Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Mexico Vigilante Leader Demands Community Rule MEXICO CITY — Jul 1, 2014, 5:18 PM ET
Mexico Vigilante Leader Demands Community Rule
The leader of one of the first vigilante movements to spring up in Mexico last year filed a petition Tuesday demanding that the government allow communities in the southern state of Guerrero to elect local officials with open assemblies and show-of-hand votes.
Vigilante leader Bruno Placido said the petition filed with the Federal Electoral Tribunal asks specifically that the collective-vote system be allowed in the town of San Luis Acatlan. But Placido said his People's Union movement would push for the system to be adopted in all 27 townships where vigilante forces known as "community police" now operate.
The system known as "usage and customs" forbids traditional campaigning and political parties. It currently is practiced in about 420 indigenous towns and villages, almost all in southern Oaxaca state.
Its adoption in non-Indian or mixed towns in Guerrero would mark a significant expansion. To date, its only use outside Oaxaca has been by rebellious Indian towns in Chiapas state and a lone Indian township in the western state of Michoacan, where a vigilante movement also exists.
Placido said the open-vote system would help keep drug gangs and violent crime out of the communities because current election procedures can put politicians in the pocket of drug gangs that finance their campaigns.
"The crime gangs are fomented by the politicians. When they campaign, they are financed with illicit funds, and when they get in, they are controlled by criminal funds," Placido said. "What we are proposing to do is to get rid of this practice, in which the criminals name the authorities."
His vigilante movement rose up with old shotguns and rifles in Guerrero in January 2013 and now has several thousand "citizen police" vigilantes serving in several towns.
Guerrero has been the scene of stubborn drug violence, including a Monday confrontation between soldiers and alleged drug gang members that killed 22 suspects at a warehouse and left a soldier injured.
The "usage and customs" system has been criticized for trampling on the rights of women, who are sometimes not allowed to run for office. But Placido said the assembly system would allow members of each of the three main ethnic groups in Guerrero — blacks, Indians and mixed-race — to elect representatives to a sort of town council.
There is no deadline for the federal tribunal to rule on the petition. The town of San Luis Acatlan is scheduled to hold a referendum soon on whether to formally adopt the system.
Mexican courts have generally upheld the right of Indian communities to make their own decisions on local governance issues.
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Sunday, June 29, 2014
Touring Mexico by car in 1935 Alexander Kerekes
Touring Mexico by car in 1935
While paintings interpret reality, film and photography give us a vivid look at the past.What was Mexico like in 1935? The Revolution over, Lazaro Cardenaswas president. Feelings of nationalism ran high and would make possible the expropriation of Mexico's vast oil reserves in 1938.Movies focused on social themes and historical events along with the melodramas popular since silent movies, and the next decade would usher in the Golden Age of Mexican film in the 1940s and '50s.Alexander Kerekes discovered a 16 mm movie shot in 1935 during a road trip through Mexico. The beautiful Chrysler touring car tackles the roughest terrain through remote countryside, towns and cities, and even the capital. This is Mexico seen through the eyes of Americans.We hope you enjoy it.The Editor
Oaxaca is a Mesoamerican mecca June 29, 2014 12:00 AM
Oaxaca is a Mesoamerican mecca
June 29, 2014 12:00 AM
Lillian Thomas/Post-Gazette
Pottery on a patio of Las Golondrinas hotel in Oaxaca.
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OAXACA, Mexico — This beautiful city sits a mile up in the jagged mountain spine curving toward the country’s narrow Isthmus of Tehuantepec .
It’s a land of intensity: Fierce sun at midday, 45 minutes of pouring rain in the late afternoon. Pride in indigenous culture in a cosmopolitan city that has become a center of modern Mexican art . Natural beauty pocked by poverty. A colonial city of stone churches in the shadow of the dramatic ruins of a metropolis that once ruled the region.
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Rates: Standard rooms range from about $60 for a simple room with iffyWi-Fi and no television to $200 for a luxury hotel room with all the amenities.
Transportation: Flights fromMexico City to Oaxaca start at $250 round trip. Buses make the six-hour trip frequently and range from about $80 round trip to $180 round trip for “platinum” class.
Travel Tips: As in any big city, be aware of your surroundings; violent crime is low, but in crowded places there is always a risk of pickpockets. Water contamination is not an issue in large restaurants and hotels, but take precautions if you buy street food (even a bottled beverage could have been sitting in contaminated ice water). Employees at restaurants and hotels generally speak English , and vendors know enough to negotiate sales, but you’ll find fewer bilingual people outside tourist areas, and many older Oaxacans speak Zapotec as a first language. Give yourself time to adjust to the altitude by planning a light schedule on your first day; the daytime sun can be intense, but evenings are cool and beautiful.
