Michelle Frankfurter – Destino | LensCulture

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Destino – Photographs and text by Michelle Frankfurter | LensCulture

These documentary photos tell the tale of the countless Central American immigrants who, with great resilience and fearless singularity of purpose, brave great dangers while crossing Mexico in the hopes of reaching their promised land: the United States o

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Meaning both “destination” and “destiny” in Spanish, “Destino” portrays the perilous journey of undocumented Central American migrants along the network of freight trains in Mexico. As these vehicles lurch inexorably across the Mexican landscape, they head towards the promise of finding work in the United States. It is the odyssey of a generation of exiles across a land that is becoming increasingly dangerous, heading towards a precarious future—an option of last resorts.