03Jan2013
'Landfill Harmonic' Documents Musical Orchestra with Instruments Made from Trash
CoolestOne.com
Landfill Harmonic is an upcoming feature-length documentary about a remarkable musical orchestra in Paraguay, where the musicians play instruments made from trash.

03Jan2013
Mexico City's KidZania is a Wonderland for Kids and Their Families
The Huffington Post
As an educator, I thought I had seen it all - until I visited Mexico City in early December of this year. I wasn't expecting KidZania, a miniature city located within Mexico City - created to teach the skills necessary for independence as well as financial literacy to kids 2-14.

03Jan2013
Remittances from Mexican Expats Fall in November
EFE
Remittances for the first 11 months of 2012 totaled $20.74 billion, a decline of 1.3 percent from the January-November period of the previous year, the Banco de Mexico said.

03Jan2013
Mexico's Drug War Falls Victim to 'Devil's Ouija' Hoax
The News
A device that was supposed to operate without batteries, use the handler’s own body energy and detect the presence of molecules in explosives, drugs, gold, ivory, bills, tobacco and even human bodies, has turned out to be an empty box.

03Jan2013
US Announces New Rules Aim to End Visa Seekers' Long Family Separations
KPCC.org
Starting March 4th, thousands of undocumented immigrants with U.S. citizen relatives will be able to apply for legal residency under a new administrative rule that's part of the Obama administration's effort to promote immigration reform.

03Jan2013
President Enrique Pena Nieto Sees 'Greater Progress' in Mexico for 2013
The News
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said this week that he was confident that 2013 would usher in a new spirit of hope in Mexico that will help the nation tackle some of its most daunting challenges.

03Jan2013
In Crime-Toughened Mexico City, Cash-for-Weapons Exchange Extended
The Los Angeles Times
Hundreds of people have turned in nearly a thousand weapons and at least one grenade-launcher in nine days in exchange for gifts and cash in a holiday pilot program that has exceeded government expectations in Mexico's populous capital.

03Jan2013
CANFRO Volunteer Organization Helps Canadians Educate Oaxacan Youth
MexicoToday
For decades, both Americans and Canadians have been supporting efforts to provide young Oaxacans with improved education; donating not only their time and resources to make attending school easier for children of families with very limited resources.


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