We’re looking for a city in northern Mexico in today’s Geo Quiz. Spanish explorers founded this city in the 17th century. It was known originally as El Paso del Norte — or the northern passage.The city was split in two in 1848. That’s when the Rio Grande became the border between the US and Mexico. The part north of the river became El Paso, Texas. The part south of the Rio Grande is the city we want you to identify. What was known as El Paso del Norte was renamed in 1888 in honor of Mexico’s first indigenous president. Today, it has the sad distinction of being the most violent city in the country.
… and the Mexican city, just across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas is Juarez. It’s one of the world’s most violent cities. And yet, 18 high school seniors from Europe, Asia, and South America are studying there this year. They’re part of the Rotary International Exchange program. Juarez isn’t exactly New York, or Paris, or London. But the students whom reporter Monica Ortiz Uribe met couldn’t be happier.
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