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About 10 train cars were converted into homes in a small desert town of Chihuahua. Short ladders stick out of every home as a point of entry. A woman stands in front of the homes, as two small piglets roam around her. A man peers out of one of the homes. The 80's were considered the "lost decade" because of Mexico's debt crisis. This was due to the falling oil prices that left Mexico without foreign currency to pay off its $80 billion debt. This in effect, increased high levels of unemployement, especially in rural areas. Cerca de 10 vagones de tren se convirtieron en casas en una pequeña ciudad del desierto de Chihuahua. Las escaleras cortas sobresalen de cada hogar como punto de entrada. Una mujer se para frente a las casas, mientras dos pequeños lechones deambulan a su alrededor. Un hombre mira fuera de una de las casas. Los años 1980 fueron considerados como la "década perdida" debido a la crisis de la deuda de México. Esto se debió a la caída de los precios del petróleo que dejó a México sin moneda extranjera para pagar su deuda de $80 mil millones. Esto, en efecto, aumentó los altos niveles de desempleo, especialmente en las zonas rurales.
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