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IMPERIAL VALLEY California, USA The Imperial Valley is a region of southeastern California (USA) located, in part, between the Colorado River and the Salton Sea, which is California's largest saltwater lake. Major population centers are El Centro and Brawley in California, and the twin border towns of Calexico and Mexicali. Locally, the terms "Imperial Valley" and "Imperial County" are used synonymously.
El Valle Imperial se encuentra al sureste del estado de California (EUA). Es una zona desértica con altas temperaturas y su economía se basa mucho en la agricultura por tener abundante irrigación de agua del Río Colorado.
Although this region is a desert, with high temperatures and low average rainfall of three inches (seventy-five mm) per year, the economy is heavily based on agriculture due to the availability of irrigation water, which is supplied wholly from the Colorado River via the All-American Canal.
Spanish explorer Melchor Díaz was one of the first Europeans to visit the area in 1540, and probably sent at least scouting parties into the valley proper. Three centuries later, the northern half of the valley was annexed by the U.S., while the southern half remained under Mexican rule. Small scale settlement in natural acquifer areas occurred in the early 1800s (the present-day site of Mexicali), but most permanent settlement (Anglo Americans in the U.S. side, Mexicans in the other side) was after 1900.
Due to its desert environment and proximity to Los Angeles, California, movies are sometimes filmed in the sand dunes outside the agricultural portions of the Imperial Valley. These have included Return of the Jedi, Stargate, The Scorpion King, and Into the Wild. Additionally, portions of the 2005 film Jarhead were filmed here because of its similarity to the desert terrain of Iraq. Mountains that were visible in the background during filming were digitally removed during postproduction. 
Star Wars at the Buttercup Dunes in the Imperial Valley El Valle Imperial sirve una vida norteamericana a las ciudades fronterizas en México. Cuenta con bastantes tiendas de todo tipo y grandes centros comerciales para pasar un excelente rato de diversión. Poco a poco se convierte en una zona importantes de negocios con proyectos muy ambiciosos y la formación de una nueva ciudad llamada "Imperial City". Imperial Valley county has grown to serve an american lifestyle for his cities and the cities of our border country, Mexico. It has a great amount of stores and malls for shopping and to spend a fun time. The Imperial Valley Mall is the biggest one of them with Dillard´s, Macy´s, JC Penny, Sears, Gap, Disney Store, Guess, American Eagle, Victoria Secret, and much more. Also movie theatres and many restaurants like Chili´s, Chuck E Cheese, Starbucks, Burgers and Beers, Famous Dave´s and more. The county is getting popular on business too. This is why many citie projects are beeing planned for tomorrow. One of the most important is the Imperial Airport, a big airport that would serve fast tra
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veling to nearby cities like Los Angeles and San Diego by way of a bullet train. This would defenitly force the county to grow and become the "Imperial City". IMPERIAL VALLEY cities ... Acolita
Alamorio
Amos
Anza
Araz Junction
Bard
Bertram
Bombay Beach
Bonds Corner
Boulder Park
Brawley
Cactus
Calexico (border to Mexicali)
Calipatria
Clyde
Coolidge Springs
Coyote Wells
Curlew
Date City
Desert Shores
Dixieland
Dunes
Edgar
El Centro
Elmore Desert Ranch
Estelle
Felicity
Fondo
Frink
Fuller
Glamis
Heber
Holtville
Hovley
Imperial
Inperial Gables
Iris
Kane Spring
Meloland
Mesquite
Moss
Mount Signal
Mundo
Munyon
Niland
Obregon
Ocotillo
Ogilby
Orita
Palo Verde
Paymaster Landing
Picacho
Plaster City
Pope
Rico
Rockwood
Ross Corner
Ruthven
Salton City
Salton Sea Beach
Sandia
Seeley
Tortuga
Truckhaven
Verdant
Westmorland
Wiest
Wilsie
Winterhaven
Wister
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