In a Troubled Time, Mexicans Turn to the ‘Mother’

Posted on December 13, 2008 by mexicoinstitute

Washington Post, 12/13/2008
The pilgrims walked for miles, some for days, carrying framed portraits of the Virgin of Guadalupe roped to their backs, a parade of movable shrines dressed in paper flowers and plastic tinsel.
In all, more than 5 million of the faithful converged at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Friday to give [...]

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Doctors protest drug crime in Mexico’s Ciudad Juárez

Posted on December 13, 2008 by mexicoinstitute

Dallas Morning News, 12/13/2008
Hundreds of doctors and other medical professionals staged a protest Friday in this border city, denouncing months of robberies, extortions and kidnappings targeting medical personnel and others. The protest, held at Chamizal National Park, attracted more than 300 people. It was part of a 24-hour strike by doctors from private clinics that [...]

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