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A truck heads towards a small town of square adobe homes located in a dry desert valley and surrounded by a mountain range. A dog stands in front of the doors of a building. A man and a child wait on the corner. A truck and donkey are in the foreground of the image. Between 1983-1988, the 80's were considered to be the "lost decade" because of Mexico's debt crisis. This was due to the falling oil prices that left Mexico without foreign currencies to pay off its $80 billion debt. This in effect, increased high levels of unemployement, especially in rural areas. Un camión se dirige hacia una pequeña ciudad hecha de casas de adobe cuadradas ubicadas en un valle seco del desierto y rodeadas por una cadena montañosa. Un perro se para frente a las puertas de un edificio. Un hombre y un niño esperan en la esquina. Un camión y un burro están en el primer plano de la imagen. Los años 80 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 monedas extranjeras 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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