Sonora, Mexico- Families searching for the disappeared
Sonora desert.
Search terrain. Sonora desert.
Ana Luisa with a police officer assigned for protection. Friday, outside Hermosillo.
Members dig for traces.
A cigarette break. Between searches.
Digging where the ground is soft. Searching for buried remains.
Forensic specialists clear the scene.
She found her son two months ago. A black bow marks the loss.
Search terrain. Sonora desert.
Ana Luisa's. Her son Brayan's photo, printed over her chest.
He pulls the rod from the ground. Smells it for signs of decomposition.
GPS on the dashboard. Driving to a clandestine graves found that morning.
A toy machine gun in the back seat. On the way to the field.
Following an anonymous tip. Madres Buscadoras, military and police.
Searching an area used as a dump. Military and garbage, side by side.
The organization in the field.
Members dig for traces. Sonora desert.
She pulls the rod from the ground.
A break during the search.
Members cross a barrier in the field. Many sites are on private land.
Portrait. Member of Madres Buscadoras.
Cristóbal wears his son on his chest. Name and date of disappearance.
"Promise fulfilled." Portrait of the woman who found her son.
A grandmother searching for her grandchild. Madres Buscadoras, Sonora.
The search continues. Military escort.
Members and soldiers navigate the desert together.
Forensic specialists in blue suits. Working the scene in the dry desert.
The forensic team is clearing the scene.
Members search the terrain. Madres Buscadoras, Sonora.
Ana Luisa smells flowers during a break. The search resumes in the afternoon.
A tip led them to a private farm. One of many anonymous calls.
They pick flowers before going back. A pause between searches.
Desert landscape. Near Hermosillo.
Police and military close the road. Remains have been found.
Members at the roadside where remains were found. Outside Hermosillo.
Ana Luisa and daughter Jennifer photograph the remains. Posted to Facebook in hope of identification.
The skeleton of an unidentified woman. Found at the side of a road.
The remains of a woman, found at the roadside. Outside Hermosillo.
Her belongings. Found one hour outside Hermosillo.
Ana Luisa holds a fragment of the woman's jaw. Blue plastic glove.
Cristóbal moves through difficult terrain. Madres Buscadoras, Sonora.
A sun-bleached cap. It belonged to the woman found at the roadside.
Jennifer in the family bedroom. With her brother.
Jennifer. Daughter of Ana Luisa, sister of Brayan.
Jennifer and Cecilia at dinner at Ana Luisa's. Both have lost brothers.
Ana Luisa shows a phone photo of a rib bone. One of many photographs on her phone.
Jennifer looks at a photo of her missing brother. His name is Brayan.
Inside Ana Luisa's home. Sonora.
Ana Luisa shows a phone photo of a body, half-buried. A fresh grave.
Portrait. Member of Madres Buscadoras.
Jesús, son of Ceci Flores founder of Madres Buscadoras. Behind him, the office walls are covered in photos of the missing.
A woman's hand on a shovel handle. In the field.
Women on the road after a skeleton is found in the ditch. Sonora.
Son of Cecilia Flores, founder of Madres Buscadoras. His brothers are missing. One was found last week on carretera 26.
Madres Buscadoras, Sonora. Group portrait.