Boquillas, Texas Explained

Official Name:Boquillas, Texas
Settlement Type:Village
Nickname:Rio Grande Village
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Texas
Pushpin Relief:y
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Brewster
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1844
Coordinates:29.1828°N -102.9615°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:79834
Area Code Type:Area code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2034469

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.

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

Climate

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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: San Vicente, TX . Texas State Historical Association . https://web.archive.org/web/20140805191111/http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hvs23 . August 5, 2014 . dead .
  2. Web site: Welsh . Michael . Landscape of Ghosts, River of Dreams: An Administrative History of Big Bend National Park . National Park Service . 14 . January 2002 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100530100805/http://www.nps.gov/bibe/historyculture/upload/BIBE-ADHI-2008.pdf . May 30, 2010 . dead .
  3. Web site: Burnett . John . January 7, 2007 . Big Bend Border Crossing To Reopen . NPR News . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203022951/http://www.npr.org/2011/01/07/132729219/Big-Bend-Border-Crossing-To-Reopen . December 3, 2013 . dead .
  4. Web site: In Boquillas, reopened border crossing a welcome sight . Houston Chronicle . April 15, 2013 . April 18, 2013 . January 11, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140111021353/http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/In-Boquillas-border-crossing-a-welcome-sight-4436705.php . dead .
  5. Web site: Formalizing A Border Crossing At Boquillas . KPBS . January 2, 2013 . April 18, 2013 . February 24, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130224083629/http://www.kpbs.org/news/2013/jan/01/formalizing-border-crossing-boquillas/ . dead .
  6. Web site: Border opening brings life back to Boquillas . My San Antonio . April 13, 2013 . April 18, 2013 . April 19, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130419033617/http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Mexican-town-gets-new-life-4432442.php . dead .

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