Making sense of this week’s narco news: Zetas capture could signal a shift in the drug war.
notes from oaxaca
Miguel’s Story
Miguel says he was imprisoned for several years in Mexico for a crime he didn’t commit.
The Knife-Sharpener’s Song
Sounds of Oaxaca: the potato steamer’s whistle, the gas truck, and the knife sharpener’s song.
Xochimilco
Since March I’ve lived in Xochimilco, Oaxaca – home to weavers, aqueducts, and stray dogs.
The Gargoyles of Mexico City
Doomed as they are to be condemned as blight, they should be captured now in as much detail as possible, so that the Mexico City of the future will know the ruins of its past.