Rio Poco: the once-mighty Rio Grande has slowed to a trickle. (Currents).

E | July 1, 2003| | Copyright

For much of the past two years, crossing the U. S.-Mexico border had never been easier. You just strolled down Boca Chica Beach until you noticed that all of the cars parked on the beach had Mexican license plates. You'd just walked straight into Mexico.

There should have been a river in the way: The mouth of the fourth-longest river in the United States, in fact. But the Rio Grande was gone, sapped completely dry before it could reach the Gulf of Mexico by the thirsty farms and cities of northern Mexico and southern Texas. In its place was a wide sandy beach and a ...

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