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  • 31
    Jan
    2013
    7:57pm, EST

    Deadly explosion rocks Mexico City skyscraper housing Pemex

    Guillermo Gutierrez / AP

    Firefighters belonging to the Tacubaya sector and workers dig for survivors after an explosion at an adjacent building to the executive tower of Mexico's state-owned oil company PEMEX, in Mexico City, Thursday Jan. 31, 2013. A large explosion occurred in the lower floors of the building.

    By Kari Huus, Staff writer, NBC News

    An explosion in the Mexico City skyscraper complex housing the headquarters of state oil monopoly Pemex killed 14 and injured at least 80, company and government officials said.

    The explosion took place in the basement garage of the auxiliary building of the complex, next to the company's 54-floor tower located in a busy commercial and residential area, Interior Department spokesman Eduardo Sanchez told reporters.

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    An injured person is transported on a stretcher the headquarters of state oil giant Pemex in Mexico City Jan. 31.

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    Rescue workers head for the skyscraper.

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    A helicopter overflies the area following a blast inside the skyscraper that houses the headquarters of state-owned Mexican oil giant Pemex.

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  • 12
    Jan
    2013
    12:20am, EST

    Abused and abandoned dogs find sanctuary at Mexico shelter

    Eduardo Verdugo / AP

    A dog equipped with a dog wheelchair stands next to a metal pail at the "Milagros Caninos," sanctuary for abused and abandoned dogs, in Mexico City, Jan. 11. About 128 abused dogs are sheltered at the Milagros Caninos sanctuary. Dogs on wheelchairs, blind, deaf or ill frolic and run around the huge sanctuary in the southern part of Mexico City.

    Eduardo Verdugo / AP

    Patricia Ruiz plays with dogs at her sanctuary for abused and abandoned dogs.

    Eduardo Verdugo / AP

    Belgian shepherd mix, Pay de Limon or Lemon Pie, walks using his prosthetic front legs on the grounds of Milagros Caninos,

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    Is there a website for this dog rescue? I would love to give to help this rescue so that they can continue to help the animals that need it.

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  • 12
    Dec
    2012
    5:52pm, EST

    Hundreds honor Virgin of Guadalupe in Mexico City

    Eduardo Verdugo / AP

    Pilgrims wait their turn to enter the Basilica of Guadalupe, in Mexico City, on Dec. 12. Hundreds of thousands of people from all over the country converge on Mexico's holy Roman Catholic site, many bringing with them images or statues of Mexico's patron saint to be blessed, marking the Virgin's Dec. 12 feast day.

    Eduardo Verdugo / AP

    Pilgrim Juan Perez, 20, from Cholula, poses with his image of the Virgin of Guadalupe outside the Basilica of Guadalupe, in Mexico City, on Dec. 12. Hundreds of thousands of people from all over the country converge on Mexico's holy Roman Catholic site, many bringing with them images or statues of Mexico's patron saint to be blessed, marking the Virgin's Dec. 12 feast day.

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    Hundreds of pilgrims arrive to the Basilica de Guadalupe in Mexico City on Dec. 12. Mexicans celebrated the appearance of the Virgin of Guadalupe to Juan Diego in 1531.

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    A pilgrim holds an image of the Guadalupe Virgin at the Basilica de Guadalupe in Mexico City on Dec. 12. Mexicans celebrated the appearance of the Virgin of Guadalupe to Juan Diego in 1531.

    Previously on PhotoBlog: Catholics converge in Mexico City for Our Lady of Guadalupe celebration

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  • 12
    Dec
    2012
    12:56am, EST

    Catholics converge in Mexico City for Our Lady of Guadalupe celebration

    Denisse Pohls / AP

    A pilgrim walks on his knees carrying an image of the Virgin of Guadalupe on his back as he makes his way to the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Tuesday Dec. 11, 2012. Nationwide, devotees of the Virgin of Guadalupe make a pilgrimage to the basilica in honor of her Dec. 12 feast day.

    Eduardo Verdugo / AP

    People carrying images of the Virgin of Guadalujpe look up at the original image of her inside the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City.

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  • 24
    Oct
    2012
    5:27pm, EDT

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    Eduardo Verdugo / AP

    Bienvenidos! Mexico City welcomes clowns for an international convention

    Clowns attend the XVII International Clown Convention in Mexico City, on Oct. 24. At least 500 clowns are participating in the event.

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  • 28
    Aug
    2012
    5:46pm, EDT

    Eduardo Verdugo / AP

    Saint Jude goes out on the town for his monthly walk through Mexico City

    A large statue of Saint Jude, the Catholic saint of lost causes, stands in the metro surrounded by commuters in Mexico City, on Aug. 28. Thousands of St. Jude followers travel to the church of Saint Jude Thaddaeus every 28th of the month, as part of a monthly pilgrimage in his honor. His official feast day is Oct. 28.

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    That is so 'uplifting' in today's world

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  • 28
    Apr
    2012
    11:58pm, EDT

    Mass Quinceanera thrown in Mexico City

    Dieu Nalio Chery / AP

    Fifteen-year-old girls pose for a group picture at the Franz Mayer museum before a mass Quinceanera birthday celebration in Mexico City, April 28.

    Three-hundred forty-eight girls dressed up for their 15th (Quinceanera) birthday celebration, a tradition dating back to the Spanish colonial era when 15- and 16-year-old girls had their official debut in society. The Quinceanera marks the transition from childhood to adulthood and is common in Mexico and other Spanish-speaking countries.

