Travel to U.S.: West: Laredo: Photo 1 We're 150 miles southwest of San Antonio.  Mesquite and prickly pear: a shrub savanna with about 16 inches of rain annually.  That sounds tolerable, but the mercury exceeds 90 degrees Fahrenheit  more than 120 days a year and potential evaporation exceeds 100 inches.  The weeds, beneficiary of urban runoff (actually a Wal-Mart parking lot), are misleadingly green. View: tiny * small * medium * big * biggest Photo Size Back to U.S.: West: Laredo chapter Short link for this page: http://www.greatmirror.com?justpic=7099

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