A New Experience

One thing that makes your trip to El Paso different from any other trip in the United States is that you can actually leave the United States for the day. Cuidad Jurez is a sister city to El Paso. The cost to walk across the bridge is only a quarter each way and to drive over to Mexico is $1.50 and $1.75 to come back.

Bullfights

The traditional art of bullfighting is alive and well in Mexico. In fact, there are over 225 permanent bullrings scattered around the country. You can witness the spectacle in Juarez at the Plaza de Toros Monumental Bullring on sporadic Sundays in the spring and summer. Three matadors fight two bulls each during the entire match which lasts about two hours. Each fight can be viewed as having three acts. In the first act the bullfighter or torero, or some of his assistants, take a few passes at the bull to see how it behaves. Then the picadors ride in on horses and push lances into the back of the bull. During the second phase of the fight, the torero or an assistant will plant three pairs of banderillas into the hump on the bull's back. Finally, the torero asks the crowd for permission to kill the bull. He then has sixteen minutes to do so or he leaves in shame.Ticket prices at the Plaza De Toros Monumental in Juarez range from $4 to $25 US dollars.

Created Apr 20, 2006 by JA Multimedia