02Oct2012
Leftists Free 80 Prisoners in Anger at Vote Loss in Chiapas
Reuters
Supporters of a Mexican leftist party, angry at losing a local election, went on the rampage and set 80 prisoners free from a detention center in the southern state of Chiapas.

01Oct2012
Scientists Debate Climate Change Impacts on Tropical Diseases
Inter Press Service
More intense rainfall, rising temperatures and climate-driven migration of human and animal populations due to repeated drought all affect the spread of tropical diseases. These changes are now a challenge increasingly taken up by health experts and officials.

01Oct2012
Mexicans Puzzled by Azerbaijan Leader Monument
Associated Press
A life-size bronze statue of late Azerbaijan president Geidar Aliev on Mexico City's main boulevard has some Mexicans upset, saying that a man who ruled such a far-away land with such a heavy hand shouldn't be on a boulevard decorated with statues to Mexican and foreign heroes.

01Oct2012
Across Latin America, Quest for Gold Brings Riches, Conflict
McClatchy Newspapers
Steadily high prices for gold are having a dramatic impact on parts of Latin America, bringing a flood of foreign investment and stirring a gold bug among wildcat miners in the jungles.

01Oct2012
Mexico Cruising 101: What Should First-Timers Prepare For?
theLog
What do first-timers really need to know about cruising in Mexico? What surprises do they have in store, good or bad? What one thing should they prepare for or take along, that you wish you'd known about before your first year cruising in Mexico?

01Oct2012
Study Presented to UN Reveals Violence Against Women Getting Worse in Mexico
VOXXI
Violence against women has worsened instead of improving since 2005, due in part to the gap in job opportunities, the salary discrimination and social conflict resulting from the war on drugs, which in turn increases the gender gap and limits the opportunity for women to be independent.

01Oct2012
Mexico's August Remittances Down 11.6% On Year
MarketWatch
Mexicans working abroad sent fewer dollars home in August then they did a year earlier, the central Bank of Mexico said Monday, although each of those dollars bought more pesos this year due to a better exchange rate.

01Oct2012
Univision's Bombshell: Fast & Furious Not Just in Mexico and Arizona
Hot Air
The other shoe dropped on the ATF's Operation Fast and Furious last night, and it should sting — if enough people pay attention to it.


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