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Kentuchy Club & Grill
Legend has it that during the Prohibition era in the United States, thirsty neighbors from the north crossed the border to spend their...
During the construction of the railroad tracks, food had to be delivered to the workers wherever the track was. “Here come the burritos” was a cry of joy, since the stews were transported by donkey and in the absence of plates, they were served wrapped in flour tortillas. The rest is history.
The border population protects what is theirs and adopts what is comfortable. Clothing in Ciudad Juárez is not alien to the cowboy tradition; the extreme climate requires covering up from the sun and the cold, but since it is a business city, international dress codes have been incorporated.
The Ciudad Juárez holiday calendar is multicultural. Holy Week and Easter Sunday are celebrated with children wearing new clothes and searching for bunny eggs; the day of the Virgin of Guadalupe, the annual Juárez fair, Thanksgiving Day and Santa Claus's Christmas.