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"This land has a peculiar charm in the rich atmospheric tints that hung and the boundless wastes that lay outspread."
Best-selling author John Ross Browne (1871)
Since Browne made his early travel notes, the Imperial Valley has changed significantly, not least because of the water diverted into it from the Colorado. The internationally renowned engineer George Chaffey formed the Imperial Land Company, which undertook this extensive irrigation project and meant that ultimately the valley could be settled. As well as the cities of Imperial and Calexico, the towns of Brawley and Heber were founded as a result of the early twentieth century development. Today, the recreation facilities close to Imperial transform the desert into a popular tourist destination. The city is well served by the nearby Imperial County Airport, which offers frequent scheduled services to both Burbank and San Diego. Imperial covers an area of just under six square miles and it lies only about a twenty minute drive to the international border. You won't be surprised to learn that, because of its location so far south, the city enjoys a hot and desert-like climate. View Imperial City Guide