Why would a "parachuta" (someone who appears to fall out of the sky) move to a squatter settlement just outside Mexico City?
To find the most structurally sound home to buy in this earthquake-prone part of the world.
To look for a job around the metropolitan area, since few jobs exist in rural areas.
Because of the maquiladora opportunities, being only about twenty miles from the U.S. border.
Because a squatter settlement is the safest place to live within the large Mexico City metropolitan area
To look for a job around the rural area, since few jobs exist in metropolitan area.