american comments,, etc.
I love the RGV being called the "Greater Brownsville Area." Upper Valley folks aren't going to like that.
Nice summary!!
Interesting, thank you!
You forgot about the border Presidio Texas and Ojinaga chihuahua mex
My family owned 100s of acres before the border of mexico changed and when the border moved and we became us citizens my family donated there land to a church which still exists in new mexico today. The donated becuase they were afraid the us government would take the land. But they won't take it from a church.
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Langtry, just north of Seminole Canyon is an interesting to spend an hour or so (Judge Roy Bean)
Interesting. Seen the Pail Newman movie about him