PetitFrereArmada
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When the car dropped us off, they asked us to let them know when we are ready to return to the borders and they will come and pick us up. We had to pay $5 for each person for this round trip.
The Mexican port of entry. This is the immigration office. Our experience was not pleasant. And it was a first for me where the Mexicans had to check our documents and stamp passports to get in. But I have always been to Mexico using other borders that are economically way better than this one, but surprised at this border that has nothing to offer they put us through a hard time before stamping everything. After calling someone on the phone, we were granted access into Mexico. The family that was ahead of us also had similar problems because of their son not having a passport, just a birth certificate. But in the end we all were let into Mexico. And all we came here to do was have lunch and buy anything interesting.
This is where we ate. The food was really truly authentic Mexican food. And the guacamole here is one to die for. Seriously.
After eating, we had a volunteer tour guide walk with us. Here is a house with their beds outside. At night, the family will bring out their mattresses and lay them on these beds and spend the night. First time ever seeing something like this.
A random house with solar panel. I asked about it and the tour told us the government provides every household with a solar panel. But cost of batteries or maintenance is on you from then on.
The local catholic church
When we were done, we told our guide who radioed the car to come get us. We went back through mexican immigration. Got passports stamped. Rode the car to the river. Crossed over to the US. Went through us immigration and this was interesting too. I was not allowed to take pics or I would have shown the machine they use there. It is like an atm machine. You scan your passport in it and you get a message on the screen. "Pick up the phone". You pick it up and they ask you a couple of questions. If everything is k, they tell you to hangup. Then you are back into the US.
It was quite an experience.
The Mexican port of entry. This is the immigration office. Our experience was not pleasant. And it was a first for me where the Mexicans had to check our documents and stamp passports to get in. But I have always been to Mexico using other borders that are economically way better than this one, but surprised at this border that has nothing to offer they put us through a hard time before stamping everything. After calling someone on the phone, we were granted access into Mexico. The family that was ahead of us also had similar problems because of their son not having a passport, just a birth certificate. But in the end we all were let into Mexico. And all we came here to do was have lunch and buy anything interesting.
This is where we ate. The food was really truly authentic Mexican food. And the guacamole here is one to die for. Seriously.
After eating, we had a volunteer tour guide walk with us. Here is a house with their beds outside. At night, the family will bring out their mattresses and lay them on these beds and spend the night. First time ever seeing something like this.
A random house with solar panel. I asked about it and the tour told us the government provides every household with a solar panel. But cost of batteries or maintenance is on you from then on.
The local catholic church
When we were done, we told our guide who radioed the car to come get us. We went back through mexican immigration. Got passports stamped. Rode the car to the river. Crossed over to the US. Went through us immigration and this was interesting too. I was not allowed to take pics or I would have shown the machine they use there. It is like an atm machine. You scan your passport in it and you get a message on the screen. "Pick up the phone". You pick it up and they ask you a couple of questions. If everything is k, they tell you to hangup. Then you are back into the US.
It was quite an experience.
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