"If you want to know the biggest cause of death in Mexico, it's the American drug prohibition." Mexico: Impunity and profits

Remedios Varo, El hombre de la guadaña, 1947 by kraftgenie on Flickr.

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May Day, day without a Latino. #mayday #mexico #humanrights #activism #sanjose #streetphotography #reform (Taken with instagram)

This is my favorite spot in Cancun. So quiet and beautiful.

Vaquita
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The vaquita, a small porpoise endemic to Mexico’s Gulf of California, is the world’s smallest and most endangered small marine cetacean. With around 245 left, high levels of entanglement in fishing gear threaten imminent extinction if curent trends continue. Each year, anywhere between 40 and 80 vaquitas are killed in gillnets and trawl nets used in both artisanal and commercial fishing. At the same time, the habitat of the species has been altered by the damming of the Colorado River in the US. An intensive study of this population has taken place and some initial protective measures are underway, but without additional action to eliminate fisheries bycatch it is unlikely that its future can be ensured.
WWF has been working with Mexican scientists, government representatives, the International Committee for the Recovery of the Vaquita (CIRVA), and other partners and collaborators to develop a long-term strategy for the conservation of the species.

Facts

“Impunity and Profits,” a short (24:32) and very vivid documentary about Ciudad Juárez, Mexico by John Rushing for Al Jazeera’s Faultlines.

(via National Geographic: Mexico Picture – Underwater)

Stunning!

"If you want to know the biggest cause of death in Mexico, it's the American drug prohibition." Mexico: Impunity and profits