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Cartel Mountain and the Invasion of New Mexico

By Border Hawk

 

Border Hawk takes you to one of the most dangerous places along the U.S.-Mexico frontier: Sunland Park, New Mexico.

Sunland Park lies directly across the border from Puerto de Anapra, a ‘colonia’ in Ciudad Juarez in the Mexican state of Chihuahua.

Anapra is one of the poorest communities in Juarez, a de facto squatter settlement where thousands of people live in self-built shelters lacking basic services or infrastructure.

Many U.S.-bound migrants pass through Anapra before illegally crossing the border, often climbing over the international barrier, walking through gaps where the wall is non-existent, or by hiking Mount Cristo Rey – referred to locally as ‘Cartel Mountain.’

Popular with outdoor enthusiasts and Catholic pilgrims, Mt. Cristo Rey has been transformed into a hotbed for criminal activity and human smuggling.

Signage in the mountain’s parking lot advises prospective hikers to notify Sunland Park police before embarking on a climb…

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