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Where Will All the Freed Mexican Circus Animals Go?

The country has banned performance animals effective this summer, but the struggle to re-home the lions, and tigers, and bears is just beginning.

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Preserving Mexico’s Tarahumara Tribal Culture Through Video Games

The Rarámuri tribe, one of Mexico’s oldest, sees its culture and mythology digitized in a forthcoming video game.

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The DIY Cell Phone Revolution in Mexico

A non-profit helps rural, small towns create their own cellular networks

7 Places Where Citizens Got Loud in 2014

Here’s why this was the year of the protest.

Honoring the Dead By Feeding Them

Understanding the food-filled altars of Día de los Muertos

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Put on a Fake Mustache for Mexico’s Independence Day

Each year in mid-September, Mexicans gleefully celebrate their nation—and it’s a far cry from Cinco de Mayo.

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This Student Film Hopes to Smash Stereotypes About Mexican Youth

Mexico's more than crime, drugs, and coyotes taking people across the border. A grad student's film hopes to show the side of youth eager to dream.

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A Stunning Visualization of the War on Drugs

How do you visualize the cost of the War on Drugs?

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Slow and Low: Keeping the Lowrider Tradition Alive

A lowrider isn't just a car, and it's not just for driving. They represent the social, political, and artistic triumphs of Chicano culture.

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Infographic: How American Firearms Propel Mexico's Gang Violence

Since late 2006, when former Mexican president Felipe Calderón came to power and launched his offensive against drug traffickers, close to...

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Up In Smoke: Electric Cigarettes, Bark Beetles, and New Mexico's Environmental Challenges

With wildfires, water shortages and deforestation plaguing the state, New Mexico might want to look into that "Land of Enchantment" motto.

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Out There

Some people are firmly anchored in the borderlands of rural Arizona.

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The Deported

Seth Freed Wessler explores life after deportation, on the other side of the border.

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Not Just Cerveza and Tamales: The Real Story of Cinco de Mayo

The misunderstood holiday of Cino de Mayo can get a bad rap; here's how to think about it the right way.