Veracruz

Since Mexico City has legalized both abortion and gay marriage, these have become politically-charged issues in Mexico.

Discarded chewing gum is a common eyesore, and removing it from city streets and sidewalks can be costly. A Mexican congressman wants to solve the problem by borrowing a concept widely used in environmental regulation: making the polluters pay.

The New York City-based group Radio Jarocho puts an urban twist on Mexican son jarocho music.

As Mexico plunges further into its war against drugs, death tolls have climbed above 40,000. Increasingly, the military has been called upon to keep order in the most dangerous locations.

In violent parts of Mexico, social media outlets have become valuable channels for an emerging network of citizen journalists and concerned citizens.