    Dieu Nalio Chery / AP

    Fifteen-year-old girls take pictures of themselves during a mass Quinceanera.

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    Girls dressed in evening gowns laugh inside a bus.

    Dieu Nalio Chery / AP

    A 15-year-old girl shouts from the inside a bus during a mass Quinceanera.

    Dieu Nalio Chery / AP

    Cecilia, center, plays with her dress.

    Dieu Nalio Chery / AP

    A 15-year-old girl gets ready for a mass Quinceanera birthday celebration.

    Edgard Garrido / Reuters

    Girls dressed in evening gowns pose for photographs at Zocalo square in Mexico City.

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    The last picture is very touching, with the girl in the evening gown in a wheelchair with the other young ladies.....Felicitations to all the young women. I hope they all work for a better future for a wonderful country which has been going through some very difficult years.

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  • 5
    Mar
    2012
    8:41pm, EST

    Alexandre Meneghini / AP

    An exotic dancer gets the attention of her audience as she performs during the 2012 Sex and Entertainment Expo in Mexico City on March 2.

    What do you think you're looking at?

    The Sex and Entertainment Expo in Mexico City is an annual event where vendors in the sex industry promote their goods and local strip clubs offer a glimpse of their establishments. This year is the event's ninth consecutive year.

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  • 19
    Jan
    2012
    8:50pm, EST

    Roots in Mexico City run deep

    Eduardo Verdugo / AP

    A segment of Mexican artist Rivelino's new installation, "Raices" or "Roots" reaches to the top of the Corpus Christi ex-convent in Mexico City.

    "Raices," or "Roots," is a new public exhibit by Mexican artist Rivelino, designed to provoke reflection about Mexico's past.

    Collectively weighing about 28 metric tons, and extending three-quarters of a mile (1.2 kilometers) in length, the roots are manufactured with an interior of steel and covered in polyurethane and fiberglass.

    The exhibit was inaugurated Wednesday night and will be on display through the end of February at 14 historic sites around the city including the Palacio de Bellas Artes, or Fine Arts Palace, and the National Museum of Art.

    - Associated Press

    Eduardo Verdugo / AP

    Volunteers ascend the steps of Tlatelolco Plaza of the Three Cultures carrying a segment of Mexican artist Rivelino's new installation, "Raices" or "Roots, in Mexico City.

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  • 26
    Dec
    2011
    6:06pm, EST

    Green effort in Mexico City leaves trashy mess

    Reuters

    Rubbish is piled up in between parked cars in downtown Mexico City, Dec. 26. After city authorities shut down the Bordo Poniente landfill, one of the largest dumps in the world, garbage has started to accumulate and trucks have been slower to pick it up, according to local media.

    Mexico City’s largest landfill shut down on Monday, part of a planned shift to recycle more of the city’s garbage, but the green effort left piles of trash across the city. With locals complaining, garbage truck drivers counter that they’re unable to move as much trash as before since they’re having to drive farther to get rid of it.

    The new system requires drivers to haul their trash 3 to 4 hours away from downtown, whereas previously it only took an hour. “The trucks take a while to get there,” driver Joel Gara Murillo told the city’s Canal 11 TV station.

    On top of that, long lines have formed at the new transfer stations while the drivers and station workers get used to the new system.

    Read more about the landfill project.

    Marco Ugarte / AP

    A woman covers her face as she walks past piled up garbage that accumulated over the Christmas weekend in front of the Monument to Benito Juarez, one of Mexico's most important statesmen, in downtown Mexico City, Dec. 26. Garbage disposal workers complain that since last week's official closing of the Bordo Poniente city dump,one of the world's largest, they are backed up trying to get rid of the garbage.

    Reuters

    Rubbish is piled up next to the monument of Mexico's late President Benito Juarez in Mexico City, Dec. 26.

     

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    But all the tree-huggers "feel better" that the landfill was closed down. It is not the results of the green push that matters it is how one "feels" about the effort.

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  • 26
    Nov
    2011
    9:13pm, EST

    Marco Ugarte / AP

    People dressed as zombies react to the camera during the V edition of the so-called 'Zombie Walk' in Mexico City, Nov. 26. According to the organization 'Zombie Walk Mexico', the event gathered over 9,800 participants, breaking the previous record set in Asbury Park, in New Jersey in 2010 with 4,093 participants. Guinness World Records have not officially confirmed if Mexico holds the new record.

    Mexico City 'zombies' gather to challenge world record

    By Katie Cannon, Senior Multimedia Editor

    This looks like a ghoulishly good time!

    Read more here.

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    They don't need fake zombies. They have enough real ones left by the side of the road by the drug cartels to more than make up for it.

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  • 22
    Sep
    2011
    8:23pm, EDT

    Mexican cooks seek record for longest taco

    By Rich Shulman

    We've had more than our share of record length food items lately. The Guinness World Records site has a record for a taco by weight, but not length.

    Ronaldo Schemidt / AFP - Getty Images

    Mexican cooks make a 50-metre-long "Taco" (Mexican typical food) at Garibaldi square in Mexico City, on Sept. 22 in the framework of the 2nd Taco Festival, in an attempt to break a record of the most long "Taco" of the world.

    Ronaldo Schemidt / AFP - Getty Images

    Mexican children eat portions of a 50-metre-long "Taco" (Mexican typical food) at Garibaldi square in Mexico City, on Sept. 22.

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