Prometeo Lucero

Published originally in The Guardian. Written by Nina Lakhani

El muro de acero transforma las ciudades fronterizas en zonas donde se truncan familias, amistades, sueños y aspiraciones. Donde las huellas de los pasos se pueden convertir en desechos de jeringas o en cruces empotradas en una barda. Donde los atardeceres junto al mar se comparten a través de una reja. En el Camino. (Texto: Daniela Pastrana; edición, Pepe Jiménez) | http://goo.gl/Ol8g8T

The most difficult route for central american migrants into the United States begins in El Naranjo, Guatemala, where they travel six hours in a boat from San Pedro River that ends in La Palma, Tabasco, where they walk 32 km (105 000 ft) during many hours into Tenosique. Some of them arrive to "La 72" migrants shelter or sleep in the train tracks, waiting for the departure into the north. In this path, they find obstacles, from government authorities such as police and migration agents, to organised crime members. Women are the most vulnerable to sexual attacks.

These images form part for the multimedia project "Life in the road of death" for the book "Entre las Cenizas: historias de vida en tiempos de muerte", with journalist Alberto Nájar, published by Periodistas de a Pie network and Sur+ editions. Multimedia and downloadable PDF file is available in the entire project website (in spanish): http://entrelascenizas.periodistasdeapie.org.mx/

Mothers of central american migrants (claimed as disappeared in Mexico) will travel on a caravan from October 15t through 23 locations in 14 mexican states during 20 days.

The migrants shelter "San Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin" was closed in Lecheria, Estado de México on July 9th, 2012, after constant confrontations between neighboors and central american people that arrived to take a rest and some food before continuing their trip over the train into the United States. Photos from 2010 to date.