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 CD. JUAREZ & CHIHUAHUA NEWS
Ciudad Juarez News



Located at the Ciudad Juárez base of the Santa Fe international bridge, this cross was erected in memory of the city's nearly 90 serial-killing victims that have died since 1993. Attached to each nail is the name of one of the victims. Photo courtesy of Patty Lamson

The Slaughter of Children

In Ciudad Juarez and other parts of Mexico, the killings of children and young people are now routine headlines. In particular Continued..

MATAMOROS, REYNOSA &
NUEVO LAREDO NEWS

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The plaza in downtown Matamoros.
 

The Demon Highways of Tamaulipas

In widely separated parts of Mexico, many people ask the same troubling question: Are our loved ones among the 145 dead . . .Continued . . . 


 MEXICALI & SAN LUIS RIO NEWS
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La Rumorosa, a mountain range near Méxicali, where many migrants have died in harsh weather conditions.
 

The Border Recovers from a Big Blow

More than two weeks after a 7.2 earthquake struck the Baja California/Sonora border region, residents are still assessing damages, attending to emergency repairs and coping with the nerve-rattling effects of thousands of aftershocks. In Mexicali, tens of thousands of students
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 TIJUANA NEWS
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Downtown Tijuana viewed from Ecoparque, an alternative waste water treatment center.

Tijuana's Changed Migration Landscape

In Tijuana, the modalities of migration changed significantly during the decade of 2000-2010. Reinforced US border walls, stepped-up on-the-ground vigilance, zooming helicopters and high tech surveillance on the US side of the border forced would-be migrants into more dangerous ... Continued...

 

Border Facts & Maps
Population, Politics, Maquiladoras, etc.

Facts

Maps

FEATURE ARTICLE

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Border History Lives On

Dancing to the soaring cumbia sounds of Frontera Bugalu, a large crowd inaugurated El Paso's newest gem this month. The fruit of

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  BORDER STUDIES CURRICULUM
The Center for Latin American and Border Studies at NMSU has created a free Border Studies Curriculum for junior high and high school students complete with lesson plans, materials and activities.

PASO DEL NORTE PUBLICATION SERIES
The Center for Latin American and Border Studies at New Mexico State University (NMSU), the Colegio de la Frontera Norte (Colef) and the
Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez (UACJ), under the auspices of the Hewlett Foundation, have undertaken the creation of the Paso del Norte: Integrating the Region publication series. 

The goal of the series is to publish and distribute works of the highest quality that deal with topics related to the Las Cruces, NM; El Paso, TX; and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua border region and its inhabitants, covering the arts and humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and engineering. 





 Volume 13, Number 118
Last updated:  July, 2007

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