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View of a fence near Monument Number 51, looking north. To the west, a two-track dirt road extends into the distance.

Fence near Monument Number 51 looking north east. Vegetation lines both sides of the fence.

View from Monument No. 52, looking south along the border road toward the boundary "corner."

View of an abandoned custom home at Antelope Wells. Broken branches and other discarded materials clutter the space around the dwelling.

View of Monument 60 and a fence with wooden posts. In the background, a storm and lightning are visible.

A far away view of Monument 63 facing west to southwest. A fence cuts through the landscape, and in the background, mountains are visible.

View from Monument No. 81, looking east along the border road where Mexico is on the right. At the fence, a road zigzags towards the base of a mountain.

View of ocotillo cactus and Monument 82 with Mexico across the road. The Border runs parallel to the horizon.

View of a railroad and dirt road serving as the boundary between Monument 89 and 90.

Because of careful ranch management, grasses survive in the Animas Valley on the Unites States side of the line (to the right). Overgrazing on the Mexican side encourages creosote (greasewood) bushes to replace the grasses. This view looking west…

Overgrown vegetation obscures two fences that mark where Naco, AZ and Naco, Sonora meet.

Today, no federal, state, or local governments have any concerted policy regarding the border fences. The United States section of the International Boundary and Water Commission constructed fences in a cattle control program that began in 1935 and…

Double-barbed border fence over an arroyo near Monument No. 98. Mexico is on the far side of the fence.

View from Monument 99, looking west. Vegetation lines both sides of a fence that cuts across the landscape.

View of a fence in an Arroyo between Monuments 95 and 96. A small dirt path runs along in front the fence and in the background, vegetation populates the landscape.

View of a fence near Monument 106 with a sign that reads "U.S. Government Structure".

View of the border fence near Monument 108, looking west. Vegetation lines both sides on the fence, and on the left, trees are visible.

View from Monument No. 120, looking east into "Smuggler's Gulch," near Nogales, Arizona and Sonora. Mexico is on the right. Rural routes are often used to smuggle consumer goods into Mexico to avoid the high import taxes and bribes. Driving up to the…

View from Monument 120 looking west into the twin towns of Nogales, AZ and Nogales, Mexico.

View of the border fence and Monument No. 121, near the port-of-entry at the twin towns of Nogales, Sonora and Arizona. Mexico is on the left.