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View from Monument 41,looking north to Monument 40. Vegetation lines the landscape while a dirt road extends into the distance.

View from Monument Number 41, looking south. A fence cuts across the landscape and vegetation lines both sides.

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

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.

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…

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

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…

A photograph of dwellings in Bukama, five in the foreground while there more in the background. The roofs are made of grass while bamboo and clay are used for side walls.

A photograph of dwellings in Bukama, with a few in the foreground and many in the background. The roofs are made of grass while bamboo and clay are used for side walls.