Trump's border wall threatens an Arizona oasis with a long, diverse history
Wednesday, December 4, 2019 - 11:30
in Astronomy & Space
A few hundred yards from the Mexican border in southern Arizona lies a quiet pond, about the size of two football fields, called Quitobaquito. About 10 miles to the east, heavy machinery grinds up the earth and removes vegetation as construction of President Trump's vaunted border wall advances toward the oasis.