"They make a desert, and they call it peace." - Publius Cornelius Tacitus
This slideshow gives a glimpse of what it's like to travel through the Sonoran Desert by foot.
"They make a desert, and they call it peace." - Publius Cornelius Tacitus
Four snapshots of crossing southern Arizona.
“What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well.” — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Samaritan volunteer Sandra Anderson explains the physical challenges and risks that migrants face when they cross the desert.
“You should not see the desert simply as some faraway place of little rain. There are many forms of thirst.” —William Langewiesche
These boundaries, cities and facilities play a role in border policy for Tucson Sector, Arizona, and all four states along the US-Mexican national border.
PIN KEY:
- • red = medical facility
- • green = humanitarian organizations
- • pink = consulate of El Salvador, Guatemala, or Honduras
- • lavendar = Mexican consulate
- • turquoise = US consulate
- • yellow = US Border Patrol Station
American and Mexican states along the US-Mexico border.
Consulates, humanitarian groups and medical facilities.
US Border Patrol stations, sector assignments in key.
A breakdown of border boundaries, plus cities and facilities that play a role in Arizona or Tucson Sector policy.
“The phoenix hope, can wing her way through the desert skies, and still defying fortune’s spite; revive from ashes and rise.” — Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Migrants try to bring all the basics needed for a trip—food, water, toothbrushes, cell phones and extra clothes. See examples of items frequently left behind in the desert and found by volunteers.