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1996 Map of Tierra Del Sol

Name: 1996 Topographic Map of Tierra Del Sol
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2002
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2002

About this map

The Campo Indian Reservation occupies the northwestern corner of this 1996 survey, where the high desert terrain of the Tecate Divide meets the international boundary between the United States and Mexico. The landscape is defined by the stark transition from the rocky slopes of Rattlesnake Mountain and Boundary Peak to the developed agricultural and residential grids south of the border.

A significant engineering feature, the Río Colorado Tijuana (Aqueduct), cuts across the southern half of the sheet, supporting settlements like Luis Echeverría (El Hongo) and El Porvenir. The contrast in land use is evident near Tierra del Sol, where the sparse settlement pattern of San Diego County meets the more densely plotted Jardines del Rincón and Mirama. This map captures a unique cross-border geography before the intensification of modern border infrastructure.