Maria Gladys Guartazaca Tacuri, 38, was last seen November 9, 2011, while crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in the Tucson to Casa Grande area. A Hispanic woman from Ecuador, she was reportedly left behind by the migrant group she was traveling with; the group scattered when authorities appeared and Maria was lost. She left two children in Ecuador.

She is described as 4 feet 11 inches to 5 feet 1 inch tall, 135 to 145 pounds, with long black hair, brown eyes, pierced ears and a ball-shaped mole on the middle finger of her left hand. When last seen she wore a brown Lee jacket, a purple shirt and size 30 black pants, silver rose-shaped earrings, and possibly carried an image of a crucifix. Her shoe size is listed as 34.

The Pima County Medical Examiner’s Office is the investigating agency. The Sonoran Desert’s extreme conditions are frequently lethal to people who cross on foot, and Maria has not been heard from since that day. Did anyone in the Tucson to Casa Grande area or those who crossed in November 2011 have information about her movements or fate?