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A Retired Teacher in Mexico City

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The CNTE (National Coordinator of Education Workers) is a militant teachers' union that represents a minority of the teachers in Mexico.  In the years since I have lived permanently in Mexico City, they have staged two major protests in which they have taken over the city's main plaza, the Zócalo set up a tent city, and blocked major thoroughfares.

Last month, with...


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 Alejandro stands among cutout figures of soccer players lining a path in Chapultepec Park.


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 I thought that this billboard in one of Mexico City's subway stations was interesting.


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I am not generally a big fan of murder mysteries, but, since Agatha Christie is considered the Queen of the genre, I decided to give one of her novels a try.  Several years ago, before my move to Mexico, I read "Halloween Party".  I was not very impressed, but I later learned that it was considered one of her lesser works, written late in her life.  I gave the ...


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The latest addition to the World Cup decorations along Paseo de la Reforma (they weren't there the last time I walked down the boulevard) is a series of large statues of soccer players dressed in the uniforms of various nations.


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