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As planned, we checked the wait crossing times before crossing the border, through the APP &#8220;Best time to cross the border&#8221; in our cell phone.<\/p>\n<p>From the stationone officer approached to review our documents, afterwards, we continued straight ahead until we found a sign that says Aduana Matamoros (Mexican customs). Then we had to follow the sign through the light vehicles lane; there, we saw a big sign that says Welcome to Mexico and right below this, the different crossing lanes driveways. We drove through of them and waited for the automatic bar to open, right afterwards on the right side, the checkpoint, where officers might or might not inspect your car for safety reasons.<\/p>\n<p>We continued straight forward until we saw a sign indicating Cd. Victoria Valle Hermoso, Reynosa and Monterrey direction. We followed the direction to Cd. Victoria Reynosa, then to Plan de Ayutla, and then followed directions to Naffarrete that is on the right side. 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