Weslaco (Texas)

Weslaco is in the Rio Grande Valley.

Understand
Weslaco is one of many cities in the Valley, particularly along I-2, where they seem to line up like an interminable chain of pearls. Some curiosities that set Weslaco apart are that its name was derived from a company, the W. E. Stewart Land Company, that had purchased the area from another, and that it has numerous parks and reserves devoted to nature preservation and study, creating somewhat of an incongruous departure from the agriculture and development that the casual tourist first appreciates in the Valley.

Get in
As Interstate 2 passes through the municipality, you can easily get here from McAllen to the west or Brownsville areas to the east, using your own vehicle or modalities discussed on the main Rio Grande Valley page, particularly Valley Metro.

Do
The bulk of attractions in Weslaco are ironically natural in origin. Just when it seems that nature would be nonexistent in this sea of fields and houses, opportunities avail.