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    Where border fence meets the sea, a strange beach scene contrasting US, Mexico

    by By Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times Sep 04, 2017 5 minutes

    PLAYAS DE TIJUANA, Mexico - Thrusting into the sky from the edge of the Pacific, Tijuana's lighthouse, or faro, sends out a beacon where the northwestern nook of Latin America edges against the southwestern tip of the United States.

    A coastal esplanade south of the fence marking the international boundary is both a beachy hangout and a hub for border artists and activists, yoga aficionados and bemused tourists snapping selfies.

    It is also the site of often-emotional encounters during which stranded deportees on the south visit with separated loved ones on the north, albeit through a mesh-steel fence. A minister of the "church of the lighthouse" says an interfaith prayer on behalf of divided families. The barrier has become a kind of politically charged art installation, featuring evolving images and slogans, most condemning President Donald Trump's immigration policies.

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