Mary, the bartender at the Buen Tiempo, is celebrating her birthday today. The Buen Tiempo is the oldest bar in
Category: Juarez
Juarez: A Comprehensive Briefing
Here’s an article from Business Insider that provides a pretty complete review and update on the violence in Juarez. If
The Cristalero War
They’re killing people in Juarez. On Monday they hung a banner off a bridge. The full text of the banner
Retrovision: Trouble in Paradise
This post originally appeared on May 21, 2012. Last week I went to Juarez to see which bars were being
Here Comes Trouble
La Polaka reports that Juarez is likely to be home to thousands of deportees. Acorde con los lineamientos revelados este
The Second Oldest Bar in Juarez
El Recreo is so exclusive it doesn’t even have a sign. I was in there three times before I figured
Meth in Juarez
Here’s a story from the Albuquerque Journal that sheds some light on the recent spate of killings in Ciudad Juarez:
La Fiesta
This week I got to go into La Fiesta. La Fiesta is located at the corner of Mariscal and Segundo
La Esquina de Chihuas
There’s a new bar on the Strip, and it’s closer to the bridge than every other bar except La Cucaracha.
El Zocalo on Avenida Juarez
El Zocalo is improbably located on Avenida Juarez, near Dieciseis, where the tunnel erupts into the street. I say improbably
Lunch at the Buen Tiempo
A bottle of Indio — 25 pesos A shot of tequila artesanal — 20 pesos A bowl of albondigas soup
3 Cheap Bars
Over the last two years, the peso has lost about a third of its value. Yesterday it was trading at
Corruption at DHS
I’ve often wondered why the Juarez plaza is so hotly contested by Mexico’s drug trafficking organizations. I surmise that there’s
El Rocinante
I’m going to let you in on a little secret. Juarez is cheap. A dollar buys twenty pesos now. And
Mexican Booze for the Holidays
Have you done your holiday shopping yet? Or maybe you need some libations for the end of year celebration. Either
El Arbolito Lives!
The Arbolito, that little dive bar that used to be located on Mariscal, next to the Día y Noche, is
Día de Nuestra Señora
Yesterday I went to Juarez for the feast day of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Our Lady of Guadalupe is the
The K Club is Open Again
According to reliable taxista Benjamin, the Kentucky Club is open again. “They’ve been open about eight days,” he told me
Retrovision: Sanctuary
This post originally appeared on June 6, 2012. Just like drinking at home I went to my favorite bar last
Juarez Sunday Afternoon
I’m sitting in a cowhide chair at a cowhide table in the Mariachi Bar, just off Avenida Juarez, a block