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University of Texas at El Paso

The architecture at the University of Texas at El Paso owes a lot to the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan. It all dates back to a National Geographic article in 1914.

Tourists spend thousands of dollars to schlep to Bhutan when they can just go to El Paso

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The University of Texas at El Paso is close to the Mexico border, but the buildings look like they belong in Bhutan

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