Published on May 31, 2012 by vice




Every year, thousands of Mexicans
illegally cross the US border. To find out exactly how it's done we went
to El Alberto, Mexico to film the experience.

El Alberto lies
800 miles south of the US border in the state of Hidalgo. It's pretty
much like any other town of 3,000 people, except in El Alberto they
offer tourists the chance to participate in a simulated illegal border
crossing. It all happens at a standard recreational park with swimming
pools, river trips, zip lines, and the other typical fare. We took a few
cameras and headed for the EcoAlberto Park to spend some late-nights
running through underground tunnels on the heels of our personal
"Coyote" while being chased by border patrol. While we were there, we
crashed a quinceñera party and saw El Alberto from the perspective of
the locals.

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