As Mexican authorities pull more migrants out of caravans, deporting them to their home countries, desperate Central Americans are returning to some older methods to try to reach the United States. That includes handing over their life savings to so-called "coyotes" who smuggle them across the border.

In the fifth and final part of this week's special series, "A Desperate Frontier: Death And Dreams In El Salvador," KCBS Radio Political Reporter Doug Sovern brings us the story of one man who made that dangerous journey, from San Salvador all the way to Sonoma County.