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.”

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    1 year ago

    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”