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El Paso, United States

cover photo by Marco Balderi

Location added by Marco Balderi

The information about this location have been automatically translated with Microsoft Translator.

Rank : 8.0 (average on 1 votes)

Coordinates : 31.76817288990898, -106.48624758340395 (Open in Google Maps)

Subjects : Photographing El Paso offers a unique blend of frontier cityscapes, desert landscapes, and binational culture. The best spots include the panoramic view from Scenic Drive, the historic downtown, the border architecture, and the Franklin Mountains State Park for nature. The border wall with Mexico cuts the city in two and can be immortalized for intense glimpses of the border reality. Leaving the city slightly and going into the desert area, you can photograph it in an evocative and surreal environment. Scenic Drive offers the highest and most iconic sunset view over the city, the Rio Grande and Ciudad Juárez. A single urban center, two names of cities, two nations. Definitely one of the strangest cities to visit in the world.

Recommended equipment : Wide-angle lens for landscapes and a telephoto lens for details at a distance, especially near the border area. The closer you get to the border, the more the city changes and you have to be careful.

Best months : The best time to visit El Paso is during spring and autumn, when temperatures are moderate and the weather is pleasant, especially avoiding the extreme heat of summer.

How to get there : Common options include stopovers at major Texas airports such as Dallas or Houston, and then take a domestic flight. The alternative is to land in one of the cities mentioned, in San Antonio or Austin and rent a car along the Texas Hill Country, passing through the desert areas where they pump oil and arrive at your destination

Visits : Writing "free admission" for a border city is hard, but unless you are from Mexico you don't pay. If you enter El Paso from Ciudad Juarez, the international bridges (el Paso del Norte, Stanton or Zaragoza) are subject to a fee for vehicles. The toll usually applies in the direction of the USA, and you can pay in cash or via the electronic E-Fast Pass system.

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Sunrise: 06:24, Sunset: 18:08

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🌖 Waning Gibbous, Brightness: 84%

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