LA MATANZAJudgment Day for the U.S.-Backed Killers at El MozoteThe Reagan administration knew what the elite troops it trained had done, so it lied. Now 38 years later, El Salvador's courts may actually convict some of the killers.Anna-Cat Brigida
TWIN CITIESThe Central Americans Washington, D.C. Can’t Live WithoutLegal and illegal, men and women from the little Salvadoran town of Intipuca have been building, serving, and cleaning up in the nation’s capital for half a century. But now?Anna-Cat Brigida
SHAKENAmid the Rubble of Mexico’s Big Quake, Many Helping HandsIt was a sleepless night in the Mexican capital after a quake that killed at least 217 people and brought many buildings crashing down in the heart of the city.Anna-Cat Brigida
DON’T CRY FOR HIMThe Baddest Cartel Boss of Buenos AiresIt took almost two decades and three previous arrests, but it looks like ‘Marcos’ may finally be in jail for good.Anna-Cat Brigida
SOLD TO THE SICKEST BIDDERThe Gangs Selling Virgins to TouristsIn the slums of this famous and infamous Colombian city, girls as young as 10 are sold to gangsters—and tourists—who want to take their virginity.Anna-Cat Brigida
WORLDSent Back To The Murder Capitol To DieThe United States helped create the cauldron of cartel and gang violence in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. But it turns its back on those trying to escape.Anna-Cat Brigida
HORROR STORIESReagan’s Dirty Secret in GuatemalaHis genocidal campaign against the Maya in Guatemala’s highlands during the 1980s killed at least 70,000 people. But conservative Christians backed Ríos Montt to the bitter end.Anna-Cat Brigida
WORKAROUNDCubans Fleeing Castro While They CanIf Cubans try to float to the U.S., they’re sent back. So they take a great circle route overland that eventually funnels them across the Mexican border illegally.Anna-Cat Brigida
