I cross the border from El Paso, Texas to Cuidad Juarez, Mexico! 🇲🇽

[@ReisterJP]

Sending some love to Juarez from El Paso. You are a wonderful neighbor and friend. Together we have created a beautiful mix of cultures.

[@adrian42727]

Good job! Thank you, I have been thinking of visiting Juarez through the Santa Fe Bridge.

[@rah4822]

Went to Juarez about a year ago. Felt much safer than I do in many American cities. Really nice people also.

[@daliaestevez1100]

THANK YOU for creating this video I am going in a couple days and I was nervous to do the crossing since this will be my first time going to Juarez. I really appreciate you showing everything and how well explained. I feel more at ease!

[@anan_pak]

How was it? I’m also visiting in a few days. Just wanting to grab a quick lunch lol.

[@daliaestevez1100]

@@anan_pak Everything was perfect no problems at all. I walked through the America/Cordova bridge which is free you don’t have to pay just remember to take your passport to come back in the country. I enjoyed 4 days in Juarez loved the people very welcoming! I used Uber to move around I never felt unsafe mind you I did go accompanied by my father. Taxis are expensive in my experience. Good luck and enjoy your stay there!

[@genesistorres8184]

Did they ask for any paperwork entering ?

[@genesistorres8184]

Did they ask for any paperwork entering ?

[@genesistorres8184]

Are you able to enter back with real ID and birth certificate ?

[@rickygee9135]

I just came back, super safe and friendly. Had no issues with anyone. Only ones that treated me bad were the Customs on the way back.

[@octavioaviles4971]

I live in Boise, Idaho, but I wanna move to El Paso, TX. I know Boise is clean, close to nature, but definitely I need to be closer to my culture. Everytime that I go to México, oh boy!, I'm surprised how people is very happy there, dirty, dangerous, but I missed all the time. People here in Idaho is much cold, distant. Man!, in México everybody can be your friend.

[@AnbuRes1]

I live here in El Paso Texas close too downtown where the bridge he used to cross over is! You’re welcome anytime 💪🙏

[@GianVersace]

Love this video. I grew up in El Paso but never explored Juarez. It was always this sort of “unknown world” to me and my family. Will go next time I’m in El Paso!

[@rickygee9135]

Bro, totally worth it. Eat at La Nueva Central. Good food.

[@TeXasDadBod]

Fun fact that “ monument” you found is actually a museum next to the mall . Last time I was there I was skateboarding in that circle part below and I got robbed at gunpoint mid afternoon for my skateboard and wallet . At that time they where featuring a mid evil torture exhibit and I was waiting outside for some friends to show up to check it out . I used to take my skateboard to Juarez when I was 12 and go all the way to the Mercado and get fresh tortillas for my mom . We frequently went there to eat and buy Mexican art and pottery for our yard in El Paso . But when I got to high school I used to sneak off to Juarez to drink and go to Tequila Derby and other clubs rite off the strip over the bridge . They never checked IDs and they sold tiny Coronas for 50 cents each .I’d buy ten at a time for me and my friends lol . Mind you I was only 15 . My best friend had a huge mansion two streets over from Juan Gabriel’s house on C Ignacio de Mejia and I would stay at his house on weekends to sneak off to underground raves and concerts I knew my parents would never let me go to in El Paso . I saw Armin Van Buuren at a place called Moroccos which was run by the cartel and they sold and passed out ecstasy to everyone forcefully including Armin . Juarez is a place of nite time wonders my friend 😅. Super safe . Just don’t get pulled over at nite unless you have $20 and can talk your way out of being robbed by the police . I once had to run from the police because I didn’t want to pay them just to stop bothering me and my friends and they literally chased us all the way to the middle of the boarder bridge and I was maybe 20 30 yards in front of them running for my life and I was so fortunate to have change in my pocket at the toll to get back over and once they saw that I was over the line on the bridge they turned back and left . Not a joke nor a lie this was when I stopped going to Juarez for a long time . Shortly after graduating high school in 2005 the clubs I once’s loved all got shot up and the owners where murdered by the cartel and they closed . I haven’t been back since then even though it’s calmed down again because there is a false sense of security there bro your always being watched and they know your not from there . I don’t care what anyone says on here I’ve been there done that and seen some wicked stuff there as a kid and teenager . For the most part it’s not bad but it’s also not a place to vacation lol . The reason the border patrol randomly selected you is because you probably looked like a drug mule . Random white dude spending one day in Juarez for the first time ever walking back over mid afternoon or evening with minimal belongings . People used to do that all the time to go buy cocaine they kept in their underwear. Back before Obama you didn’t need a passport to cross over to Mexico you just needed a state ID or school ID . It was very easy to go back and forth between El Paso and Juarez.