A trip to Oaxaca, 286 miles southeast from Mexico City, is a ride on an inexpensive time machine. You can go back to 500 B.C. when the Zapotec city of Monte Alban was founded, its stone pyramid temples and ballfield laid out with precision on a deep green mountaintop; to colonial Mexico in the expansive zocalo and beautiful churches; to the present, where the pace allows time for conversation, walking, eating and taking in the ring of mountains surrounding the city and the intimacy of interiors full of light, plants and attention to detail.
The center of public life of this state capital (the state is also called Oaxaca) is the zocalo, the central plaza anchored by the Oaxaca cathedral and bordered by government buildings, hotels, shops and restaurants. Day and night you can find vendors, political rallies, tables offering everything from herbal cures to social services, and impromptu performances bymarimba /sax bands, storytellers and dancers in the traditional “trajes” — embroidered long skirts and blouses, long braids threaded with ribbons, and big gold earrings and necklaces.
Santo Domingo plaza, a few blocks away, is also a lively gathering spot, and the streets between the two are full of galleries, shops and restaurants.
Oaxaca and the surrounding region — where five major indigenous languages are still spoken — is known for black ceramics, intricately woven rugs, fine textiles, embroidered blouses, gold jewelry, painted wooden figurines and tinwork. All are available in Oaxaca; there are also buses to nearby towns that specialize in specific crafts.
Monte Alban is the region’s major archaeological site, but Mitla — a major Zapotec religious center — is also a short trip from the city. There are many guided tours to both sites, most half- or full-day excursions that start at around $25 and can go up to $200 or more for trips that take in some of the craft-producing villages as well. Buses are cheap (about $4), and information about all the area’s sites and attractions is abundant, so it’s easy and inexpensive to self-tour.
Monte Alban was occupied from 500 B.C. to 800 A.D. (there are earlier period remains in the region, and some objects excavated at Monte Alban date to 1500 B.C.). Its occupation ended at roughly the same time as two other great Mesoamerican civilizations, the Maya and the people of Teotihuacan outside Mexico City (the Aztecs were late arrivals, just a few centuries before the Spaniards came in the early 1500s).
The site has a commanding view of the Oaxaca Valley and surrounding mountains, and strong natural defense in the sheer dropoffs from the edges of its mountaintop site. The Zapotecs ruled the region for hundreds of years, had extensive trade connections, sophisticated building, stone-carving and astronomical skills. The Zapotec language is a tone language (likeChinese ) in which the same cluster of letters can be three different words depending on pronunciation and inflection . Modern-day Zapotecs take great pride in their language and wonder why visitors bother with the obviously inferior Spanish when they could be learning Zapotec. Oaxacans love their history, their culture, their arts and their food.
The food is lovable for sure. Mole, mezcal , tlayuda , fruits, intense chocolate and fresh vegetable soups are excellent and cheap. There are many restaurants, from tiny places where a daily special (soup, main course, beer/mezcal and dessert ) can be as little as $3 to white-tablecloth places where chefs riff on traditional dishes and ingredients — and you can still get away for less than $100 for a meal for two.
There are numerous museums, including a fine one at the former Santo Domingo convent , as well as many galleries and informal exhibits hosted by the public library, workshops and restaurants.
Oaxaca is a place where you can start the day with no more of a plan than breakfast on the zocalo and end up talking to a German street vendor hawking petrified shells who looks to have sampled every liquid and herbal intoxicant available during his two decades in Oaxaca. Or passing a half hour of the daily downpour learning some Zapotec words from a weaver in his workshop. Or watching a group of teenagers performing traditional dances in a restaurant. Or passing a silent beggar sitting on the sidewalk who averts her eyes as she extends a Styrofoam cup. Or losing yourself in a labyrinthine market where you can buy pig’s feet, any part of a cow, intricate wooden bird cages, hardware, chocolate, cheap clothing, baskets, fabric stamped with the patterns for the embroidery typical of the region, kitchen utensils, live turkeys, chicks and rabbits.
Or hearing the clear voice of a child singing the responsorial psalm during Mass in the cathedral while a bird flutters near the glowing panes of a stained-glass window depicting the Holy Spirit as a dove.
It’s an anti-resort of sorts, and for some travelers a place that calls them back.
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/life/travel/2014/06/29/Oaxaca-is-a-Mesoamerican-mecca/stories/201406290018#ixzz363XwuYgi
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Introducing Our U.S. Airlines Onboard Wi-Fi Access Guide
We recently published a chart featuring everything you need to know about accessing the Internet in airports in the United States. But sometimes Internet in the airport isn’t enough: You might have to work while on the plane, or you might want to watch a movie to make a long flight more bearable. Our newest chart will help you log onto the Internet during your flight.
You'll find the chart available for download here.
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