The Chihuahuan Desert is
the largest of the North American deserts, centered in between the
Sierra Madre Occidental and Sierra Madre Oriental in the Borderlands.
This is a high desert - the peaks are generally 1,500 meters high
and the basins 700 meters above sea level. Three forths of the desert
lies in Mexico. Native species include the creosote bush, lechugilla
and candelilla. Cacti number more than 250 - more than in any other
North American desert.
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Zona
del Silencio, Puerta del Universo - Armin Gomez
The Zone
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Reserva
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Desert
Notebook
Malpai Borderland
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Arizona Cactus
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RESEARCH CENTERS
Chihuahaun
Desert - UTEP
Chihuahua Desert Research
Institute
Arizona's
Office of Arid Lands Studies
Desert Fishes
Council
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