Train to El Norte - Hold on Tight."Branch! Hold on tight!" is shouted as Selvin Allende, 22, of Honduras, left, ducks a low hanging tree branch, while hitching a ride with around 300 other Central America migrants bound for the United States in the town Arriaga, Chiapas, Mexico on Saturday July 1, 2006. Poor migrants including women and children who don't have money to hire a coyote will often ride the train where they face dangers ranging from theft and rape to mutilation or death...
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Train to El Norte - Hold on Tight."Branch! Hold on tight!" is shouted as Selvin Allende, 22, of Honduras, left, ducks a low hanging tree branch, while hitching a ride with around 300 other Central America migrants bound for the United States in the town Arriaga, Chiapas, Mexico on Saturday July 1, 2006. Poor migrants including women and children who don't have money to hire a coyote will often ride the train where they face dangers ranging from theft and rape to mutilation or death if they fall from the train. Despite toughening vigilance on the northern border with the United States, migrants continue to make the harrowing journey through multiple borders in search of economic opportunity. According to many, Mexico is by far the most harrowing part of their trip.
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