Most purchased their homestead plots illegally from ejidatarios. The new settlement grew despite the lack of basic infrastructure, such as potable water, sewers, electricity, public transport, medical services and schools. It was only with the initiation of the Programa Nacional de Solidaridad, in 1988, that the federal government began to install basic services and, ultimately, regularize the tenancy of 77,000 homesteads.
Most people purchased their land illegally from ejidatarios. The new settlement developed despite lacking essential infrastructure like water, sewage, electricity, public transportation, medical care, and schools. It was only in 1988 that the federal government began to provide basic services and eventually regularize the tenancy of 77,000 homesteads.