Juárez
Mexican border metropolis
Juárez is a common Spanish surname, from an old given name meaning "army." It names several cities in Mexico, most notably Ciudad Juárez on the Texas border opposite El Paso.
Benito Juárez was Mexico's first indigenous president, serving in the mid-19th century; his name adorns streets, plazas, and monuments throughout the country.
West Texas border city
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- checkpointInspection station on route
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
fence · patrol · barrier · frontier · boundary · enforcement · smuggling · surveillance
Elected leader of nation
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- liberalismPhilosophy valuing reform, tolerance
- ZapotecMesoamerican indigenous group
indigenous · resistance · 1867 · Maximilian · empire · secularization · separation · statesman
Northern Mexican state and capital
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
- urbanizationPopulation shift toward cities
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- desertTo leave behind completely
cartel · violence · femicide · drug war · avenida · colonia · migration · poverty
El Paso
West Texas border city
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- checkpointInspection station on route
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
immigration · fence · patrol · barrier · frontier · boundary · enforcement · smuggling · surveillance · trade
president
Elected leader of nation
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- liberalismPhilosophy valuing reform, tolerance
Zapotec · indigenous · resistance · 1867 · Maximilian · empire · secularization · separation · statesman · Oaxaca
Chihuahua
Northern Mexican state and capital
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
- urbanizationPopulation shift toward cities
- populationAll inhabitants combined
desert · cartel · violence · femicide · drug war · avenida · colonia · migration · poverty · resilience
JuárezEl Paso
West Texas border city
southern Mexico · Tijuana · Chiapas · Oaxaca · Yucatán