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City in Texas, United States
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Weslaco is a town in the Rio Grande Valley along the border between Texas and Tamaulipas, Mexico. It is a popular area for birdwatching.
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Exhibits on local history, e.g. fossils, costumes, Harlon Block (one of the Marines who planted the American flag on Iwo Jima).
Despite being limited to 6 acres, this place offers a chance for some environmental education on the Rio Grande Valley, discovering the habitat it provides for a number of bird, reptile, and botanical species. Through bogs and gardens, look out for such things as butterflies and kiskadees on the trail.
A 15 acre property that provides habitat to butterflies, birds, and animals in Tamaulipan Thornscrub forest and wetland habitat.
Another preserve with state park status, this larger expanse, as in 230 acres, has a grebe pond and lots of rushes and trails along Llano Grande Lake for exploration.
Offering the comforts of popcorn and a movie.
This is a good choice if you want to try some Mexican seafood, though the exterior looks a bit dun, no doubt.
If you're looking to find a tree to seek some shade by the pool, good luck.
More shade to go with the pool (and hot tub), thankfully.
By bus
Valley Transit provides bus service between cities in the Rio Grande Valley with connections to Greyhound and several of the trans-border bus lines that operate in South Texas.
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McAllen · Regional · MFE
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