The Los Angeles Times
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - 00:00
Mexico's tourism agency released new figures (link in Spanish) showing that the number of foreign travelers arriving by air in 2011 rose to 22.7 million, the most since the Bank of Mexico began keeping track.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - 00:00
Galvan Galvan did not elaborate on specific regions, but independent security analysts in Mexico and the U.S. point to the vast footholds of the Sinaloa cartel in Mexico's west and the Zetas cartel in the northeast.
Monday, February 13, 2012 - 00:00
Capriles' success, analysts say, has largely come from his promise to retain social programs that Chavez instituted, while pledging to run a more efficient, less divisive, corruption-free government and reduce crime.
Friday, February 10, 2012 - 00:00
The drugs, said to be worth $4 billion, were stuffed in barrels on a farm outside Mexico's second-largest city, Guadalajara.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 00:00
Jose Antonio Torres Marrufo allegedly amassed weapons from the U.S. government's Fast and Furious gun program. He is also wanted in the U.S. on drug charges.
Monday, February 6, 2012 - 00:00
The rebels and the Rastrojos (the Weeds) are believed to be jointly managing cocaine production and trafficking in Narino, the southwestern border state of which Tumaco is the principal port.
Monday, February 6, 2012 - 00:00
Actor Sean Penn, whose Haiti relief efforts have been supported by Chavez, arrived in Caracas on Friday night accompanying Haitian President Michel Martelly.
Monday, February 6, 2012 - 00:00
The razing of the Pinheirinho slum that was home to 8,000 squatters highlights the plight of those who can't afford to live in their own communities.
Monday, February 6, 2012 - 00:00
The former congresswoman, seen as a long shot, would be the first female president of Mexico. The presidential race will be held in July.
Thursday, February 2, 2012 - 00:00
Mexican migrants in places such as Los Angeles say work prospects have brightened somewhat on the U.S. side, allowing those with jobs to send more money home to relatives in Mexico.