La Escondida, TX

United States

La Escondida is a tiny Starr County community of 167 people, about 10 miles northwest of Rio Grande City in the Rio Grande Valley. Reach it via US 83 from McAllen or US 281 from San Antonio, then local county roads. The name means "hidden" in Spanish, perfectly describing this quiet spot tucked among the mesquite hills near the Mexican border.