WALL OF CROSSES in Tijuana, Mexico. Taken in July 2010.
You're probably wondering what the heck am I looking at right now? I wouldn't be surprised. This is the wall at the international border between Tijuana, Mexico and the USA. Each cross represents someone who died in their attempts to cross the border. There were so many crosses that they began hanging and piling on the ground. Some crosses had names on them, some didn't. This one caught my eye, and you can probably guess why.
It was such a somber and eerie feeling to be there. You can peek through holes in the wall to California on the other side, so close. Something that I will never forget is the drastic change in living conditions when crossing the border into Tijuana. Almost immediately, you are thrust from a place of wealth and comfort into a place of poverty and corruption.
This is a powerful picture Jonathan. It struck me when you first showed me and it did the same again. Speaks very powerfully to reality. Thanks broski
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting this one...I didn't know this existed. Is this something visible to all people who cross that specific border?
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