November 2009 Archives

On A chilly November morning volunteers pile into vans in the tiny Texas border down, Fabens. They're headed to one of the most dangerous places in Mexico, an area plagued by some of the worst drug violence, including numerous beheadings.

>> Continue reading: Volunteers do "God's Work" in Drug War Zone in Mexico

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A few years ago Nuevo Laredo was the battlefield for rival drug cartels fighting to control the 1-35 corridors, a prime smuggling route that cuts through South Texas. These days it's peaceful but it's come at a price.

>> Continue reading: Nuevo Laredo's New Normal under the Zetas

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With murders topping 2000, the Dia de los Muertos holiday in Juarez is not only a testament to tradition but a reminder of the drug war's toll on so many families in this border city. Photographer Hugo Perez and I went to the largest municipal cemetery, "San Rafael" where thousands of families remembered their loved ones.

>> Continue reading: Day of the Dead

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