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″¿Con quién vienes?” era la pregunta a la que más le temía durante las cinco semanas que viajé sin ningún acompañante por el sureste peruano. Sin importar lo que a la vista es obvio, la gente cuestiona, así que la pregunta indeseada no tardó en llegar. Aterrizando en Lima, donde hice escala para irme a la ciudad imperial del Cuzco, una mujer americana que esperó sentada en un sillón junto a mí me preguntó quién me acompañaba. Confieso que mi corazón palpitó con nerviosisimo y varias ideas surgieron en mi mente, incluso pensé inventar algo como “mi amiga está en el baño”, pero qué importaba lo que pensara la anglosajona si al final muy probablemente no la iba a volver a ver. Entonces, con expectativa de su reacción, le respondí “sola”. Se sorprendió y en lo que pareció un gesto de agradecimiento hacia mi respuesta honesta me confesó que,aunque ella…

Mexican government captures and releases Ovidio Guzman, son of the jailed former drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, after a fierce battle with gunmen. The capture of Joaquin ‘el Chapo’ Guzman’s son, Ovidio Guzman, led to heavy gun battles between suspected cartel members and the security forces across the northern city of Culiacan, which is the capital of Sinaloa, where El Chapo”used to ran the Sinaloa cartel, one of the most powerful drug trafficking organizations in the world. Following the arrest of his father in 2016, 29-year-old Ovidio Guzmán is believed to have played a key role in the Sinaloa cartel. He is one of four children from Chapo’s second marriage. He is wanted, together with his elder brother in the US on drug-related charges, including cocaine trafficking. https://youtu.be/9T9jTW1MIlo After he was captured this afternoon by security forces,  local media reported that main roads out of the city were blocked…

Sin importar la edad que tengan, las niñas pueden fantasear con lucir un largo y cargado vestido blanco y creer que el unirse en “sagrado matrimonio” las completará como mujeres y seres humanos. Sin embargo, a través de los años la crisis de las instituciones religiosas, así como independencia y autonomía que han logrado las mujeres a través de la lucha feminista, ha hecho no sólo que no requieran casarse para poder realizarse en su vida, si no que el matrimonio parece estar perdiendo seguidores. Cada vez más las parejas inventan nuevos rituales para unirse en un evento social que llaman “boda”. Por ejemplo, mezclar elementos de ceremonias indígenas con ritos budistas. Todo por creer que el compromiso que hacen con una persona debe resonar en el más allá. Lo que olvidan es que ese compromiso en realidad se hace con uno mismo y con la persona que se decide…

Mexicans can’t seem to take their eyes off their mobile phones. Mexico is one of the world’s largest markets for Facebook, with 99 percent of social media users there, according to the Internet Association.MX  In a recent study by Global Web Index, Mexico ranked third on the list of countries where social media is used more often, climbing a position from last year. The long periods of time that Mexicans spend surfing social media is big business for marketers. Advertising budgets are shifting away from television and other traditional media to platforms like Facebook and Instagram. The growth of social media has so far outpaced any critiques. especially as businesses use the internet to connect with Mexicans who can’t or don’t want to sign off. https://youtu.be/OCGB5TDVdfE

Iconic Mexican singer Jose Jose known to many as ‘el principe de la cancion’ or ‘the prince of song’ passed away over the weekend. As Valeria Leon reports, friends and fans in Mexico, the US, and around the globe are mourning his loss, while questions linger about what will happen to the legendary singer’s body. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Si4ouZ1NxI

Only 3 percent cent of people with Down Syndrome in Mexico have access to education, but by combining courses with work, projects like “El Sueño de Frida” attempt to displace years of ignorance that have kept many people with disabilities confined from the workplace.  This is Alfredo’s first job – a waiter at a new cafeteria in Mexico that caters to and employs people with Down Syndrome. Working here allows the staff to improve their physical and mental abilities, a rarity in the country’s business sector. The restaurant, called “El Sueño de Frida” or Frida’s Dream, has dozens of potential employees with disabilities on a waitlist. The director of the foundation, Yessenia Escudero, created this project to help overcome the discrimination that people with this degenerative condition face in the workplace. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd6ptZF82QE&t=17s Part of the project’s goal is to show other companies that – with a little patience and special training…