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A formal border crossing with Mexico opened a few weeks ago. It links a remote Mexican village with Big Bend National Park in West Texas. The U.S. government, along with Mexican and Canadian partners, is financing a sustainable tourism project in the area. But some locals are skeptical about the need for outside help. Lorne Matalon reports.
<bsp-image data-state="{"caption":"","credit":"","source":"","link":{"linkText":"http://www.fronterasdesk.org/","target":"NEW","url":"http://www.fronterasdesk.org/","_id":"00000184-80f0-d6f8-a1cf-b6f4a19f0001","_type":"ff658216-e70f-39d0-b660-bdfe57a5599a"},"_id":"00000184-80f0-d6f8-a1cf-b6f4a19f0000","_type":"23ac712d-8839-31ed-81b0-4bf6cfff37a2"}">00000184-80f0-d6f8-a1cf-b6f4a19f0000</bsp-image> <i>This story was reported by Lorne Matalon in collaboration with Fronteras, The Changing America Desk, a consortium of NPR member stations in the Southwest.</i>