La Conquista
La Conquista is a locality in Juárez Municipality, Chihuahua and has an elevation of 1,225 metres. La Conquista is situated nearby to the locality Cruz Blanca, as well as near the town Puerto de Anapra.Places of Interest
Highlights include Western Playland and Smeltertown Cemetery.
Western Playland
Theme park
Photo: Dimples915, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Western Playland is a 25-acre amusement park located in Sunland Park, New Mexico. It was located in Ascarate Park in El Paso, Texas, from 1960 until 2006, but after conflicts with El Paso County, owner Pat Thompson decided to move it to Sunland Park where the owner of Sunland Park Casino donated land right across from his casino. Western Playland is situated 4 km north of La Conquista.
Smeltertown Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Danny Lyon, Public domain.
Smeltertown Cemetery is situated 4 km northeast of La Conquista.
American Diversion Dam
Dam
Photo: Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The American Dam, or American Diversion Dam, is a diversion dam on the Rio Grande in El Paso, Texas, that divides the river water between Mexico and the U.S. American Diversion Dam is situated 3 km northeast of La Conquista.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sunland Park and Kern Place.
Sunland Park
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Sunland Park is a city in southeastern Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States, on the borders of Texas and the Mexican state of Chihuahua, with Ciudad Juárez adjoining it on the south and El Paso, Texas, on the east. Sunland Park is situated 4 km northwest of La Conquista.
Kern Place
Neighborhood
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Kern Place is a historic neighborhood on the West side of El Paso, Texas. The neighborhood lies just east of the University of Texas at El Paso, and north of downtown. Kern Place is situated 5 km east of La Conquista.
El Paso
El Paso is the sixth largest city in Texas, with 679,000 residents. It is on the United States-Mexico border. The city on the other side of the border is Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua.
La Conquista
- Type: Locality
- Location: Juárez Municipality, Chihuahua, Northern Mexico, Mexico, North America
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Latitude
31.76668° or 31° 46′ northLongitude
-106.55239° or 106° 33′ 9″ westElevation
1,225 metres (4,019 feet)Open location code
853MQC8X+M2GeoNames ID
13293077
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“La Conquista” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Colonia la Conquista”
- Spanish: “La Conquista”
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