Who is Dayani Cristal? Page #3

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of the criminal organization Los Zetas.

For all those who seek

safe passage through this country...

there are minimum security standards...

to avoid exposure to criminal networks.

And this is the wager.

Can you make it across Mexico

with your family's future in your pocket?

A round of applause

for Jesus this evening.

El Escanito is the land of Jesus Christ!

A round of applause for Jesus!

Hallelujah!

It's difficult...

one of the hardest decisions

you'll ever make.

You know you're leaving

everything behind.

It's really tough.

You could say

it's a decision about death.

Death is what you come up against

most on the road.

From one day to the next,

you decide that you're off.

You go with the hope that

you'll actually reach the USA.

Even though you haven't arrived yet

you look back one last time...

because you know deep down

that you may never return to Honduras.

You get a lump in your throat.

No, you never turn around.

You just keep going.

Two hundred kilometers

north of the Guatemalan border...

we catch the train in Arriaga.

The migrants call it "The Beast."

Hi. How's it going?

When are we leaving?

Soon. The train is hooking up

the railcars ahead.

- Really?

- Yes.

The Beast snakes its way

over 1,000 kilometers...

through the heart of Mexico...

to the north...

to the United States.

It's dangerous. When it jolts,

the people standing up fall off.

Many people have fallen that way.

You just grab on here and that's it.

- And these are the gondola cars?

- Yes.

Watch.

You have to hold on tight.

This is a slow one.

- Just grip it.

- Okay.

When the train starts,

you might run into immigration...

so jump with your feet apart.

Land on your feet

because it pulls you down.

- Down?

- Yes, so make an open jump.

You climb down when it's going slow

then you jump facing forwards.

- Then you run, it's not going fast.

- Of course.

Shall we go over there,

to the one we just saw?

- Yes?

- Okay.

Hi, there.

At first, it is loud...

and powerful.

But then you fall into its rhythm...

like riding a horse for the first time.

You're not fully in control.

In reality, you have no control at all.

It is dangerous but beautiful,

and that makes you relax.

You climb up with your food and water...

and you feel happy.

- Here you are.

- Thanks.

- You're welcome.

- No problem.

Are you going to the USA?

- Yes.

- What part?

- San Francisco.

- We're going to Los Angeles.

We're going to Piedras Negras

if we're lucky.

- Which way are you going?

- Through Arizona.

I'm afraid of the desert.

It's the shortest way, I think.

That's the funny thing...

it's so close but so far.

The walk.

You're right there

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