Big Bend National Park
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Big Bend National Park is a national park of the United States located in West Texas, bordering Mexico. The park has national significance as the largest protected area of Chihuahuan Desert topography
The Rio Grande runs through Cañón de Santa Elena, Mexico, on the left and Big Bend National Park, U.S., on the right.
Big Bend and the Chihuahuan Desert
Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive
Main visitor center at Panther Junction
Rio Grande
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The Rio Grande, in the United States, or the Río Bravo, in Mexico, also known as Tó Ba'áadi in Navajo, is one of the principal rivers in the Southwestern United States and in northern Mexico. The leng
Big Bend National Park
…significance as the largest protected area of Chihuahuan Desert topography and ecology in the United States, and was named after a large bend in the Rio Grande/Río Bravo. The park protects more than 1,200 species of plants, more than 450 species of birds, 56 species of reptiles, and 75 species of mammals. The area has…
A riverine islet in the Rio Grande, seen from North Valley, New Mexico
Rio Grande in west El Paso near the New Mexico state line
Rio Grande Gorge in Central New Mexico