Blasting begins for border wall on Mount Cristo Rey
Blasting has begun for a planned 1.3-mile border wall across Mount Cristo Rey, a beloved local landmark that draws hikers, students and soldiers and faces opposition from environmentalists and the local Catholic diocese.
By Martha Pskowski | Edited by Alfredo Corchado, Vernon Loeb, Patricia Guadalupe and Ricardo Sandoval Palos
SUNLAND PARK, N.M.— On a Saturday morning in March, high school students, mountain bikers, and soldiers from a nearby Army base climbed the winding path up Mount Cristo Rey.