Boquillas,_Texas

Boquillas, Texas

Boquillas, Texas

Village in Texas, United States

Boquillas was a small settlement in Texas, United States, located on the northern banks of the Rio Grande. It was located within Brewster County, five miles (8 km) northeast of San Vicente.[1] The place existed to service the mining operations at Boquillas del Carmen, Mexico, just across the Rio Grande.

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Between 1901 and 1936, María G. Sada ran "Chata's Place", the only store and restaurant in the Boquillas area at that time.

Boquillas is now in Big Bend National Park. It is now usually known as Rio Grande Village, and consists of a ranger station and other buildings to serve visitors to the park.[2]

The Rio Grande border crossing to Boquillas del Carmen was closed in 2002. On January 7, 2011, the U.S. National Park Service announced plans to reopen the crossing.[3] After multiple delays, the unmanned border station was finally opened on April 11, 2013.[4][5][6]

Geographic points of interest

Landscape depictions of Boquillas, Texas
  • Overlook of Rio Grande Village in Big Bend National Park, Texas.
  • Panoramic view of marsh crossing on the Rio Grande Village Nature Trail
  • Panoramic overlook view on the Rio Grande Village Nature Trail in Big Bend National Park, Texas.

Climate

The Köppen climate classification system categorizes Boquillas as a semiarid climate .

More information Climate data for Boquillas (Rio Grande Village), Texas, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1910–present, Month ...

References

  1. [1]
    "San Vicente, TX". Texas State Historical Association. Archived from the original on August 5, 2014.
  2. [2]
    Welsh, Michael (January 2002). "Landscape of Ghosts, River of Dreams: An Administrative History of Big Bend National Park" (PDF). National Park Service. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 30, 2010.
  3. [3]
    Burnett, John (January 7, 2007). "Big Bend Border Crossing To Reopen". NPR News. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013.
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    "In Boquillas, reopened border crossing a welcome sight". Houston Chronicle. April 15, 2013. Archived from the original on January 11, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
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    "Formalizing A Border Crossing At Boquillas". KPBS. January 2, 2013. Archived from the original on February 24, 2013. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
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    "Border opening brings life back to Boquillas". My San Antonio. April 13, 2013. Archived from the original on April 19, 2013. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
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    "US COOP Station Map". Western Regional Climate Center, Desert Research Institute. Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  8. [8]
    "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Boquillas RS, TX". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
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    "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Midland". National Weather Service. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
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    "xmACIS2". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
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