Perhaps, like Christmas ornaments, they could be made in Michoacán, one of Mexico’s most violence-plagued and dangerous states.
Stories by Carlisle Johnson
European-made grand piano a surprise discovery in the Sierra Madre
The spectacularly beautiful and extraordinarily valuable piano poses regally but totally incognito in a hotel lobby.
Racism probable cause for Africans getting bureaucratic treatment
A language issue at least muddies the waters, given the apparent lack of English, Portuguese and French-speaking immigration officials.
Cannonball runs No. 2: Mother’s Day at Hussong’s, $1 beers, and why Camrys
More observations on highway travel through Mexico in the second of a series recollecting cannonball runs in Toyotas from the US border to Guatemala.
On the road: lessons learned from cannonball runs through Mexico
Notes from five runs in five different Toyotas from the Mexico-US border to Guatemala: 6,000 miles, hundreds of speed bumps and plenty of fun.
Is it just tomatoes that are fueling a construction boom in Carmen Xhán?
A visit confirms rumors that the border hamlet is the new bulge in the border balloon, an unguarded gateway between Guatemala and Mexico.
Barking up the wrong tree on illegal immigration: leave Mexico alone
When Washington scolds or threatens Mexico for its failure to halt illegal migrants, it chooses the wrong target. The target should be Guatemala.
