Set your phone to El Paso time, not Mexico City time
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About this trap
Ciudad Juárez is one of the border municipalities that still change their clocks in March and November to match the United States, while most of Mexico does not. The city keeps the same time as El Paso, so its gap with Mexico City changes twice a year. Keep your phone on automatic time and recheck the time of any bus, flight or tour booked in another part of Mexico. Locals plan crossings and meetings by El Paso time.
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Set your phone to El Paso time, not Mexico City timeCiudad Juárez, citywide
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