Boquillas reopened and merchants and guides returned.
Boquillas is a beautiful town where you can
visit friendly people.
Lacho Falcón(second from left, rear) and his family in Boquillas.
For Boquillas residents, the idea of building a wall here is sacrilegious.
Currently Boquillas is the only access point where
people can cross between the protected areas in this region.
Today Boquillas residents are working again to teach
visitors about this part of Mexico, and ecotourism companies are expanding.
People in Boquillas believe that building a border wall would sever this connection,
causing hardship and insecurity on both sides.
Overnight Boquillas lost its income source, ruining livelihoods
and jeopardizing years of effort by residents and government officials to build cooperative border relations.