Mexico

Where is Don Diego?

Ioan Grillo — Wed, 26 May 2010 13:13:55 +0000

A leading conservative politician goes missing. Calderon lashes out at the U.S. over drug violence. A “Survivor” producer sneaks into the US after his wife is found dead in Cancun. Mexico plans to restrict dollar deposits. And a bank robber escapes by bike.

Ioan Grillo

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May 26, 2010 - 7:00am

Top News: The last sign of leading Mexican politician Diego Fernandez de Cevallos was his bloodstained truck found near his country ranch. The suspected kidnapping has shaken Mexico’s political and business class, reminding them that even the rich and powerful are not immune from the crime wave plaguing this nation.

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On the agenda: Calderon in Washington

Ioan Grillo — Tue, 18 May 2010 11:04:20 +0000

Five issues that Calderon and Obama will bash around the park this week.

Ioan Grillo

MEXICO CITY, Mexico — As Mexican President Felipe Calderon touches down in the city on a hill on Tuesday, he and U.S. President Barack Obama will have to cool a cross-border temperature that has heated up in recent months.

Reviving Mayan cuisine

Angelica Marin — Sun, 16 May 2010 13:41:53 +0000

A restaurant in the Yucatan wants to introduce forgotten Mayan culinary practices into mainstream Mexican cuisine.

Angelica Marin

QUINTANA ROO, Mexico — Arsenio Hau Uicab looked worried. Before him was a proposal that would directly link his close-knit village of Mayan descendents to the tourist hub on the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula.

He sat with the head chef of Yaxche Restaurant, a popular eatery in Playa del Carmen. The restaurant wanted to make Hau Uicab and the entire community of Nuevo Durango its newest partner.

On Location: Juarez, Mexico — Riding with death

Ioan Grillo and John Dickie — Fri, 07 May 2010 10:15:00 +0000

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2010:05:07 06:15

“Green light to invade Arizona”

Ioan Grillo — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:56:44 +0000

Mexicans express – in speech, protest and song — their outrage at Arizona’s new immigration law. Gunmen attack a human rights caravan in Oaxaca. Mexico’s most prominent Catholic cleric is sued in California. Plus, an ugly fungus that’s tasty and nutritious.

Ioan Grillo

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2010:04:29 11:56

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April 29, 2010 - 8:00am

Top News: Mexico may be divided by a relentless drug war and harsh recession, but there is one thing that brings the nation back together: gringo repression. After Arizona governor Jan Brewer signed the SB1070 law on April 23 instructing local police to demand papers of anyone “suspected” of being an illegal immigrant, roars could be heard from Nogales to Mexico City.

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Mexico: A phone call, a scream and a plea for help

Michael E. Miller — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:25:08 +0000

To prevent "virtual kidnappings," Mexico has created a national cell phone registry.

Michael E. Miller

MEXICO CITY, Mexico — On a Saturday morning this February, Rosario Garcia picked up her cell phone and heard the sound Mexicans have come to fear most: the scream of a loved one in trouble.

“Mom, help me! Something horrible has happened,” said a voice so like that of her 33-year-old daughter that Rosario was sure it was she.

“Paula, is that you?” she asked, panicked.

“They have me in a car. I’ve been kidnapped,” answered the voice. Then a man came on the phone.

On Location: Puerto Dexthi, Mexico

Ioan Grillo and John Dickie — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 10:38:14 +0000

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2010:04:09 06:38

Worldview: My old man

Paul Salopek — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 11:34:33 +0000

Ways of dying in northern Mexico.

Paul Salopek

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Five thousand people have been murdered in this dying border city since 2008. The local newspaper, El Diario de Juarez, published this bleak statistic last week. The news coincides with reports that several U.S. border states are clamoring for more troops to cordon off Mexico’s unprecedented drug violence. Only the violence isn’t unprecedented. Nor is the deep American denial as to its origins.

Brazen, even by Mexican standards

Ioan Grillo — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:29:34 +0000

Gangsters attack army garrisons, and kill scholarship students. Authorities arrest a man in connection with the U.S. Consulate murders. An American student is beat into a coma in Cancun. Mexico City’s smog abates. Ministers meeting in Mexico foresee $25 trillion in energy investment over the next two decades. And millions gather to witness the world’s biggest passion play.

Ioan Grillo

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2010:04:01 17:29

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Opinion: Where's plan B for Mexico?

Mike O'Connor — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 10:50:35 +0000

Despite a star-studded cast, the show of diplomacy in Mexico this week failed to address the real problem: no one knows where to begin.

Mike O'Connor

MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the other top U.S. officials who stopped by Mexico this week had nice things to say about President Felipe Calderon.

Clinton used the same tone — in fact many of the same words — that high-profile Americans have used to describe Calderon in the past. She praised his courage and his fortitude. She made pro-forma promises about sharing the burden of the deadly drug war, beefing up institutions and guarding their 2,000-mile-long, shared border — indeed, a “21st Century Border."

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US announces broader approach in fight against drug trafficking

Michael E. Miller — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:36:06 +0000

For the first time, the U.S. announces millions in non-military assistance to Mexico.

Michael E. Miller

MEXICO CITY, Mexico — The big question for both the United States and Mexico is whether or not to continue with a heavily militarized approach in the fight against drug traffickers. With U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s announcement Tuesday, the Obama administration seems to be voting no.

Following her meeting with Mexican officials, Clinton announced a shift in U.S. funding, revealing that more than $300 million in American aid to Mexico will go toward non-military assistance.

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U.S. Consulate murders in Juarez

Ioan Grillo — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:50:39 +0000

The brutal murder of U.S. diplomats prompts a passionate presidential speech as well as drug war protests. Shootouts in Acapulco leave dozens dead during spring break. Carlos Slim is the world’s richest. The government plans austerity measures. And St. Patrick’s Day revelers hail an Irish brigade that fought the U.S. for Mexico.

Ioan Grillo

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2010:03:22 11:50

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2010:03:22 11:50

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March 18, 2010 - 7:00am

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Full Frame: The campesinos

Joseph Sorrentino — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:09:43 +0000

A photographer documents the work of Mexico's rural farm workers.

Joseph Sorrentino

Full Frame features photo essays and conversations with photographers in the field.

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Analysis: Consulate killings could pull US deeper into Mexico's drug war

Michael E. Miller — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:22:00 +0000

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Mexico videos

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Here are some videos from John out of Mexico:

On Location: Mexico City — Gangster chic

On Location: Sinaloa — The front lines of Mexico's drug war

On Location: Mexico City vice