A River without Water: A Photo Essay by Eduardo Talamantes

A ferocious drought has struck Chihuahua, leaving its most important river, the Río Conchos, almost dry, and its people in dire straits.

Over the last several years, I’ve taken many trips to Chihuahua, Mexico, to work on a book about water and the border. The drought there is the worst I’ve ever seen. It was on these trips that I met Chihuahuan photographer Eduardo Talamantes, who has been diligently documenting this drought with his camera. We are pleased today to publish an essay of hi…