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Mexico City’s Most Crime-Ridden Neighborhood Earns ‘Magic Town’ Status

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PULSE NEWS MEXICO One of Mexico’s most notorious crime neighborhoods, the Tepito district of Mexico City, was awarded “Pueblo Mágico” (“Magic Town”) status by the capital government on Monday, Nov. 14. Otherwise known as the city’s “Barrio Bravo” (“Rough Neighborhood”) due to its high crime rate, Tepito — home to the bloody Unión Tepito organized crime group and famed for

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Mexico News Roundup

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By RICARDO CASTILLO Protest, But No Tagging, Please Given the increasing number of feminist protest marches arriving at Mexico’s National Palace, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) sent a stern message to all those groups on Monday, Feb. 17. The protestors are not just extremely noisy, but are committing acts of vandalism wherever they pass through, which includes looting and

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