[@spencerbode]

Thank you for the video. I'm staying in El Paso and I have been super scared to cross the border and visit Ciudad Juarez but you have convinced me to go. It does seem safe. I really want to experience Mexico and can't wait to cross.

[@alexvswrld]

How was the experience? It’s my first time in El Paso and I wanna visit as well

[@spencerbode]

@@alexvswrld I spent about an hour just strolling up and down a street with a bunch of souvenir shops near the north border entrance. I would recommend staying close to these touristy streets and areas. To be completely honest Ciudad Juarez is not very beautiful imo. The air quality is not so great and none of the buildings I visited had any AC, so prepare for that. However, it was very interesting to see how different it was to El Paso in terms of its infrastructure, culture and people. The people I met there were very kind to me even though I looked like a completely lost American tourist. Hope this helps.

[@TeXasDadBod]

@@spencerbodelol one word of advice never ask how much something is in a corner store it will double in price if it not clearly marked . Do research on pesos to dollars ratio so you have exact change . They actually prefer American money but you can always get pesos .

[@spencerbode]

@@TeXasDadBod Yeah I paid both pesos and USD at one shop.

[@AlonzoAcevedo-cp2fj]

Did you cross with just your birth certificate and I.D. or is a passport required. (I don't have my passport)@@spencerbode

[@CarlosDelValleBajo]

Thank you very much for your positive attitude regarding Cd. Juarez. You did a very nice job for someone who does not know all of the history of "El Paso del Norte". It is a real privilege to live here and to be able to experience different cultures in a single day. Your experience with US border officials is not unusual. Somehow they seem to select those agents from the dregs. They are usually not very intelligent and are very impressed with themselves and this power they are given. I have met sociopaths among them. They speak very poorly for the country they represent.

[@ryanmozert]

Yeah but how am I supposed to work there if I am a US citizen

[@felip1real]

@ryanjohnson3922 Mericans work there (with the proper permits. But if you go as a regular gringo or turista they smell and Harris you like there's no tomorrow! Ps mot all of them. De cualquier manera Anyways if you are there, please eat my favorite food while you're there, flautas. Here in San Diego, CA. They are called rolled tacos, and they are not the same. Arriba Juárez.

[@Nevertouchgrass247]

Can American live in juarez

[@mailobiker9525]

Loved your vid man!! Thanks for speaking so positively about Juarez, shure we in Mexico have some very serious problems but as always in every country and place, there are more good people than bad people and not every place is as bad or dangerous as the media potrays. Greetings from South of the border!! ✌🤠🇲🇽

[@moz85214]

I lived in Juarez from 2009 - 2020 and why don’t I know about the “famous” taquitos restaurant? I miss Juarez but don’t miss the lines to cross back into the US.

[@georgegarcia2632]

When I was kid. Gabriel used to hop the trolley "n" sing for change. He never forgot where he came from. He loved Juarez

[@laflor8720]

Que rico se ve la comida 🇲🇽😃

[@Franco1949]

How delicious the food looks like.

[@RosalbaDorfmuller]

Looks nice. 👏👏👏👏 Nice program.

