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Akashic Books’ acclaimed series of original noir anthologies has set a high standard for portraying cities and their neighborhoods in all their dark and violent splendor. Now, Mexico City Noir surpasses that standard with phantasmagorical tales of double-dealing, corruption, violence and self-delusion.... This collection is such a varied literary feast.

La Ciudad de México late al ritmo de mandíbulas triturando comida, paladares degustando sabores, cucharones revolviendo ollas, carritos haciendo sonar sus vapores... Aquí hay una variedad de sabores para aquel a quien le suene la tripa. En ¡A mordidas! Comer a toda hora en la CDMX, Ana Paula Tovar prueba los sabores de la madrugada a la trasnoche por las calles chilangas y demuestra que en la capital de la garnacha se come rico a toda hora.

"Mexico City’s Organ Grinders, Once Beloved, Feel Shunned" is from the September 12, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Azam Ahmed and narrated by Caroline Miller.

Welcome to the show! A fortnightly radio-show parody satire: I chat to and interview the most famous politicians and celebrities from around the world! We cover everything from world-politics, headlines, news, religion, relationships, film-reviews and philosophy, all to the backdrop of living in Mexico City; the most colourful and exiting city in Latin America! Think Dead Ringers, HIGNFY with Mariachi and Tacos; It's bonkers, beautiful and not to be missed! Hosted by Andrew Lancaster Impressionist, as seen on BGT 2018. Written, performed & produced by me. Music by the marvellous Simeon Wood.

"In Mexico City, Comedians Punish Society's Scofflaws with Humiliation" is from the World section of The New York Times. It was written by Azam Ahmed and Paulina Villegas and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

The Mexicable, a seven-stop line that runs just over three miles through a furrow of poor hillside neighborhoods, is part of a growing constellation of cable cars around Latin America that links marginalized communities to their cities’ metropolitan hearts.

"Near Mexico City, Cable Car Lets Commuters Glide Over Traffic" is from the December 28, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Victoria Burnett and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

At once intimate and wide-ranging, and as enthralling, surprising, and vivid as the place itself, this is a uniquely eye-opening tour of one of the great metropolises of the world, and its largest Spanish-speaking city. Horizontal Vertigo: The title refers to the fear of ever-impending...

En la ciudad fuimos, somos y seremos. Hijes, padres, madres, progenitores, abuelxs. Vivimos todes en un encuentro de tiempos mismo del que son testigos espacios donde baile, comida, juego y amor, se convierten en motores que nos unen, y con los que superamos las diferencias.

La ciudad es bebedora por excelencia: desde unas chelas hasta exquisitos cócteles, pasando por bebidas tradicionales como el mezcal, y de los dioses como el pulque, en CDMX se bebe 24/7. En este número, revisamos la historia del Tenampa, emblemático salón que nos antoja un tequila bien servido, para salir después a la plaza Garibaldi, territorio de mariachis; recorrer emblemáticas cantinas del Centro Histórico, y descubrir brebajes como el tepache o los tragos clásicos: un old fashioned, un negroni, un daikiri. También, el trago más sabroso: una cuba de ron con coca, a veces pintadita.

A través de una perspectiva feminista, en esta obra se expone una problemática que, aun cuando los antecedentes se remontan al siglo XIX, se considera exclusiva de la sociedad actual: la interrupción legal del embarazo.

En este audiolibro encontrarás cómo se construye la ciudad de las plantas y tips básicos de cuidado. Además, una historia del Mercado de Jamaica, el principal centro de venta de flores y plantas en la ciudad, narrado en las cuatro estaciones del año. Así como una breve guía para que te inicies en el cultivo de plantas de autoconsumo y huertos urbanos. Conocerás la historia detrás de los nombres más bizarros, pero más divertidos de algunas plantas; un texto donde se reflexiona cómo la vegetación configura nuestras vivencias diarias.

In this thrilling chapter of the Motor Boys series, our heroes head to Mexico and uncover the secrets of a buried city. Racing against rivals, they uncover mysteries, brave dangers, and experience new cultures.

Caught in the crosshairs of Mexico's warring cartels, Juárez is the border city that most brutally exposes the lies that we tell ourselves about globalization, NAFTA, immigration, corruption, and the war on drugs. Once known only as the place where women disappear, its murder rate exceeds that of Baghdad and Mogadishu. In this heartbreaking, disturbing, and unforgettable examination, award winning-writer Charles Bowden takes an axe to the myths about the war on drugs—myths perpetuated by Mexico, the U.S. government, and the media.

In the years before the Mexican Revolution, Mexico is ruled by a tiny elite that apes European culture, grows rich from foreign investment, and prizes racial purity. The vast majority of Mexicans, who are native or of mixed native and Spanish blood, are politically powerless and slowly starving to death. Presiding over this corrupt system is Don Porfirio Díaz, the ruthless and inscrutable president of the Republic. Against this backdrop, The City of Palaces opens in a Mexico City jail with the meeting of Miguel Sarmiento and Alicia Gavilán.

Esta gran novela es un clásico de la literatura inglesa del "siglo XIX". Trataparalelamente las realidades de Inglaterra y de una Francia revolucionaria.Tomando como referencia la revolución francesa, Charles Dickens muestralos problemas sociales y políticos de Inglaterra, temiendo que la historiase repitiera en su país natal cuando el escribía esta novela.

On October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold medal winner in the 200-meter sprint, and John Carlos, the bronze medal winner, stood on the podium in black socks and raised their black-gloved fists to protest racial injustice inflicted upon African Americans. Both men were forced to leave the Olympics, received death threats, and faced ostracism and continuing economic hardships.