In 1963, US president JF Kennedy and Mexican president Adolfo Lopez Mateos agreed to settle the Chamizal Dispute along the lines of the 1911 recommendations.

• The US and Mexico each received 193 acres of Cordova Island;

• Mexico received 366 acres west of Cordova Island, and 264 acres to the east of it.

• US citizens in the Chamizal area were relocated and compensated for the loss of their homes and businesses.

• Mexico and the US shared the cost of a man-made channel that would (or should) prevent further blurring of the border.

• A Chamizal National Memorial, an amphitheatre, a bookstore and a museum were established in the area, which every October hosts several cultural events such as the Border Folk Festival and the Siglo del Oro drama festival.