Posts Tagged Mexico
Ojinaga helps drought victims of La Sierra
February 16th, 2012
By DIANA AGUIRRE ARMENDÁRIZ
OJINAGA, Chih., Mex. – The city government here and the Integrated Family Development (DIF) of Ojinaga conducted a 15-day effort to raise food supplies to help those affected by the drought in the Sierra Tarahumara.
The food drive concluded February 5th at the city square, which was attended by several musical groups that …
Corn to Batopilas helps Tarahumara
February 16th, 2012
By PILAR PEDERSEN
The story of our community’s response to the drought and hunger in the Sierra Tarahumara is one worth telling. Last fall I witnessed firsthand the withered crops and the conditions that the people of those highlands were facing as a result of the current drought.
In early December, Jim Glendinning and I put a …
Bridge expansion top project in la frontera
January 19th, 2012
By ROBERT HALPERN
CIUDAD CHIHUAHUA, Mex. – The international vehicle bridge expansion between Ojinaga and Presidio is a top priority for economic developers in the state of Chihuahua this year, a member of the group said this week.
Retired U.S. Customs Service officer and Realtor Bob Wright of Marfa took part in the annual meeting of Consejo …
Illegal immigrant apprehensions down, narcotics seizures up
December 15th, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC, MARFA – U.S. Customs and Border Protection this week released the agency’s fiscal year 2011 summary of CBP enforcement and border management efforts. The Big Bend Border Patrol Sector and the El Paso Field Office, which includes the Presidio port of entry, also released summaries.
“In 2011, CBP has contributed to our nation’s homeland …
County selects international bridge project consultant in heated meeting
December 1st, 2011
By ALBERTO TOMÁS HALPERN
PRESIDIO COUNTY – Amid heated debate, confusion, and lots of head shaking, Presidio County officials Tuesday voted to enter into contract negotiations with S&B Infrastructure of McAllen as consultant for the expansion of the international bridge between Presidio and Ojinaga.
The county, with Ciudad Ojinaga, Chihuahua state, and Mexico plan to add two …
Tarahumara suffering from drought
December 1st, 2011
By PILAR PEDERSON
Weather has no regard for international boundaries. The drought that is choking Texas is hurting our neighbors as well.
I saw firsthand the withered maize and beans in the Sierra Madre this fall. Riding horseback with a group of Mexicans, we traced the historic Silver Route from Batopilas to Chihuahua City, a journey of …
Boquillas border crossing to reopen, this time with a port facility
October 27th, 2011
By ALBERTO TOMAS HALPERN
BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK – Park enthusiasts and travelers, get your passports ready: construction of a new border crossing facility from Big Bend National Park to Boquillas, Mexico is underway.
Once upon a time, an informal border crossing allowed U.S. and Mexican citizens to cross between the two countries from the park and …
Boquillas Border Crossing
October 25th, 2011
A ceremony was held in Big Bend National Park on Monday to announce a bilateral agreement between the United States and Mexico. The Cooperative Action for Conservation in the Big Bend/Rio Bravo Region was signed by U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Mexican Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada as …
Funeral held on boy’s birthday in Ojinaga
October 20th, 2011
OJINAGA – Ricardo Andres Trujano Aranda would have celebrated his ninth birthday on Sunday. He had already chosen a piñata and a theme for his birthday party, but instead of a celebration, he was buried on his birthday.
Ricardo Andres died this past Thursday, a few days after being shot by assassins near Aldama, Chihuahua, another …
Interior secretary to break ground at Boquillas crossing
October 13th, 2011
BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK – Ken Salazar, the U.S. Secretary of the Interior, will take part in a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the new international border crossing at Boquillas at 11am Monday, October 24.
When completed next spring, the crossing will restore the ‘good neighbor’ element of Big Bend National Park that fell victim …
