Tourists are led under a barb wire by fake "coyotes", otherwise known as human traffickers, while taking part in a mock illegal immigrant's run in Ixmiquilpan in the state of Hidalgo on Aug. 14. Mexico is no longer just a tourist destination for those in search of paradisiacal beaches and impressive archaeological sites. Visitors now come to experiment so-called "Black Tourism", which includes everything from tours of Tepito, the most dangerous neighbourhood of Mexico City, to the experience of becoming for a few hours an illegal immigrant sought by U.S. police.

Tourists taking part in a mock illegal immigrant's run are "arrested" by fake border patrol in Ixmiquilpan in the state of Hidalgo Aug. 14.