23May2013
Catholic Saints Are Marching Into Latin America
GlobalPost
Many Roman Catholics believe their church's future may well hinge on the ability of Pope Francis, an Argentine barely two months into his reign, to revive the faith in Latin America.

23May2013
Abandoned Homes in Mexico Draw Venture Capital
Bloomberg
Mexico’s attempt to solve the country’s housing shortage by constructing millions of new homes far from city centers has crippled the nation’s homebuilders and fueled record foreclosures, but many see it as an opportunity.

23May2013
Protesters in Las Vegas Take Aim at Mexican Billionaire's 'Corrupt Practices'
Las Vegas Sun
A group opposing Mexican businessman Carlos Slim, one of the wealthiest men in the world thanks to his companies’ dominance of the Mexican telecommunications industry, set up a rally outside the Venetian, where the Wireless Association convention was occurring.

23May2013
Conjoined Twins Separated in Eight Hour Surgery
The Huffington Post
Shadya and Shandell were born in Peru in February of this year. They were conjoined twin girls, joined at the abdomen, who shared a liver. Thanks to surgical intervention, they have been separated and can now live independent lives.

23May2013
Archaeologists Uncover Nearly 5,000 Cave Paintings in Burgos, Mexico
The Independent
Nearly 5,000 ancient cave paintings have been discovered in Burgos, Mexico. The red, white, black and yellow images depict humans hunting, fishing and gathering, as well as animals such as deer, lizards and centipedes.

22May2013
In Tense Mexico States, Vigilantes Refuse to Drop Their Guns
Agence France-Presse
The federal government deployed thousands of troops to the state of Michoacan this week, but in some towns vigilantes are refusing to put down their weapons until they feel safe again.

22May2013
Vania Smith-Oka's 'Shaping the Motherhood of Indigenous Mexico'
WeNews
Rural Mexican women feel the push from the government to limit births and the pull of requests for sex from spouses who reject condoms and vasectomies, writes Vania Smith-Oka in this excerpt from "Shaping the Motherhood of Indigenous Mexico."

22May2013
Bill Conroy: Mexico Seeks to Ramp Up Tourism By Rebranding Drug War
The Narcosphere
The Mexican government under recently empowered President Enrique Pena Nieto has gone to great lengths to promote the nation as a rising economic contender while downplaying the disastrous war on drugs.


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