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Champions League Semis Tuesday and Wednesday

2017-05-01 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Juarez, sports, What to Do Leave a comment

The first leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-finals takes place tomorrow and Wednesday at 12:45, like lunch dessert. The

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Now I Need a Bigger Hat

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We’re famous. From Aljazeera: In the early 1970s, Richard Wright, a native of El Paso, Texas, began crossing the then

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JRZ Musicfest June 16 & 17

2017-04-29 elrichiboy Juarez, Music, What to Do 3 comments

Zowie. They’re having some shindig over in Juarez in June. The headliners, for instance, are Los Tigres del Norte and

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Rincón de San Narcos Marcos

2017-04-29 elrichiboy Juarez Leave a comment

Here’s a piece from the Daily Beast titled The Narco Trafficker Next Door that gives a shout out to our

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Feliz Cumpleaños, Mary!

2017-03-24 elrichiboy Juarez, What to Do Leave a comment

Mary, the bartender at the Buen Tiempo, is celebrating her birthday today. The Buen Tiempo is the oldest bar in

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Juarez: A Comprehensive Briefing

2017-03-15 elrichiboy Juarez, Slider Leave a comment

Here’s an article from Business Insider that provides a pretty complete review and update on the violence in Juarez. If

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The Cristalero War

2017-03-09 elrichiboy Juarez, Slider Leave a comment

They’re killing people in Juarez. On Monday they hung a banner off a bridge. The full text of the banner

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Retrovision: Trouble in Paradise

2017-03-02 elrichiboy Juarez, Retrovision Leave a comment

This post originally appeared on May 21, 2012. Last week I went to Juarez to see which bars were being

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Here Comes Trouble

2017-02-22 elrichiboy Juarez One comment

La Polaka reports that Juarez is likely to be home to thousands of deportees. Acorde con los lineamientos revelados este

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The Second Oldest Bar in Juarez

2017-02-21 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Juarez Leave a comment

El Recreo is so exclusive it doesn’t even have a sign. I was in there three times before I figured

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Meth in Juarez

2017-02-16 elrichiboy Juarez One comment

Here’s a story from the Albuquerque Journal that sheds some light on the recent spate of killings in Ciudad Juarez:

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La Fiesta

2017-02-14 elrichiboy Art, How to Live in El Paso, Juarez 6 comments

This week I got to go into La Fiesta. La Fiesta is located at the corner of Mariscal and Segundo

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La Esquina de Chihuas

2017-02-07 elrichiboy Go Local, How to Live in El Paso, Juarez, What to Do Leave a comment

There’s a new bar on the Strip, and it’s closer to the bridge than every other bar except La Cucaracha.

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El Zocalo on Avenida Juarez

2017-01-31 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Juarez, What to Do 2 comments

El Zocalo is improbably located on Avenida Juarez, near Dieciseis, where the tunnel erupts into the street. I say improbably

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Lunch at the Buen Tiempo

2017-01-19 elrichiboy Cost of Living, How to Live in El Paso, Juarez Leave a comment

A bottle of Indio — 25 pesos A shot of tequila artesanal — 20 pesos A bowl of albondigas soup

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3 Cheap Bars

2017-01-13 elrichiboy Go Local, How to Live in El Paso, Juarez, Slider, What to Do One comment

Over the last two years, the peso has lost about a third of its value. Yesterday it was trading at

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Corruption at DHS

2017-01-04 elrichiboy Juarez, Law Enforcement, Slider Leave a comment

I’ve often wondered why the Juarez plaza is so hotly contested by Mexico’s drug trafficking organizations. I surmise that there’s

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El Rocinante

2016-12-23 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Juarez Leave a comment

I’m going to let you in on a little secret. Juarez is cheap. A dollar buys twenty pesos now. And

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Mexican Booze for the Holidays

2016-12-21 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Juarez, Slider Leave a comment

Have you done your holiday shopping yet? Or maybe you need some libations for the end of year celebration. Either

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El Arbolito Lives!

2016-12-19 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Juarez Leave a comment

The Arbolito, that little dive bar that used to be located on Mariscal, next to the Día y Noche, is

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