Is Juárez less dangerous in 2016 then it was a decade ago?

In 2006 Juarez was not really dangerous. O.K. granted, it was no girl scout camp then, either, but violence basically was confined within cartels, that would eliminate their members for whatever wrongdoings they would find in them. Not a daily occurence. There were no kidnappings, extorsions and the like. read more

That would be areas like Km 31, Av de los Aztecas, Anapra and overrall the outsides of Juarez. It really depends on your definition of bad. Some people think downtown Juarez is a shithole (it kinda is though) but its not extreme poverty bad. read more

“This was an honor for us to be able to build this altar for such a beautiful and delicate event like the coming of Pope Francis to Ciudad Juárez,” Camacho said in Spanish. It’s the biggest assignment of his life so far, he added — as such, he arrived at 7: 30 a.m. Saturday morning and showed no signs of leaving as the sun set behind the stage walls. read more