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Bye-Bye Bargirl: Mexico's legendary dance-for-peso cabarets buried by onslaught of strip clubs
Mirna Torres salsas with a gray-bearded man for $1.50 a dance in the Barba Azul, a dark yet garish cabaret decorated like an erotic carnival fun house.
What's Up at Chabot: Full-dome show explores Mayans' astrological contributions
JOHN CUSACK MIGHT SURVIVE the end of the world in the new movie "2012," but if you want the real story of unlocking the Mayan calendar, experience Chabot's new digital full-dome show "Tales of the Maya Skies." Produced by Chabot Space and Science Center, the show explores the cosmology of the ancient Maya, their culture and contributions to ...
Mexico goes green ... or does it?
President Calderon is trying to become a leader on climate change. But is it all for show? By Michael E. Miller - Special to GlobalPost Published: November 22, 2009 10:24 ET MEXICO CITY, Mexico - The communal lands outside San Juan del Rio are a world away from the plush boardrooms of Copenhagen.
U.S., Mexico unite to go after drug cartels
To avenge the arrest of their leader, Mexican drug cartel commandos went on a rampage last summer across the lawless state of Michoacan, seizing 12 Mexican police officers and dumping their corpses in a pile beside a busy highway.
Climbing pyramids, swimming with dolphins in Riviera Maya
Hand in hand, my daughter and I started climbing and counting steps ... 118, 119 and, finally, 120.
Pompeii and the Roman Villa Exhibition Arrives in Mexico
A hundred pieces arrived in Mexico as part of the exhibition Pompeii and the Roman Villa: Art and Culture Around the Bay of Naples.
Grenade attacks shake central Mexico in the wake of arrest
Successive grenade attacks on police facilities left one person injured and caused damage in central Mexico, in violence that offials said could be linked to the arrest of an alleged drug boss.
Mexico: Drug suspect who turned state's witness dies in suspected suicide
A top drug cartel suspect who turned state's evidence has been found dead in an apparent suicide, while a body found in Guerrero state was identified as a rebel leader who accused the state governor of drug ties, Mexican law enforcement said Saturday.
Norway to Help Protect Guyana's Forests
For the past year, President Bharrat Jagdeo of Guyana has traveled the world offering to place his nation's forests under international supervision if other countries paid his citizens not to deforest the tropical landscapes.
U.S. priorities shifting in Mexico's drug fight
U.S. assistance to help Mexico fight drug traffickers will probably continue beyond the allotted three years of the Merida Initiative, with expanding cooperation but not joint law enforcement or military operations "on Mexican soil any time soon," a senior Obama administration official said.
Economic developments around the globe
World stock markets fell amid mounting concerns about the pace of the U.S. economic recovery following a disappointing earnings update from computer maker Dell Inc.
Teen pleads guilty to murdering Border Patrol agent during robbery try
A 17-year-old pleaded guilty Friday to killing a Border Patrol agent who was shot eight times while chasing suspected illegal immigrants in the mountains east of San Diego.
Mexico shifts strategy in border city violence
Mexico's top domestic security official said Friday that sectors of the general public have cooperated with drug cartels in the violent border city of Ciudad Juarez, and the government is about to launch new social programs there to combat gangs.
Oasis of the Seas an escape from reality
You have only to read the actual schedules of the new, 220,000-ton, 6,000-passenger Oasis of the Seas to understand the revolutionary nature of the changes it will bring about.
Does evolution favour religious belief?
In the Oaxaca Valley of Mexico, the archaeologists Joyce Marcus and Kent Flannery have gained a remarkable insight into the origin of religion.
Today In History November 20, 2009
Share + Nov 20, 2009 12:00 am US/Eastern Today is Friday, Nov. 20, the 324th day of 2009.
Four State Police Officers Killed In Ciudad Juarez
Police in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez say four state police officers were killed and two others were injured in two separate attacks Thursday.
Trying to get ahead in the slow lane
Reporting from Tijuana - El Churrero -- the Churro Man -- sidesteps tamale carts, squeezes between bumpers and beggars, working 24 lanes of idling vehicles.
Cash strapped Mexico City pushes ahead with transit, bike improvements
Cash-strapped Mexico City is pressing ahead with new bus lines and bike lanes in 2010, buoyed by prestigious recognition for a world-class transit system that has reduced pollution in one of the globe's largest cities.
El Paso restaurant owners' kin slain in Ju rez
The violence in JuA rez claimed the life of a member of a prominent El Paso business family.
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