[@Eveandwolf]

"Im still a little hungry, so I decided to get a second lunch" I relate to this on a deep level, i think we would get along 😂

[@evangelinacontreras7389]

Wow that's my hometown missing it now I live in south Ga

[@ernestosaldana5318]

Those flautas are the only ones that don’t make me sick and from that same place too every other place down there gets me sick so we just wait till we cross and eat on this side.

[@marcossegovia9415]

Greetings from Juárez Chihuahua Mexico

[@paulsheehan5010]

Bienvenidos a Mexico.

[@Franco1949]

I use to live in El Paso years ago. I have lived most of my life in San Francisco. Enjoy my visits to to the border cities of El Paso and Juarez when I have the chance to visit the border and family.

[@danielzunigagutierrez6300]

Juan Gabriel was th Elton John of th Spanish music industry. Two major marks they shared: fame and lifestyle. 😊

[@isracks1111]

You just won a new subscriber, brother.

[@robg915]

I live in El Paso and i love going to Juarez from time to time. The food is insanely good and its just a different experience. I've always felt safe there and i agree with what you said about not listening to media. Keep up the good work.

[@adanalarcon785]

Great video!

[@redmanr5522]

I've lived in El Paso for 24 years, as of summer 2024, out of 24 years, Juarez was an hour ahead of El Paso for only 24 days. There was a time when Juarez was an hour later than El Paso, during fall & winter, those days are long gone.

[@ntqtdly]

Mi querida Juarez!

[@michelleGZZ1313]

Omg just found this channel ❤❤

[@Franco1949]

Good details about Juarez.

[@SteveSuttles]

I was there in 1985 stationed at Ft. Bliss

[@balrajsingh776]

Hey! Enjoyed your video. How did you feel generally walking around the parks, downtown? Getting Uber (if you did)? The video made it seem quiet chilled and safe? I am contemplating running in the marathon in October. The marathon itself will be fine, but it would nice to do a tour around the city too. Thanks, Bally (UK)

[@AuthenticTraveling]

Felt fine doing everything. It was completely safe. I did Uber too, but a bit unreliable with longer waits than in US but still worked. You can see most stuff by foot across the border though from El Paso.

[@balrajsingh776]

@@AuthenticTraveling thank you for getting back to me. I am around Mexico then, the dates match, so IF my legs can handle it, it seems like an awesome opportunity. I am a British citizen, so I will read up on crossing to and from El Paso too. I will probably stay 3 or 4 nights in Juarez via the race partner hotel (Holiday Inn), safety wise, I am sure it will be safe. Thank again, ✌🏽

[@imagohouse7412]

Great video! How did you get to the border to walk across? I'm staying in downtown El Paso now and want to go across. Did you just Uber to a drop off spot? Can you drive to an area, park, then walk across to Mexico??

[@raven4043]

Juanga was and will always be a star, not just the 80s or whatever he said. He wasn’t some flash in the pan.

[@justinhealey2408]

When I was a kid we moved to ElPaso for a few years we used to go get our hair cut and million other things in Juarez, thank you for bringing back memories,u forgot pinatas

[@sabrinasabi4177]

Hope you are doing well ☺️ enjoy!

[@AuthenticTraveling]

Thank you!

[@sabrinasabi4177]

@@AuthenticTraveling my pleasure 😊

[@nomandad2000]

I went to another place in Galveston that lays claim to the Margarita…Can’t recall the name (it’s in a google search I’m sure) but the guys name is Santos, who claimed he made it for 40s singer Brenda Lee, when she stopped in town on her tour…

[@AuthenticTraveling]

Yeah a fair number of places claim it. This is at least one of them in El Paso

[@GianVersace]

Not sure about that. The El Paso International Airport even claimed that the area is the “birthplace of the margarita.”

[@alejandraahmed1177]

I am from California and have traveled late at night in Baja California. Parked car and took bus late at night. But it was very safe. Does Juarez have good transportation, like buses?

[@GianVersace]

They do! But they’re very old and sort of sketchy. Most people in Juarez don’t own a car, so the buses are their main form of transportation.

[@FrankLooez-el6nv]

No!

