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Boquillas Residents Prepare for Tourists

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Mina Diaz de Falcon with her husband Roberto & son Ventura (KRTS Photo/ Lorne Matalon).

With a new legal border crossing between Texas and Boquillas, Mexico now open, Boquillas is preparing to welcome visitors. A community owned cooperative has been formed, while families are  sprucing their homes and others are making & selling handicrafts on their own, without any outside help.