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Madonna Opens Gym in Mexico City
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Madonna Opens Gym in Mexico City

By Mariela Rosario | 10/27/2010 - 16:00 | 0 Comments

Madonna is building a new empire, and its home base is Mexico City. The international pop diva is opening a new chain of fitness gyms called Hard Candy and the flagship store will open on November 29 in the upscale Bosques de las Lomas neighborhood in D.F.

The gym came about through a partnership with Madonna's manager, Guy...

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Who's That Girl? Marisol Valles Garcia
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Who's That Girl? Marisol Valles Garcia

By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 10/22/2010 - 14:00 | 6 Comments

Mexico's bloody drug wars have come to this: The new police chief in Pradexis Guadalupe Guerrero, Mexico, in the border state of Chihuahua, is Marisol Valles Garcia, a petite 20-year-old college student who stepped up when no one else would. Here’s what you need to know about this brave chica:

Who She Is: Born and grew up in Ciudad...

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20-Year-old Woman is New Police Chief of Guadalupe, Mexico
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WATCH: 20-Year-old Woman is New Police Chief of Guadalupe, Mexico

By Mariela Rosario | 10/22/2010 - 10:40 | 0 Comments

Marisol Valles Garcia is one brave Latina. The 20-year-old criminology student and mother was hired just this week as the newest police chief of Guadalupe, Mexico—a farming town located just miles away from the border in a region that has been riddled by cartel violence and drug trafficking.

"I accepted [the job] because I liked the project and I...

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The Jonas Brothers Cancel Mexican Tour Stop

By Mariela Rosario | 10/19/2010 - 16:00 | 0 Comments

The Jonas Brothers recently canceled the Monterrey, Mexico stop of their Look Me in the Eyes tour due to a string of drug related violence in the area.

"Due to the recent series of unfortunate events in the city of Monterrey, Mexico, the Jonas Brothers, in consultation with Live Nation, have decided to cancel their...

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Mexico's World Records

Mexico Aims to Break World Record for Breaking World Records!

By Miranda Noland | 10/19/2010 - 13:00 | 0 Comments

Mexico is all about breaking world records. With the recent addition of the world's biggest enchilada, Mexico has been racking up numerous Guinness records in the past two years—the country rules in everything from kissing to meat balls. Looks like they...

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WATCH: Mexico Builds the World's Largest Enchilada
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WATCH: Mexico Builds the World's Largest Enchilada

By Mariela Rosario | 10/19/2010 - 10:10 | 0 Comments

Residents of Iztapalapa, Mexico just landed a Guinness World Record by building the globe's largest enchilada. They broke the record with a 230-feet long rolled corn tortilla enchilada, with fillings that weighed in at one ton. It was stuffed with everything from onions, serrano chilis, tomatillos and avocado to a variety of salsas. Yum, we...

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Mexico's Illegal Immigration Problem
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Mexico's Illegal Immigration Problem

By Mariela Rosario | 10/05/2010 - 16:00 | 5 Comments

Most Americans would probably find it hard to believe that Mexico has a problem with illegal immigration. At best, they may think that it stems from Central and South American's overstaying their welcome in the country en route to the United States. But the majority of illegal immigrants in Mexico are actually from the United States.

According to Mexico’s federal...

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Technology Fills Gap in Reporting Mexican Drug Cartel Violence
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Technology Fills Gap in Reporting Mexican Drug Cartel Violence

By Mariela Rosario | 09/29/2010 - 09:30 | 0 Comments

Journalists have been murdered at an alarming rate in Mexico over the last few years, and the frightening trend has effectively paralyzed the local news industry. After the murder of a photojournalist at Ciudad Juarez's biggest paper, the Diario de Juárez, the staff responded with a front page editorial pleading with the cartels: "We need you to...

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