City Guide
Alamo
An irrigated area of southern Hidalgo County, Alamo was incorporated in 1924 and named for the Alamo Land and Sugar Company. The town is well known as one of the Valley’s gateways to Mexico, via U.S. 281 to Nuevo Progreso. The location is a beautiful winter resort-retirement area with an abundance of vegetables and citrus in the vicinity as well.
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Sunderland’s Cactus Garden
Five acres of native and exotic cacti and succulents; among thousands of plants is the largest nursery-grown cactus in Texas, a 25-foot specimen of Pachycereus pringlei, native to small area…
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Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge
2,088 acres of thick, brushy growth, typical of Valley before agricultural development. Preserves and protects…
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