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Rode past these letter boxes near the town of Sahuarita, Arizona south of Tuscon. Seems a nice typical image of America. The next day I read in the newspaper that 2 illegal imigrants were shot in the desert just south of here probably by other illegal immigrants. Illegal immigration is a big political issue in Arizona and also very dangerous. Lots of people die trying to cross over into the US by walking across very large section of hot inhospitable desert.

Tantoyuca (Mexico) to Scottsdale, Phoenix, Arizona (United States)

April 5th 2007
Apologies it has been some time since I last dropped a blog. Have been busy cycling across Mexico trying to keep on schedule. Not much hanging around after Tantoyuca. Have pedalled furiously. Hirsute and hunched over my bars with my bright yellow Bob trailer swishing behind me I swept through small villages like a gorilla selling bananas on a bicycle. Stopping only occassionally to refuel and dev ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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