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- [Big Bend Country] Larger than several states combined, Big Bend Country offers
- 19th-century U.S. Army posts that once guarded the pioneers' westward
- trail and mountain communities that feature a rich blend of Mexican,
- Native American, and Anglo cultures. The city of El Paso is living
- proof of this rich mixture of cultures. Visitors to Big Bend Country
- can also hike the state's tallest mountain in the Guadalupe
- Mountains, float down the Rio Grand River or camp in the untamed
- paradise of Big Bend National Park's colorful mountains and desert
- floors. It is also possible to glimpse the heavens from a
- mountain-top observatory.
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