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Bienvenidos a Nuevo Laredo

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June 6th 2009
My first introduction to Laredo, Texas came eight years ago, when a college friend who grew up in Laredo invited me to visit him for a few days after our freshman year. Since then, I have returned to this city a total of four times and have still not tired of it. But this time, my visit to Laredo is not for pleasure. Instead, I am here to film the prison in Laredo’s sister city of Nuevo Laredo, ... read more

North America » Mexico » Tamaulipas » Nuevo Laredo

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The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... ... read more