Photojournal: El Gusano, a living ghost town

Cipriano Paris's wife, Victoria, holds their youngest son, seven-month-old Ricardo, outside their house before putting the child to sleep.

Ricardo's future will be a difficult one. El Gusano has only one telephone, no paved roads and a rudimentary school.

Ricardo will likely have to make the trip across the border where he will find more family members in Texas than he has in El Gusano.