Ojinaga Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About Ojinaga
Ojinaga sits where the Río Conchos drains into the Río Grande (known as the Rio Bravo in Mexico), an area called La Junta de los Rios. Ojinaga still retains its rural culture and environment, with relatively little pollution and few urban problems. Some of the most famous norteño-sax artists are from Ojinaga, such as Polo Urías, Adolfo Urías, Los Diamantes de Ojinaga, Los Rieleros del Norte, Conjunto Primavera, Los Jilgueros del Arroyo, and Los Norteños de Ojinaga. Ojinaga was founded around the year 1200 by Pueblo Indians. In 1535 it was visited by Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca with a party of four, the survivors of the 1528 shipwreck of a failed mission to exploreFlorida. It was later the site of the Battle of Ojinaga, as Pancho Villa was being chased all over the region during the Mexican
Top Attractions in Ojinaga
Explore the best things to see and do in Ojinaga:
- ★Manuel Ojinaga Museum
Where to Stay in Ojinaga
- 🏨Hotel Armendariz
- 🏨Hotel Cañon del Peguis
Ojinaga Travel Guide Sections
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