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The U.S. Border Patrol discovered the tunnel on August 24

Authorities said the tunnel found stretching from Mexico to Arizona appears to be the most sophisticated in U.S. history

The same judge acquitted Celina Oseguera, the former federal prison director

Located in the Biosphere Reserve of El Ocote Jungle in Chiapas, La Venta River Canyon is home to an astonishing complex of waterfalls, underground rivers, caves, and abysses

What important event took place around 2000 years ago in this place, where all the powers in Mesoamerica were concentrated?

Federal authorities said the tunnel links Calexico with the large industrial city of Mexicali, Mexico.

The 230-foot-long tunnel began at a house in Mexicali, Mexico, and ended under the water of the canal.

It was discovered in a wine cellar inside an exporting company.

In the last 25 years the U.S. Border Patrol has detected some 170 tunnels, most belonging to the Sinaloa Cartel, especially in Arizona and California.

A tunnel of such sophistication - with lights, air venting, and a customized motorcycle rigged up on a rail line - would normally take 18 months to two years to complete, said Jim Dinkins, former head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations.