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Mexico
CIUDAD ACUNA,
MEXICO
29°19'27"N 100°55'54"W
Across the border from Del
Rio, Texas
Population: 216,099 (2019) |
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 (2002 year of
our visit) 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.
2002
© John Troesser
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