[ptsal]

Many, many years ago, I made the trek from Ajo, AZ through Organ Pipe National Monument and across the border on our way to Rocky Point, Mexico. Even then, most of the woody shrubs and bushes had been stripped and used for fuel by the locals. There was no doubt where the border was.

[Oatka]

Even then, most of the woody shrubs and bushes had been stripped and used for fuel by the locals. There was no doubt where the border was.

Reminds me of the aerial Haiti-Dominican Republic photo: