Aerial Pictures of Cuidad Juarez, Mexico

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Here is a few pictures I took as the airplane I was in flew over Ciudad Juarez, Mexico after taking off from El Paso International Airport just across the border in El Paso, Texas: If you look closely you can …

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Murdered El Paso Couple Understood Risks of Juarez Travel

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I hate to blame the dead when the cartel thugs are clearly responsible for this murder, but I have to admit that I was wondering why anyone would be driving around Juarez in a newer looking SUV especially with a …

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President Obama Responds to Murders of US Consulate Personnel in Juarez, Mexico

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The violence in Juarez, Mexico just continues to get worse and worse with now even US consulate personnel not safe from attack: However, after sustaining several gunshots, they drove onto oncoming traffic on Francisco Villa, and crashed into other vehicles. …

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Did Prohibition Help Create Ciudad Juarez’s Shady Reputation?

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Here is an interesting article that claims that Prohibition in the US is responsible for the shady reputation of Juarez, Mexico: Prohibition in the United States drove Texas bars and brothels to the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez and …

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13 Students Shot Dead at Party In Ciudad Juarez, Mexico

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It is incredible to think that such violence like this is happening literally down the street and across a river from me: GUNMEN drove up to a house where a high school party was in full swing and opened fire …

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