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Satellite picture of Ciudad Juarez.
The city lies on the Rio Grande (Río Bravo del Norte), south of El Paso, Texas. It used to be known as El Paso del Norte and is sometimes called the Gateway of Mexico. El Paso and Ciudad Juárez comprise one of the largest bi-national metropolitan areas in the world with a combined population of 2.4 million people. Ciudad Juárez is one of the fastest growing cities in the world despite being called “the most violent zone in the world outside of declared war zones.”[3]
If you look at this city on a map, it looks as if it’s right in the middle of the U.S.-Mexico border.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lt60zwY1pc1ql3sxso1_400.jpg)
Satellite picture of Ciudad Juarez.
The city lies on the Rio Grande (Río Bravo del Norte), south of El Paso, Texas. It used to be known as El Paso del Norte and is sometimes called the Gateway of Mexico. El Paso and Ciudad Juárez comprise one of the largest bi-national metropolitan areas in the world with a combined population of 2.4 million people. Ciudad Juárez is one of the fastest growing cities in the world despite being called “the most violent zone in the world outside of declared war zones.”[3]
If you look at this city on a map, it looks as if it’s right in the middle of the U.S.-Mexico border.
