The parking lot at the sales office of Trump Ocean Resort Baja Mexico is empty. Would-be buyers made $32 million in down payments on luxury condos in three towers that may never be constructed on the 17-acre oceanfront site. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
Edgar Lopez, a 22-year-old security guard, is on duty at the entrance to the Trump Ocean Resort Baja Mexico property about 10 miles south of the U.S. border. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
A billboard advertises the Trump Ocean Resort Baja Mexico. Trump announced in February that he had withdrawn from the project because the developer had run out of money and was not able to complete the job. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