[@underwaterfishvideos9]

dude do you think its safer to walk over to juarez compared to driving? in case you get stuck in traffic or if they want your car

[@laflor8720]

Juan Gabriel Era un cantante muy conocido Era de la ciudad de juares 🇲🇽😃👍👋

[@evangelinacontreras7389]

No era de michuacan

[@comrontiana2257]

Going to El Paso on a Sunday as well. A week for work on the 22nd. Do I need my passport to walk the bridge? Also what time during the day did your visit? And finally where is the easiest place to get pesos? Should I bring cash only across the border to Juarez? Thank you

[@yraglareb8741]

Looks exactly like New Mexico

[@Irishman8787]

Where do you get the currency change ?.did you do it in El Paso or Juarez to exchange the money to peaos

[@bribeltran7353]

I have Wells Fargo and I just put my atm card in a Mexican atm at a bank usually Banamex

[@gabyrella7184]

hi! where do you convert your money or take out mexican money when there? are there atms to do that or is it a place?

[@chrisjoondeph4781]

ATMs yes I think, but easiest is to just use the official money changers everywhere. Rates are very good and its easy to change small quantities as needed. They also accept dollars everywhere if you don't exchange.

[@gabyrella7184]

@@chrisjoondeph4781 thank you!

[@bribeltran7353]

I use Banamex since I have Wells Fargo :) best rates

[@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072]

5:20 not sure what barriers he pushed . In those decades, “flamboyant” as you call it was the trend.

[@JosephDurkin-er3sq]

Food is the same price as USA. You think its not because you can get a meal for 100 payso but you need 3 of them to get food. I have lived in Mexico for 15 years

[@smileb4832]

Do i need any documents to go over to visit

[@emo_animator0]

Next time you're there visit el Parque Borunda

[@stevevoyles3816]

Did you see any cats running around..lol

[@laflor8720]

Bienvenidos a mexico 🇲🇽👍👋

[@anan_pak]

Are there any restaurants near the bridge soon as you cross? I wanna go to Juarez but don’t wanna go too deep. Just want a quick lunch then go back to El Paso tbh

[@Irishman8787]

Yeah there's restaurants of course :)

[@AuthenticTraveling]

Yes go where I ate in the video

[@Irishman8787]

@@AuthenticTraveling dude I want to visit Juarez but where do I exchange into Mex pesos??

[@AuthenticTraveling]

@@Irishman8787 Right at the border. Watch the video

[@andymysteria]

There's a very good one called La Esquina de Chihuas :)

[@daybreakwarrior]

Where did you cross over?

[@ElMago-wc6mm]

U have no idea brother until you live there in the hood area

[@paulsheehan5010]

Muy bien?

[@JeremyBusuego-jj8jb]

did you go alone to US/Mexico Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico from El Paso USA?

[@Guyinhisvan]

I have no passport (it expired) and wondering if I can do this when I visit El Paso. I would love to visit Mexico.

[@miltam2183]

Nope u cannot! If you do you won’t be allowed back into the USA

[@JosephDurkin-er3sq]

You can walk across with no passport

[@johnbob4545]

Just bring a Real ID and you're good.

[@jaywilldoit]

His got his red eye from the cartels

[@RosalbaDorfmuller]

En CD. Juárez no muerden. People are nice. With cámara or with out. 😂 Funny people has to eat in Juarez Chihuahua Mexico. Mmmm

[@johnfischer3142]

Well-presented, John in Australia

[@jamesmichaelfrank]

The Mexican fiesta music was wrong and not a nice touch inside the church . Otherwise this was a really great video . Nice job amigo !

[@Mostopinionatedmanofalltime]

You got massive cojones I’ll give you that.😅

[@-mr_jaloo828]

Bro I am from Turkey ! I can cross the border to USA or not ?

[@xavi4694]

You need Visa. Only EU members can cross freely

[@-mr_jaloo828]

@@xavi4694 thank you

[@raskolnikovvaljean1244]

@@-mr_jaloo828 you r arab. You r not from turkey. You are already immigration to turkey

[@sfepea777]

@@raskolnikovvaljean1244 Sounds like one of those guys trying to cross illegally through the border.

