No Fence and no crossing

Today on our way of Big Bend we stopped at an over look to the Rio Grande. The river is shallow and narrow here and the nearby villagers come across in small boats and on horseback. Because the border entry point has been closed since 9/11 these people are isolated. Tourists can't visit them anymore and they can no longer shop at the camp store in the park. We chatted with them. Most of the people in their small village have had to move away. Sad.