22Mar2012
In Macho Mexico, a Woman Aims for the Presidency
McClatchy Newspapers
In a society that clings to macho ways, Mexican voters find themselves for the first time mulling a field of presidential candidates that includes a woman. She is Josefina Vazquez Mota, a 51-year-old economist who seeks to keep the ruling National Action Party (PAN) in the presidency for a third consecutive term.

22Mar2012
Mexico Catholic Church is Speaking Out on Politics
Los Angeles Times
The Roman Catholic Church in Mexico earlier this year took the unusual step of issuing guidelines on how Mexicans should vote in the coming presidential election: Candidates should value marriage as a bond between a man and a woman and should place prime importance on the right to life, starting at conception.

22Mar2012
Mexico Rattled by 5.2 Magnitude Aftershock
Associated Press
Central Mexico has been rattled by a moderate 5.2-magnitude aftershock, following a 7.4 temblor earlier in the week. The U.S. Geological Survey says the aftershock was centered in southern Guerrero state along the border with neighboring Oaxaca, the same area where Tuesdays quake was centered.

22Mar2012
Sex Trafficking Rampant, Lawmaker Says
EFE
At least 47 sex-trafficking rings are operating in Mexico and the number of victims is more than 800,000 a year, including 20,000 children, Congresswoman Rosi Orozco said.

22Mar2012
Abuse Charges Test Latin American Faith
Al Jazeera
As Mexico prepares to host Pope Benedict the XIV, the American continent is seeing more of the faithful to stay away from church following continued allegations of sexual abuse of children by Roman Catholic priests.

22Mar2012
Mexico Annual Inflation Eases in First Half of March
Reuters
Mexican price pressures were muted in the first half of March with the annual inflation rate lower than that registered at the end of February and investors expecting the central bank to keep rates on hold through the year.

22Mar2012
Uncontacted Peruvian Tribe Attacks Eco Tourists
Fox News Latino
A group of isolated Indians in Peru - unseen by people for decades - have created a stir after they suddenly emerged from hiding and began attacking tourists with bow and arrows.

22Mar2012
Spirituality That Will Move You
The Washington Post
A 1990 Volkswagen Beetle becomes a canvas for the symbols, milestones and stories of the deeply spiritual culture of the Huichol, or Wixaritari, communities of Nayarit and Jalisco in Mexico.


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