[@loukramer152]

Always love visiting Mexico - the worst part is always returning to the U.S. and being hassled by border security. They do this as a distraction since they are never focused on the real problems!

[@jamiewest2609]

When walking from the USA side towards Mexico are there any document checks leaving the USA from USA officials? Or just smooth sailing and waves.

[@Leunamus]

I live in El Paso and cross into Juarez all the time. The answer is no, there is no one checking your papers upon leaving the US, only when you get back.

[@augiecastillo5687]

@@Leunamus hey. If you don’t mind me asking, do you know if you need a passport to cross back into the U.S.? Or is a birth certificate and driver license enough?

[@Leunamus]

@@augiecastillo5687 as I understand, a passport and driver license should suffice. The officer will give you a stern talking to, however, for not having a proper passport or border crossing card.

[@pattykat7734]

Can you walk from El Paso international Airport to juarez?? I mean is it walking distance?

[@chrisjoondeph4781]

Maybe a 3 hr walk. Way better to take the public bus right to near the border.

[@pattykat7734]

@@chrisjoondeph4781 oh thank you. So there is a bus to the crossing border Bridge? Or a taxi or Uber can take me to that bridge??

[@vanessa.jasmine]

@@pattykat7734 yes just mention you want to go the downtown bridge, Santa Fe bridge, or Paso del Norte bridge, different names for same bridge.

[@bribeltran7353]

It’s like 5-10 miles lol

[@barytrip1375]

Greetings Chris 😊

[@AuthenticTraveling]

Hello Bary! Thanks for your comment. Hope you are well.

[@yarethjarquin2379]

Do they let you cross with pets

[@AuthenticTraveling]

Great question. Sorry but I have no idea

[@cesarsalazar3599]

To enter the US they must have their vaccine certificate

[@GianVersace]

Yes, but you need their vaccine records.

[@CrazyHomelessWeirdo]

Hey boss I hope you will answer this for me because I'm thinking of going to El Paso here in a couple of days to go into Juarez did Mexican immigration ask for a passport?

[@AuthenticTraveling]

No they don’t but you need a passport to get back into the USA. They only check passports in Mexico when you’re leaving Cuidad Juarez further out

[@CrazyHomelessWeirdo]

@@AuthenticTraveling I remember when I used to cross into Juarez several years ago the Mexican official people didn't even seem to care they weren't even paying attention to you when you cross the border. And thank you so much for letting me know that because I was really hoping to get down to Mexico this summer and I was worried because I didn't have a passport that might be a problem now because of changes that have come along because of covid and other things. I really appreciate you getting back to me on that that's so helpful.

[@CrazyHomelessWeirdo]

@@AuthenticTraveling actually I've traveled in Mexico without a passport I remember once I went from nogales to Puerto penasco or Rocky point on a bus without a passport and even though I love the city cuz it's a beautiful little resort town I haven't been back because I just figured I got lucky because I did see a checkpoint on the way there for them to check to see if you're legit but they didn't. It probably was less of a problem because I was on a bus and they might have just figured the bus was full of legal Mexican residents and weren't really looking for people like me who were Americans just traveling in Mexico

[@AuthenticTraveling]

@@CrazyHomelessWeirdo yeah you probably just got lucky. If you played dumb they might just make you go back without getting in any trouble but I’m not recommending that

[@CrazyHomelessWeirdo]

@@AuthenticTraveling yeah the last thing I wanted is to get in trouble with Mexican authorities inside of a Mexican . Even though I've been inside of a Mexican jail once because a guy that I got in a pissing contest with because he bumped into me in the bathroom where was just him and I at the time to get a friend and him and his friend lied to the cops about the things I said saying I was saying racial things about Mexicans when I said no such thing and the next thing I know is they're taking me to jail the cop telling me what a bad guy I'm released 3 hours later I get all of my stuff back except a bag of old phones that the cop who brought me to jail stole from me. Fortunately I was smart with the money I had in scattered it throughout books and magazines in my backpack so it looks like I didn't have anything. And that was the last time I've been to Mexico since when before I was going almost every couple of months or so.

