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Crime in Mexico
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a collection of articles about Mexico City
a collection of articles about VC fundraising and investment in Latin America
a collection of articles about Mexico
A collection of articles about Mayan civilization
Olympics, World Cup and Economic Development in Latin America

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The new king of beers is a Mexican-American success story

Move over, Bud Light. Heed the power of the Hispanic market | Business Bud light, Americas, self styled “king of beers“ for 22 years, is dethron... (2023)


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Supply chains: What Barbie tells you about near-shoring | The Economist

Supply chains are neither global nor local. They are both | Business (2023)


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A Giant Blob of Seaweed Is Heading to Florida - The New York Times

The mass, known as the great Atlantic Sargassum belt, is drifting toward the Gulf of Mexico. Scientists say seaweed is likely to come ashore by sum... (2023)


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The New Leftist Latin America - Colombia

A visit to Colombia underlines the rise of the new Left in Latin America, and a host of new worries for the region. Francis Fukuyama's latest. (2023)


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Mexico is phasing out imports of glyphosate and GMO corn. Impact on U.S. trade

President López Obrador’s decree could forge the “hope at home” U.S. officials espouse. (2021)


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Latin America’s Fintech Boom - a16z Andreessen Horowitz

The key market dynamics in the region, the headwinds and tailwinds, and five core areas of opportunity for the next billion-dollar fintech companie... (2021)


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Mexican unicorn Kavak raises a $485M Series D at a $4B valuation – TechCrunch

Kavak, the Mexican startup that’s disrupted the used car market in Mexico and Argentina, today announced its Series D of $485 million, which now va... (2021)


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Copy of Generations of Handwritten Mexican Cookbooks Are Now Online

North America's largest-known Mexican cookbook collection inspires both tears and restaurant dishes. (2020)


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Generations of Handwritten Mexican Cookbooks Are Now Online

North America's largest-known Mexican cookbook collection inspires both tears and restaurant dishes. (2020)


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Here’s what to know about Day of the Dead - National Geographic

Brush up on the meaning behind this UNESCO-recognized tradition (2019)


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Kaszek Ventures raises $600 million in two funds as Latin America’s startup market booms – TechCrunch

Kaszek Ventures, the investment firm that has been one of the primary architects of the recent boom in startup financing and growth in Latin Americ... (2019)


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There Is Only One Burrito in America Now, and That Burrito, Unfortunately, Is Chipotle - Eater

A brief history of Chipotle, and how the chain’s 1,200 calories of edible brick became the most ubiquitous Mexican meal in America. (2019)


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With these numbers, it’s no surprise SoftBank is investing in Latin America – TechCrunch

After SoftBank announced its plans to launch a $5 billion innovation fund in Latin America, we reached out to the good folks at the Latin American ... (2019)


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US accelerators are embracing Latin American startups — and it’s paying off

Before 2011, three of the top accelerators in the US, Y Combinator, 500 Startups, and Techstars, didn’t accept a single Latin American startup. 500... (2019)


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Oaxaca’s Potent Secret, Mezcal Is Born of Time, Tradition and a Slow-Growing Plant - The New York Times

This cousin of tequila is handcrafted by farmers in small batches from the maguey plant, which takes 7 to 30 years to reach maturity. (2018)


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The year Mexico legalised drugs - 1940

On 5 January 1940, Mexico's left-wing president, Lázaro Cárdenas, signed the new Federal Regulation of Drug Addiction into law. The new legislation... (2018)


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America’s immigration system is broken - The Economist

When good men do nothing LESS than ten miles separate two rooms in McAllen, a modest, low-slung city on the Mexican border. The first is Ursula,... (2018)


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City of Exiles — Tijuana, Mexico

Every month, thousands of deportees from the United States and hundreds of asylum-seekers from around the world arrive in Tijuana. Many never leave. (2018)


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Another chapter on Facebook’s privacy woes is being written in Latin America – TechCrunch

Felicitas Carrique Contributor Share on Twitter Felicitas Carrique is an Argentinian reporter focused on media, technology, and innovation. The abu... (2018)


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Monarch Butterfly Numbers Keep Declining

