Topic: North America
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - While most travelers flock to Mexico to sip margaritas on white-sand beaches, a hardy few choose lesser-known tourist sites where they are chased down by immigration agents or risk their lives in dangerous slums. Escalating violence in Mexico's ...
A 20,000 year-old coral reef, the only one in the Gulf of California, is at the center of a dispute over a huge tourist development which could draw thousands to a remote part of Mexico. At the moment, most only hear about ...
CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) - Police in the popular Mexican beach resort of Cancun found the bodies of 12 people on Friday with signs they were tortured and killed by drug gang members. Police recovered the bodies of nine men and three women ...
The Four Seasons Resort Nevis, West Indies Imagine a tropical rain forest pushing out onto secluded white-sand beaches — and nary a soul in sight. After hitting the surf and sand, check out the Spa Sojourn, where a local bush guide leads ...
US adds 3 Mexican states to list of places Americans should avoid, including 2 tourist areasThe U.S. State Department updated its travel warning for Mexico on Thursday by including three additional states on its list of places it recommends Americans avoid when ...
Carnival cruise ship tilts to avoid submerged buoy near Mexico; at least 60 passengers hurtA cruise ship operator says at least 60 passengers were hurt when one of its vessels listed during a maneuver to avoid a partially submerged buoy that was ...
CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) - Fears of drug violence spreading to beaches and colonial towns are driving away tourists and threatening Mexico's crucial tourism industry, already battered by last year's swine flu outbreak. Gory news reports of daily shootouts between drug cartel hitmen ...
Thousands of US students downed cheap cocktails and partied at Mexico's beach resorts Tuesday as top US officials took part in talks in Mexico City on spiralling drug violence. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took top national security advisers to Mexico ...
Congress passes bill to promote US as a destination for international touristsMillions of foreign tourists are shying away from U.S. destinations, a trend that Congress hopes to reverse in a travel promotion act it passed Thursday. The Senate voted 78-18 for the ...
US-based Vail Resorts is seeking to acquire the Whistler Blackcomb Ski Resort that is playing host to alpine events at nearby Vancouver's Winter Olympics, Canadian media reported Thursday. The Globe and Mail newspaper cited unnamed financial industry sources as saying Vail topped ...
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El Salvador Mexico Massacre
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Story from North America
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NORTH AMERICAN UNION
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LCD Soundsystem - North American Scum
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