Balloon Boy
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In the Col. Roma, Mexico City.
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Two kids on a bike along Cafetales, Mexico City.
Read MoreThe Dynamics of Garbage
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Sanitation workers in Mexico are a very peculiar breed when compared to their counter parts to the North in the United States and Canada where garbage collection is more about protecting the public and the environment. In Mexico City you'll find more of a hybrid system where municipal workers compensate their pittance of a salary with a sort of private venture that involves recycling garbage for its resource potential. As the idiom goes: One man's trash is another man's treasure.
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Jaoo
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An old acquaintance once told me that having a mustache was one thing, but you also have to know how to wear one. You can say Jaoo here knows how to wear his. I ran into Jaoo last month while strolling in downtown Mexico City.
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En Movimiento
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Doctor's Orders
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La Poli
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With reason, police in Mexico are usually viewed with a great deal of distrust and cynicism by the Mexican citizenry. This does not necessarily reflect the fact that many in law enforcement are just like any ordinary individual looking to make ends meet and desires a better Mexico. I have several friends and acquaintances who work at the municipal and federal level who genuinely show an interest in serving their fellow compatriots. Sometimes I wonder how much corruption may really be the exception and not the rule, as many are lead to believe here in Mexico.
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