‘Bravo’, a Photo Portrait of a Time Suspended Between a River Separating the United States and Mexico

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The Rio Bravo is thus known for its strong and untamed current in mountainous stretches. But if something characterizes it is its double status: as a flow and border at the same time. It is born in the mountains of San Juan, Colorado, United States —where it bears the name of Rio Grande, reflecting a length that reaches 3,000 kilometers. It flows south across New Mexico until it forms a natural line with Mexican territory. It is in these border …