Traveling from Central America to the United States via Mexico, migrants must battle drug cartels, corrupt police and human traffickers before reaching near the U.S. border.
People tend to think that immigrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border are all Mexicans. The reality is that a large number of them came from Central America, and their journey north was arduous.
To reach the United States, they must first pass through Mexico, an ordeal that often ends up being more difficult than entering the United States.
Most of the migrants arrived in Mexico by raft across the Suchiat River. Afterwards, they must defend themselves against corrupt Mexican police, drug cartels such as the notorious Zetas, and even other immigrants.
They often travel on foot and by public transport, but many of them travel on the “Beast,” the freight train that runs from southern to northern Mexico.
