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| After visiting Tombstone, to continue to Las Cruces involved
either backtracking 25 miles to Interstate 10 or continuing along the same road
to the southeast which would eventually curl back northeast and rejoin I-10 west
of Lordsburg, New Mexico. We went this way, and the route carries you
through the historic mining town of Bisbee and on to Douglas, Arizona, which is
just across the border from Agua Prieta, Mexico. We stopped in Douglas,
and most of us walked across the border. Anyone who had a passport or
birth certificate and could thus get back across the border into the U.S. took
the opportunity to set foot in Mexico. No one gave us a second glance when
we went IN to Mexico, but we were scrutinized well by U.S. border patrol agents
when we returned to this country. |
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The only photo we have of Bisbee. This is a view
of the mine pit taken through the car window as we passed by. |
Walking to Mexico. |
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The pedestrian walkway TO Mexico. We were struck
by all the shopping carts parked there. I guess they're used by
Mexicans who commute on foot to their jobs in the U.S. each day. The
walkway has you pass through a revolving gate (visible just to the left of
the guy in the white shirt leading this group of people) which does not
allow objects the size of shopping carts to pass. |
Agua Prieta street scene. Strangely enough, all
the signs are in Spanish! |
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More street scenery from Agua Prieta. |
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Still more Mexican street scenery. We were struck
by how few people were on the streets at what seemed like should have
been a busy time of day (about 4:30 p.m. on a Saturday). |
The U.S. port of entry from the Mexican side.
Vehicles on the left, pedestrians on the right. |
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