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El Fuerte de San Diego: Acapulco

El Fuerte de San Diego: Acapulco

Calif. drug busts soar despite Mexico crackdown

California drug busts soar despite Mexico crackdown Mexican drug cartels are sending ever greater quantities of narcotics through border crossings in southern California, despite a Mexican government crackdown and a bloody feud between rival drug gangs. U.S. Customs and Border Protection sources said late on Monday that seizures of marijuana, cocaine, heroin and amphetamines at five border crossings in the state jumped nearly 50 percent to 140,384 pounds (63,677 kg) in the nine months to June over the same period a year earlier. The surge comes despite a clampdown on drug gangs by the Mexican government, which has sent hundreds of troops

Mural Diego Rivera: Acapulco

Mural Diego Rivera: Acapulco

Tunnel Under U.S./Mexico Border Found In San Diego

Tunnel Under U.S./Mexico Border Found In San Diego (AP) SAN DIEGO American and Mexican authorities are investigating a tunnel found near the San Ysidro border crossing. U-S Border Patrol agents made the discovery on Monday after it caved in and the asphalt roadway above it collapsed. The 35-foolong tunnel began in an area that's either owned or leased by Mexican Customs and ended in a patch of vacant land on the American side. It's not clear when the tunnel was built or whether it might have been used for smuggling drugs or people. Federal authorities say smugglers are increasingly trying to go underground after

Shooting condemned by Mexico

Shooting condemned by Mexico Mexican officials from San Diego to Mexico City yesterday condemned the fatal shooting of a teenager by a U.S. Border Patrol agent and announced a homicide investigation into the migrant's death. The Mexican federal Attorney General's Office said in a statement yesterday that the investigation would involve "whoever is found to have been responsible" but did not name a suspect. Guillermo Martinez Rodriguez, believed to be about 18, was wounded by a single gunshot to the back of his right shoulder near the San Ysidro Port of Entry on Friday, said Luis Cabrera, the head of the Mexican

Pinacoteca Virreinal de San Diego: Mexico City

Pinacoteca Virreinal de San Diego: Mexico City

Mexico wants U.S. probe in killing of man

Mexico wants U.S. probe in killing of man Family members of a Mexican man killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent over the weekend gazed solemnly at the coffin of Guillermo Martínez Rodríguez during a Mass yesterday. Martínez, a father of two children, was shot near the San Ysidro Port of Entry on Friday after an encounter with a U.S. Border Patrol agent. Though the shooting occurred in the United States, Martínez crossed back into Tijuana and died there a day later. U.S. Border officials said the agent was attempting to protect himself when an assailant started throwing rocks at him.

Protests Disrupt California-Mexico Border Crossing

Protests Disrupt California-Mexico Border Crossing Several hundred protesters in Tijuana, Mexico blocked vehicle traffic heading to San Diego on Monday, turning the worlds busiest border crossing into an empty parking lot for about two hours. U.S. authorities responded by closing the metal barriers in front of vehicle inspection lanes for security purposes about 1 p.m. at the San Ysidro Port of Entry, which links Tijuana with San Diego. However, Angelica De Cima, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Customs Service, which runs the port, stressed that the port remained open to the few vehicles able to make it through the crowd. We are there to

Frontier Continues March Through Mexico With Launch of Acapulco and Cozumel Service

Frontier Continues March Through Mexico With Launch of Acapulco and Cozumel Service Post-Hurricane Wilma, Cozumel is 'Open for Business'; Frontier is First and Only Airline to Offer Non-Stop Service From Denver The past weekend was busy for Denver-based Frontier Airlines (Nasdaq: FRNT - News) as the airline launched its latest two Mexican resort destinations -- Cozumel and Acapulco on Dec. 17 and Dec. 18 respectively. The two cities are Frontier's sixth and seventh destinations in Mexico, complementing its existing non-stop Denver service to Cancun, Mazatlan, Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta and Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo. Both Cozumel and Acapulco will utilize Frontier's new 132

Acapulco: State of Guerrero

Acapulco (formally: Acapulco de Juárez) is a city and major sea port in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific coast of Mexico, 300 km (190 miles) SSW of Mexico City, at 16°85′ N 99°92′ W. Acapulco is located on a deep, semicircular bay, almost land-locked, easy of access, and with so secure an anchorage that vessels can safely lie alongside the rocks that fringe the shore. It is the best harbour on the Pacific coast of Mexico, and it is a port of call for shipping lines running between Panama and San Francisco, California, USA. In 2003 the estimated