Old Guerrero

Yesterday the clouds cleared and the temps soared to reveal a beautiful day. We joined a tour at 8:30 in the morning and headed northwestward along the Rio Grande river, where we crossed into Mexico crossing the Falcon Dam. This dam on the Rio Grande provides hydro electric power, irrigation and flood control. The dam was built in the 1950's and created a huge lake behind it. The Mexican town of Guerrero was on the river and was flooded as the waters rose. The government relocated the people to Neuvo Guerrero about 30 Km away and the old town was left to the elements. We took a long dirt road to get into the old town site and wandered around looking at a way of life crumbling away. See pics in Gallery at http://picasaweb.google.ca/collindo99
On the return trip we crossed at a different border crossing and got stuck in a long line of traffic waiting to get back into Texas. The american border process is slow with very thorough checks, which isn't suprising as they have been having all kinds of violence just across the border in Mexico as the drug cartels battle the police and military in Mexico. Anyway a pleasant day finished off by drinks at a neighbours and an evening stroll.
doug.