Community + non-US news Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
November 18, 2009
Mexico’s Juarez on path to anarchy
November 10, 2009
Salvadoran community organizations in Los Angeles have mobilized to help their country after a tropical storm over the weekend left at least 130 people dead in the small Central American nation.
October 17, 2009
Cuidad Juárez killings: Women victims are new aspect of ongoing violence across border
October 14, 2009
Decapitated body among 100 girls, women killed in Cuidad Juárez in ‘09 – “first time a woman has been decapitated and her body displayed in this manner” – (NOT GOOD but nothing seems to change) + The death toll in Juárez has surpassed the 1,900 mark for the year over the weekend, according to a tally kept by the El Paso Times.
September 22, 2009
South of Guadalajara, the town of Tizapán el Alto, in the state of Jalisco, Celebrates its ‘October Festival’ in celebration of El Templo de San Francisco de Asis, Sept 26 – Oct 4, 2009
September 21, 2009
Ciudad Juarez has passed 1,700 murders this year, topping the number for last year with three months to go. Rather horrifically, of the 3,200 people killed in Juarez over the past two years, 500 of them have been drug addicts or those in addiction recovery programs.
August 13, 2009
Mayor Marcelo Ebrard has declared a water-shortage alert in the Mexican capital, saying the situation could become “extremely serious” by the beginning of 2010
August 6, 2009
Juárez Indios’ success provides respite from violence – an overachieving soccer team and its 22,300 fans that every other week pack the Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez to celebrate the Indios and their improbable success.
July 28, 2009
Mexico City authorities have announced an emergency, 10-month water rationing plan in response to severe shortages that Mayor Marcelo Ebrard blames on global warming.
June 18, 2009
The Town of Lonely Dentists – Palomas, Mexico — This is the little border town that discount
dentistry built. (with video)
March 23, 2009
Rural Mexican villages dig moats to repel gangsters – Ditches don’t always deter raids, but federal troops can’t be spared – Cuauhtemoc
March 9, 2009
Mexico City’s recently reopened Biblioteca Vasconcelos is an outstanding example of a contemporary digital-age library, not to mention a significant display of Mexico’s modern architectural movement. The $100 million undertaking was designed by Mexican architect Alberto Kalach
March 3, 2009
A side of Cancun not seen during spring break – The killing of a newly-hired security official and two others raises questions about the drug trade’s impact on the popular resort, especially with suspicions falling on the ex-police chief.
January 23, 2009
The price of paradise in Costa Rica – Tamarindo, on Costa Rica’s Pacific Coast, struggles to balance mass tourism with its fragile environment.
December 23, 2008
Cuidad Juárez slayings persist with 20 over weekend, 3 Monday
December 22, 2008
Web offers murky messages on Cuidad Juárez violence
December 21, 2008
Juárez violence is boon to non-cartel criminals – Lawlessness affects businesses, taxpayers
A yearlong epidemic of violence, the bulk blamed on drug-related viciousness, also killed the laughter and the music, decapitated a way of life, and shoved families and individuals on both sides of the Rio Grande into a perpetual state of sadness. The once-vibrant downtown nightclub and tourist district — the cultural corazón of Juárez — usually jammed with people this time of year, is now hauntingly silent.
December 5, 2008
Traditionally pro-Chavez slum turns to opposition – The barrio of Petare, one of the biggest slums in Latin America
November 21, 2008
The New Old Mexico – NOW AND THEN San Miguel de Allende, a Spanish colonial town in Mexico, is luring a wave of American home buyers.
November 19, 2008
The Proud Indians of Chiapas
Juárez Mayor Jose Reyes Ferriz on Tuesday announced a citywide security program for schools following widespread extortion threats against teacher
November 17, 2008
Mexico’s Mineral de Pozos: A ghost town comes alive as an artist colony The ruins of the former mining town are being reclaimed as new residents and visitors bring the area back to life.
September 9, 2008
Crackdown leaves Mexican border town with nothing but ghosts – Sásabe, on the Arizona-Mexico border
August 29, 2008
“Acapulco-ization”: The Final Stage of Tourism?
August 28, 2008
Mexican Towns Hit by US Downturn – Figures released by Mexico’s Central Bank last month revealed that remittances had dropped for the first time since it began keeping records, down 2.2% for the first six months of the year.
August 20, 2008
Mexican motocross champion slain with two others in Juárez – Rene Tercero Reyes Aguirre, 24, was a five-time national supercross champion – A total of 11 died in the Juárez area Monday. At least three died Tuesday.
August 10, 2008
Tijuana: In the cartels’ shadow
August 8, 2008
Asunción’s Bañados Neighborhood: The Power of Community
August 5, 2008
Four Spanish publications are now available for London’s booming Latin American community. – Canada
July 29, 2008
A small, colonial-era church in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez has collapsed after its abode walls were soaked by rain from the remnants of Hurricane Dolly.
March 9, 2007
Minnesota native at forefront of empowering Chilean women
December 6, 2006
Monterrey Hotels Unite in Effort to Help Save La Pastora Zoo Park – Mexico
