A “safe” border

A FBI report released a few weeks ago revealed that the US-Mexican border was one of the safest areas in America. 3 percent of the border patrol agents were assaulted last year in the cities along the border. It is the lowest rate in 7 years and far less than on other regions. US authorities were pleased and enjoyed that good news, but is it really a good one?

The price of the embargo

One step forward, one step back… The negotiations between the US and Cuba for an opening in some areas have been jumpy since Obama came to power. Because of the inflexibility of Cuban regime and because of internal movements within the US political life.

It’s not Halloween…

The Day of the Dead in Mixquic, Mexico / NR

I will not wish you “Happy Halloween” for this weekend, I have never understood why people had adopted this tradition, just under marketing laws from the 90s. Well, I know it is an old celebration coming from the Celts but I consider that the Day of the Dead, celebrated in Mexico and Central America

Live from Mission, San Francisco

Dolores Mission, San Francisco / NR

I am spending a few days in San Francisco and discovering how diverse this city is. I walked through Chinatown, Japantown, Castro but as this blog is about Latin America, I will just talk about Mission.