As the U.S. government built its latest stretch of border wall, Mexico made a statement of its own by laying remains of the Berlin Wall a few steps away.
The 3-ton pockmarked, gray concrete slab sits between a bullring, a lighthouse and the border wall, which extends into the Pacific Ocean.
“May this be a lesson to build a society that knocks down walls and builds bridges,” reads the inscription below the towering Cold War relic, attributed to Tijuana Mayor Montserrat Caballero and titled, “A World Without Walls.”
For anyone who likes podcasts, check out American Coyote. It’s about Elden Kidd who was famous for getting people across the border in creative ways.
Fun fact: Kidd was once on the show American Gladiator, where he listed his profession as “adventure travel guide”
Thank you so much for this. Just read his story (this GQ.com article) and hitting the podcast, now. What a fucking mensch.