[@irenesosa8751]

You should've tried a gordita

[@mikecrocop1]

Theres 99 places in mexico id like to visit but juarez aint one, its like the saint louis of mexico

[@962momo]

you mean you went to Juarez and you didn't go to any clubs?

[@JosephDurkin-er3sq]

I bet all the street girls are gon

[@Eyesofthebeholder214]

Can you enter with a Birth Certificate and ID? Or do you need a Passport?

[@HolaBrazil]

ID only if you are a Mexican citizen with a work permit Wkwkwk

[@Eyesofthebeholder214]

@@veliahernandez6945 haha..cheers 👍

[@mariagallian8057]

Ciudad.

[@solovantravel]

I was stranded in the slums of Mexico in my beautiful van and was absolutely terrified. It took me 12 hours to turn around to come back to the beautiful United States

[@henry20008]

taquitos

[@rickygee9135]

Go to Juarez peeps, spend some money there. Please the people need it.

[@irenesosa8751]

Aqua frescas just means cool water

[@rolliepollie831]

How was El Paso?

[@AuthenticTraveling]

Great city

[@melissac7803]

great video! what toothpaste do you use? lmao so random but your teeth are so white!

[@CSAL-h7k]

As a Mexican American i would never risk going to Ciudad Juarez, i grew up listening to the Mexican news mentioning death after death there, it's gotta be one of the most dangerous cities in Mexico. I wonder if this guy knew this 😮

[@kornyque8081]

Ridiculo 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@veliahernandez6945]

Danger is everywhere remember the killings in the Walmart in El Paso? I could keep going but I'm pretty sure you know about the shootings in USA 😢😢😢

[@CSAL-h7k]

@@veliahernandez6945 and the kidnaping in Mexico? Cuerpos colgando del puente en Tijuana? La capital de asesinato del mundo? Por favor. No compares Mexico con Estados Unidos. México es famoso por sus carteles, la gente en pobreza por los políticos....le sigo???

[@user-dl4zp3yw1h]

Lol would you send your kids to a U.S school after all the shootings that’s happened in Texas? 😂

[@FrankLooez-el6nv]

It's a matter of fact beware just go cautious. One bar visit is enough. But let's face is the dumps to much Cartels activity and police are corrupt none all of them but. With a few rotten apple is enough

[@mariagallian8057]

Es ciudad no cuidad.

[@Reefaray]

Your teeth white as h#ll Im jealous

[@AuthenticTraveling]

😂 thank you

[@playwithpets]

I guess, he got teeth cleaning in CD Juarez during the visit.

[@AuthenticTraveling]

@@playwithpets Medical tourism is cheaper there haha

[@jorgeduran8905]

Tarea 6

[@haczabim]

entertaining guy, if a bit gullible

[@irenesosa8751]

Lemon

[@irenesosa8751]

No, they are resting for later late dinner

[@JoseGomez-sw2cv]

Thats bullshit come to baja mex

[@keygen.]

[@qutuveo6332]

music was way too loud in this

[@irenesosa8751]

It's not bbqing it's grilling, tossing meat on the grill faster

[@Endstupidity123go]

Please quit blasting the music please

[@johnqpublic4055]

It would have been better if you had focused the camera on the attraction rather than on yourself in front of the attraction.

[@rubensoto4879]

People, don't be putting words into my mouth.

[@irenesosa8751]

Now go watch Sacario movies

[@dencerv]

thats not how you do the flautas bruh

[@irenesosa8751]

Study the history first

[@irenesosa8751]

Gringo went to buy drugs or is laundering money, truthfully you did give a sigh of relief getting back as soon as you crossed back

[@johnpierce4976]

Which bridge is that? Can you give the name of that bridge please?

[@cuongtang9539]

Murder City

[@armandolopez2838]

im sorry i thought you were in los angeles california