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Located at the Ciudad Juárez
base of the Santa Fe international bridge, this cross was erected in memory of the city's nearly 90 serial-killing
victims that have died since 1993. Attached to each nail is the name of one
of the victims. Photo courtesy of Patty
Lamson
Citizens Revolt against Heating Costs
The people of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, have been through a lot during the last two years. A drug war with no end in sight has left more than 4,000 people dead, and other serious crimes including kidnapping and extortion are way up. With more than 10,000 businesses Continued..
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MATAMOROS,
REYNOSA &
NUEVO LAREDO NEWS
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The plaza in downtown Matamoros.
A Private Bridge Crosses the Border
Amid much fanfare, a new bridge over the Rio Grande was christened this
week between Reynosa, Tamaulipas, and Mission, Texas. Estimated to cost in
the ballpark of $100 million, the Mexican-built structure will connect
traffic from hundreds of maquiladora plants to destinations in the US.
Opened for light traffic last month, the new Anzalduas Bridge is . . .Continued . . .
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MEXICALI
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La Rumorosa, a mountain range near Méxicali,
where many migrants have died in harsh weather conditions.
Rebuilding Shattered Lives
A group of migrant farmworkers and their relatives is attempting to pick
up the pieces of their lives after a deadly crash along the Mexico-US
border. Early on the morning of January 2, a bus carrying 34 agricultural
laborers and family members veered
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TIJUANA
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Downtown Tijuana viewed from
Ecoparque, an alternative waste water treatment center.
The Mothers of Plaza Tijuana
Taking a cue from Argentina’s Mothers of Plaza de Mayo, relatives of
disappeared persons staged a loud demonstration in Tijuana on Friday,
September 25. Banging pots and pans, protesters gathered outside the Baja
California state government building to demand answers about the
whereabouts of 320 people forcibly disappeared or kidnapped.
In an action that attracted public attention, relatives of the disappeared
plastered pictures of their loved ones ... Continued...
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Border
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FEATURE ARTICLE
Mexico Stakes Higher Bet on Medical Tourism |
Editor's Note
Carefully observing the changing demographics of US society, Mexico's
federal government is wagering that the graying of Gringolandia will give
a strong impulse to
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BORDER
STUDIES CURRICULUM
The Center for Latin American and Border Studies at NMSU
has created a free Border
Studies Curriculum for junior high and high school students
complete with lesson plans, materials and activities. |
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PASO
DEL NORTE PUBLICATION SERIES
The Center for Latin American and Border Studies at New Mexico State
University (NMSU), the Colegio de la Frontera Norte (Colef) and the
Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez
(UACJ), under the auspices of the Hewlett Foundation, have undertaken the creation of the
Paso del Norte: Integrating the Region publication series.
The goal of the series is to publish and distribute
works of the highest quality that deal with topics related to the Las Cruces,
NM; El Paso, TX; and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua border region and its inhabitants,
covering the arts and humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and engineering. |
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