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...regulated the drug cartels. But after the PRI lost the presidency in 2000 and its quasi-control of the cartels broke down, those groups split into more vicious gangs like the Zetas, a band of former army commandos who now head the Gulf Cartel. Cities from Nuevo Laredo to Cancún were soon reeling from turf battles. The Juárez Cartel, once Mexico's most powerful, is better known today for its bloodthirsty enforcers, La Línea (The Line), believed responsible for a wave of murders of young women in Juárez since the 1990s...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On the Bloody Border: Mexico's Drug Wars | 4/23/2009 | See Source »

...Forget Cancún--how about California? Online travel agency Expedia.com reported a 20% drop in flights from the U.S. to the Caribbean from this time last year for some airlines--a sign that more college students are staying Stateside (and saving money) during spring break. That's good news for Orlando, Fla.; Los Angeles; and New York City, which have seen a 25% jump in trips this year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World | 4/7/2009 | See Source »

...from the inside. I came here to find the band, but not only did it split up (Oscar joined Los Reyes long after leaving El Septeto), but most of its members don't even live in Cuba anymore. Jorge and Piri, who played bass and drums, live near Cancún. They've got a regular gig at a Cuban-themed bar; Jorge married the bleached-blond singer who fronts the band, which now calls itself La Barbie de la Salsa. George works in Mexico City as a producer and guitarist with Margarita Vargas Gaviria, known throughout Mexico as the Goddess...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Sound of Change: Can Music Save Cuba? | 11/26/2008 | See Source »

OVERREACTION Some are calling it a conduit for illegal immigration, but with other destinations like Cancún and Acapulco, the airlines take Mexicans to play, not just work...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dashboard: Oct. 29, 2007 | 10/18/2007 | See Source »

...overhaul will be more consequential than it looked at first. These officials said Bolten, who comes on board April 15, plans to put some new faces in front of the public and on Capitol Hill. Bush, who retired to his Texas ranch for the weekend after a summit in Cancún, did not want it to appear that inside-the-Beltway carping had sparked a staff shuffle. Now it can be attributed to Bolten, who will add some meat to an election-year agenda that has disappointed even some of the President's most fervent supporters. Speaking of Bush's team...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bolten Tries to Right the Ship | 4/2/2006 | See Source »

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