(Beyond Pesticides, March 14, 2018) The annual count of Monarch butterflies overwintering in Mexico shows declines from last year’s numbers—a 15 pe... (2018)


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The Art of Drinking Mezcal Made from Wild Agave - VICE

As its name suggests, wild agave isn't cultivated like the plants used to make most of the mezcal out there—and drinking mezcal made from it is a w... (2017)


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Don't Drink Mezcal Without Reading This First: Tips From a San Francisco Master - Condé Nast Traveler

La Urbana, a new Mexican restaurant, just opened on San Francisco’s booming Divisadero Street with the city’s biggest list of mezcal liquors. Here'... (2018)


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If You Like Tequila, You'll Love Mezcal - But Get It Before It's Gone | Forbes

Houston's Cocktail King, Bobby Heugel, is evangelical about the ancient spirit and has made more than 30 pilgrimages to Mexico's rural vinatas. Now... (2018)


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In Search of the Blue Agave: Mezcal's History

Tequila: In search of the Blue Agave. The most compreshensive site on tequila online. (2018)


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A Brief History of Mezcal — Freunde von Freunden

“Don’t forget, it should be kissed, not shot,” our mezcal expert instructed us, once he detected our automatic inclination to down the liquor in on... (2018)


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Mexico Olympics '68

Podcast 99% invisible: "The 1968 Olympics took place in Mexico City, Mexico. It was the first Games ever hosted in a Latin American country. And fo... (2018)


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Why migrants are staying in Mexico - The Economist explains

FOR years migrants have left Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras—Central America’s so-called “Northern Triangle”—to pursue their dreams in the Unit... (2018)


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Maya civilization - Wikipedia

The Maya civilization was a Mesoamerican civilization developed by the Maya peoples, and noted for its hieroglyphic script—the only known fully dev... (2018)


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Is Legal Pot Crippling Mexican Drug Trafficking Organisations? - Marginal REVOLUTION

Yes, it would seem.  The subtitle is “The Effect of Medical Marijuana Laws on US Crime,” the authors are Evelina Gavrilova, Takuma Kamada, and Flor... (2018)


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Losing Faith in the State, Some Mexican Towns Quietly Break Away - The New York Times

With government often more the problem than the solution, communities are taking matters into their own hands. But gains against crime can carry a ... (2018)


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Mexico’s $7.5B Gamble to Disrupt the Panama Canal | WSJ Breaking Ground

Mexico’s $7.5 billion interoceanic corridor aims to ease a major chokehold in a global shipping mess and rival the Panama Canal. The stretch of lan... (2024)


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NAFTA and Manufacturing in Mexico: How Mexico is Becoming the New China

NAFTA and Manufacturing in Mexico: How Mexico is Becoming the New China (2023)


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Why 82% of Mexico is Empty

Why 82% of Mexico is Empty (2023)


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America’s opioid crisis - How the Mexican cartels are making profits now - The Economist

Mexican cartels and criminals are the leading producers of illegal synthetic drugs. This shift is fuelling the latest phase in America’s opioid cri... (2022)


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Quest For The Lost City (Mayan History Documentary) | Timeline

A set of inscribed panels carved by the ancient Maya people of Central America inspired Dr Neil Brodie of Cambridge University, an expert on the lo... (2018)


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National Geographic Documentary - The Maya: The Lost Civilization [Documentary 2015]

National Geographic Documentary - The Maya: The Lost Civilization [Documentary 2015] (2018)


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Maya Civilization and it's Legend - Full Documentary

Maya Civilization and it's Legend - Full Documentary Where did the Mayan people come from? The Maya are an indigenous people of Mexico and Central ... (2018)


Podcast

Depave Paradise - podcast - 99% Invisible

The largest city in North America, Mexico City, sits at the center of a high valley, 7,000 feet in the air, surrounded by volcanoes. Over a millenn... (2019)


Podcast

America's Growing Taste For Mezcal Is Good For Mexico's Small Producers : NPR

Oaxaca is the heart of mezcal country, where the pungent booze is made from the same plant as tequila by traditional distillers. As U.S. drinkers e... (2018)