Border checkpoint at Nuevo Progreso, Tamaulipas, Mexico

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A single tourist car pulls into the border checkpoint at Nuevo Progreso, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Tourism reportedly has been down by as much as 75% due to drug cartel violence during the past several years. Normally, on a summer day the chutes would be filled with the cars of tourists entering Mexico.

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Size: 4096px × 2460px
Location: Nuevo Progreso, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Photo credit: © Jess Merrill / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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