Travel Blog Photos from Juarez (545)
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... more than 3,800 Mexican murders relate to drug violence, says today's El Paso Times--and over 160 in Juarez since Jan. 1. Even in tiny Palomas, Mexico--dirt-road small town 90 miles west--40 murders this year caused all the police force to quit their ...
... took careful, persistent questioning to uncover that the average laborer there earned just $6/day. [A galllon of milk costs $4 in Juarez, so the cost-of-living is comparable to U.S.] People can work overtime for more money, but no one is allowed to ...
... faces of a Mexican news crew greeted Paul and me as we stepped off the International Bridge onto Avenida Juarez this morning. Microphones pointed at us, the reporter quizzed: "Your ambassador, Tony Garza, thinks it is dangerous in Juarez. Are ...
... to have him dedicate a poem he wrote here to me. Relevant to our consideration of the twin city status, the haiku follows with his permission: Norte (for Billie) el paso juarez squeeze a handful of sunlight two worlds one diamond
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New Places In Mexico
Posted on Jan 29, 2008, 23:31:59
There is a lot more than just desert though. Southern Mexico is very green and tropical. Some usefull Google Maps of US-Mexico Border Crossings at ...
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Airport to Hotel or Hostel. How not to get ripped off.
Posted on Oct 19, 2009, 02:52:39
... – you need to ask the driver R2 – R15 go to Walmart and the Market 28 in Downtown Cancun R1 takes you to Puerto Juarez where you can catch the ferry to Isla Mujeres R27 take you to Plaza Las Americas There is also the Bus One (a white bus) ...
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Mexico's Swine Flu
Posted on Jun 1, 2009, 09:49:00
... . The ferry from the mainland to Isla de Mujeres from the Zona Hotelera is US$ 15.00 RT. The same ferry from Pto Juarez where the locals live is 70 pesos RT (under US$6.00). They get away with it because even with the tourist "surcharge& ...
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The grottiest place on Earth
Posted on Apr 2, 2008, 20:49:56
... market. So they spend it on houses and cars. The city's infrastructure may be terrible... but house prices in Juarez are the highest in Mexico. I saw more Cadillac Escalades in an hour there than the four days I was in Texas. interesting article
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