NPS / 106 GROUP For decades, this place stood at the center of an international boundary dispute. After nearly a century of conflict, diplomacy prevailed. Negotiation preserved goodwill between countries that once had been at war. The resolution came at a cost, disrupting people, the land, and the river that shaped them. 
Cultural Landscape
Water Made This Place 
War
The Cost of the US-Mexican War 
Boundary
Drawing a Boundary After the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo 
Century of Conflict
A Shifting River and Contested Boundary 
Negotiation
Mapping a Solution to the Chamizal Issue 
People React
Perspectives on the Chamizal Solution 
Implementation
Resolution and Impacts of the Chamizal Convention 
Celebration
Two Countries Commemorate Milestones |
Last updated: December 23, 2021